Biografia

Has intermittently battled cocaine addiction over the course of her life. Gave up drugs and alcohol altogether in 2005.

Her husband, Morgan Mason, is the son of James Mason and Pamela Mason.

Lead singer with The Go-Go's.

Has a son, James Duke Mason (born April 27, 1992).

Named after her mother's favourite film Belinda (1948)

You don't have to be age 20 and size zero to be sexually viable and to be viable as a woman.

Absolutely devastated about George Michael. What a fucked up way to end this year. Rest in peace my friend.

Being famous for fame's sake wasn't the goal when I co-founded the Go-Go's. I just wanted to sing and have a laugh. But social media and reality shows like American Idol have created a malignant narcissism. I thought it was the end of music when they started.

Discovering Buddhism and chanting a few years before I got sober at 47 was so powerful. It was like holding a mirror up and realising I was in serious trouble. My new album is Buddhist chants in pop form and it's really personal. Some people won't like it, but I'm not going to just crank stuff out for the sake of it.

By the time I hit 14, I'd gone really wild. I ran away from home, smoked pot, dropped acid ... you name it, I'd try it.