Belinda Carlisle

I started with 3* but progressively downgraded the ranking after reaching the halfway point of this book. Overall, this is a shallow autobiography. The account of the cultural context and origins of the Go-Go’s gave a revealing snapshot but the subsequent career reminiscences focus on, and circle around, personal insecurities, cocaine addiction and eating disorders. Carlisle’s evaluations of her music, relationships and impulsive behaviours appear unreflective and largely unexplained, and I couldn’t develop much empathy or appreciation for her experiences: self-centred, self-indulgent but not self-aware.… (meer)