{"product_id":"lips-unsealed-a-memoir-9780307463494","title":"Lips Unsealed: A Memoir","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe women of the iconic eighties band the Go-Gos 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-Gos created  but it also conceals the trials and secret demons that the members of the groupand  in particular  its lead singer  Belinda Carlislestruggled 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 misfitseven though acceptance had its price.  Not long after forming  the Go-Gos became queens of the L.A. punk scenethey sold out venues  attracted a fiercely loyal fan base  and outpartied almost every male band they toured withand 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 superstardomand with that fame came more access to A-list parties  and even more alcohol and drugs to fuel Go-Gos mania. Inevitably  Belinda began to self-destruct.  Lips Unsealed is filled with the wild stories that Belinda Carlisle fans are dying to hearstories about the bands crazy days on tour with acts like the Police and Madness and the fabulous parties and people to whom the Go-Gos 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 musicto the members of the Go-Gos  whove maintained lifelong friendships  and to the beloved husband and son who led Belinda to sobrietyand the story of a life that  though deeply flawed  was  and is still  fully lived.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45646698446901,"sku":"ByrdShop_0307463494","price":32.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780307463494.jpg?v=1781677448","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/lips-unsealed-a-memoir-9780307463494","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}