In a 2015 interview on Oprah: Where Are They Now?, Belinda Carlisle of the Go-Gos reiterated how the legendary group was formed. In 1978, Belinda and the band’s four other original members, Jane Wiedlin, Charlotte Caffey, Margot Olavarria, and Elissa Bello, decided to form a musical group, although she said the majority of them had no experience playing any instruments.
“We were sitting on a curb at a party in Venice one night, five girls,” Belinda said. “Everyone but us was in a band, and you could be terrible. You didn’t really need to know how to play an instrument. So it was like ‘I’m going to play bass!’ ‘I’ll play the guitar!’ That’s how the band was formed. Nobody knew how to do anything.”
Despite their inexperience with performing, the group remained motivated and quickly climbed the music industry ladder. They are now considered the most successful all-female rock group in music history.
“There was serious ambition behind all of this, and I remember running down the stairs with Jane and saying, ‘We’re going to be rich and famous one day!'” added Belinda. “And looking back on it, it was like a total manifestation.”
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