This week in 1987, the Go Go's Belinda Carlisle hit No. 1 with "Heaven is a Place on Earth," which made Teenage Kicks host Jim McGuinn think about artists going solo: Leaving the band, searching for the greener pastures, sometimes greener because you're no longer sharing the proceeds with the drummer. Sting, Björk, David Lee Roth, George Michael and more — going solo — this week for Teenage Kicks

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