Belinda Carlisle success in some ways." During the initial stages of her tenure with the Go-Go's, Carlisle developed a serious addiction to cocaine and alcohol that would span thirty years. Simultaneously, she had also developed an eating disorder, which she said stemmed from media comments regarding her appearance; Carlisle's excessive cocaine use helped keep her weight down. Additionally, Carlisle admitted to using LSD, quaaludes, and MDA regularly as both a teenager and adult. In a 2017 interview, she told "The Guardian" that she "couldn't believe she wasn't dead." After a three-day-long cocaine binge in 2005, Carlisle says she looked at herself in
Belinda Carlisle discography Belinda Carlisle discography The solo discography of Belinda Carlisle, an American pop singer-songwriter, contains eight studio albums, nine compilations, eight retrospective box sets and four video albums. Her singles discography features thirty-two physical releases – three of which she has recorded as a guest artist –, four digital-only and five promotional releases. She has also made nine other appearances and thirty-one music videos. Carlisle's first solo album "Belinda" was released in 1986 on I.R.S. Records and was certified gold in the United States and platinum in Canada. First single, "Mad About You", peaked at number three in the US, topped