premise: Belinda Jo Carlisle (born August 17, 1958) is an American singer and songwriter. She gained worldwide fame as the lead vocalist of The Go-Go's, one of the most successful all-female bands of all time, and went on to have a prolific career as a solo act.
hypothesis: It is difficult to start a career as an American singer and songwriter.
reason: Difficulty is subjective, and the text does not explain if Belinda had a hard time getting started or not. I used phrases from the text to the confuse the AI.