Belinda Carlisle which Carlisle provides answers to over 40 questions sent in by fans. In 2001, the Go-Go's reunited again and released an album of new material, "God Bless The Go-Go's". Green Day's lead singer Billie Joe Armstrong co-wrote the only released single "Unforgiven". "God Bless The Go-Go's" received mixed reviews from critics. Peter Fawthrop of "AllMusic" wrote "Every bit as Go-Go's, that is, as their non-hits and less remarkable material. While the Go-Go's sound is intact, there is not a "We Got the Beat" or a "Head Over Heels" to be found. It is feasible that in this age of pop
Belinda Carlisle from Simi Valley to Reseda, before settling in Burbank when Carlisle was seven years old. At age ten, Carlisle began to express interest in music, and recalled the Beach Boys, Cat Stevens, the Stylistics, and the Animals as being early musical influences. The family relocated again during Carlisle's adolescence, this time to Thousand Oaks, California; she attended Colina Junior High School in Thousand Oaks, and later Newbury Park High School, where she was a cheerleader. During her teenage years, Carlisle became rebellious: "By the time I hit fourteen, I'd gone really wild," she said. "I ran away from home, smoked