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These ladies partied; they had fun topping the charts.
In the punk scene it was like: great, says Wiedlin.
You dont know what youre doing?
It was an all-female enterprise right from the start.
The initial members were Carlisle, Wiedlin, Caffey, Margot Olavarria, and Elissa Bello.
I love communities of women, she explains.
Best of luck with your enterprising all-girl band!
reads a line in one of the letters.
It was just becoming less about art and more about money, Olavarria says.
After that falling out, there was backlash against the Go-Gos within the L.A. punk scene that launched them.
We had sold out, Carlisle says, describing the gossip about them.
We werent a punk band.
We were here comes that word again ambitious.
Their ambition got them a No.
); and a significant spot in the rotation on the then-brand-new MTV.
(We should have just stuck with Ginger, says Wiedlin.)
The Go-Gos were viewed as a celebration of sisterhood and created in that spirit.
Behind the scenes, things got ugly.
Their determination and the chemistry were, in part, what made them so great.
But when those factors got out of balance, they also contributed to their undoing as a unit.
The band members speak candidly about their conflicts and their exploits.
Well, theyre inmyRock and Roll of Fame, Hanna says.
If you still dont agree after that, do me a favor: Keep your lips sealed.
