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开 本: 32开纸 张: 胶版纸包 装: 平装是否套装: 否国际标准书号ISBN: 9780307463500
The women of the iconic eighties band the Go-Go’s will always
be remembered as they appeared on the back of their debut record:
sunny, smiling, each soaking in her own private bubble bath with
chocolates and champagne. The photo is a perfect tribute to the
fun, irreverent brand of pop music that the Go-Go’s created, but it
also conceals the trials and secret demons that the members of the
group—and, in particular, its lead singer, Belinda
Carlisle—struggled with on their rise to stardom.
Leaving her unstable childhood home at the age of eighteen,
Belinda battled serious weight issues, having been teased for her
pudginess throughout grade school, and grappled with her confusion
about being deserted by her biological father as a child. This
talented but misguided teen found solace in the punk rock world
that so openly welcomed misfits—even though acceptance had its
price.
Not long after forming, the Go-Go’s became queens of the L.A.
punk scene—they sold out venues, attracted a fiercely loyal fan
base, and outpartied almost every male band they toured with—and in
the process kicked down the doors to the all-boys’ club of eighties
rock and roll. With a chart-topping debut album, Belinda found
herself launched to international superstardom—and with that fame
came more access to A-list parties, and even more alcohol
and drugs to fuel Go-Go’s mania. Inevitably, Belinda began to
self-destruct.
Lips Unsealed is filled with the wild stories that Belinda
Carlisle fans are dying to hear—stories about the band’s crazy days
on tour with acts like the Police and Madness and the fabulous
parties and people to whom the Go-Go’s had exclusive access. But
more than that, this candid memoir reveals the gritty flip side to
the glitz, as Belinda shares her private struggles with abusive
relationships, weight, and self-esteem, and a thirty-year battle
with drug and alcohol addiction.
This spellbinding and shocking look at her rise, fall, and
eventual rebirth as a wife, mother, and sober artist will leave you
wistfully fantasizing about the eighties decadence she epitomized,
but also cringing at the dark despair hidden behind her charming
smile. One of the rare adventures through rock stardom told by a
woman, Lips Unsealed is ultimately a love letter to music—to the
members of the Go-Go’s, who’ve maintained lifelong friendships, and
to the beloved husband and son who led Belinda to sobriety—and the
story of a life that, though deeply flawed, was, and is still,
fully lived.
From the Hardcover edition.
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