Belinda Carlisle's teenage obsessions: 'I was going to be Anita Ekberg in Rome, but ended up in a band'

The singer recalls the joy of 60s California pop, being enthralled by Fellini's La Dolce Vita and the Go-Go's first gig

I grew up in Burbank in southern California. Music played a huge part in my life. I loved California radio - every summer, I would lie in front of the big speakers at my friend's house. Her mother would go off to work and we would just sing along to the radio from 9am to 6pm every single day, every summer. When I was about 10, I saved up my babysitting and chore money to buy Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In by the 5th Dimension on 45rpm. It was so joyous and still sounds fresh to this day.