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
The Collection (Belinda Carlisle album) Collection" along with the singles "I Feel the Magic", "Band of Gold" from Carlisle's debut album "Belinda", "Love Never Dies'" (the first time this single had appeared on a Belinda Carlisle compilation) and the US-only single "I Feel Free" from "Heaven on Earth", "I Plead Insanity" (a planned single complete with promotional video that was ultimately unreleased) from the album "Live Your Life Be Free" and "Lay Down Your Arms" from "Real" (the only one of Carlisle's UK Top 40 hits to have never previously appeared on a Belinda Carlisle compilation). The singles "Always Breaking My Heart", "Love in the