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It took the Go-Go\u2019s<\/a> many years to get into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame<\/a>, and singer Belinda Carlisle<\/a> thinks she knows why.<\/p>\n The Go-Go\u2019s were enshrined in the Hal<\/a>l in 2021, 15 years after they first became eligible. During a recent appearance on the Music Makes Us<\/a> podcast, Carlisle and her bandmate, bassist Kathy Valentine, reflected upon their induction experience.<\/p>\n \u201cI thought we deserved it,\u201d Valentine admitted. \u201cI thought we deserved to be [inducted] because we had accomplished something that no one else had accomplished. And I know we didn’t have as many records or as many hits as a lot of the people [in the Hall]. But I thought Drew Barrymore said it perfectly when she inducted us. And she said what we represented to her, that we opened up [doors].\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cIt was like one of the best nights of our lives,\u201d admitted Carlisle. \u201cBut it was a long time coming.\u201d<\/p>\n Carlisle went on to suggest that unnamed Hall voters had blocked the Go-Go\u2019s nomination.<\/p>\n \u201cI think there were a couple of people like that who were really, didn’t want us to be in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame,\u201d she remarked. \u201cThey had personal beefs.\u201d<\/p>\n READ MORE: 25 Rock Stars Who Have Criticized the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\nWhy Did the Go-Go’s Have to Wait for Their Hall of Fame Induction?<\/h3>\n