“We would rent this old van and drive anywhere we could get in 10-to-12 hours. We scraped by with little money, but there's a lot to be said for those days. We were naive, but there was no pressure and a lot of freedom.”

American guitarist and keyboardist

Charlotte Irene Caffey is an American guitarist and keyboardist best known for her work with the rock band the Go-Go's in the 1980s. She is also known as the writer of "We Got the Beat". Her name is closely tied to the band's success in that decade, when the Go-Go's became a defining presence in American rock. Caffey's work as a musician and songwriter is most strongly associated with that era and with songs that helped shape the group's public identity.