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>> Nekesa Mumbi Moody
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Jessica Simpson 's
summer tour is focused on music, but the thing that
made her a superstar will definitely be represented.
A giant television will be behind her as she sings,
and outtakes from "Newlyweds: Nick & Jessica," the
hit MTV reality show that has chronicled her
marriage to singing hubby Nick Lachey, will play in
the background. Previously unseen clips from their
successful ABC variety special will also be shown,
and a few lucky fans will get a chance to interview
Simpson on stage.
But the 23-year-old Simpson believes that when the
tour is over, the attention will again center on her
music. She'll be singing her old favorites as well
as new hits from her latest album, "In This Skin,"
which is nearing 2 million copies sold.
AP: You're infusing your TV career into the tour.
Why?
Jessica Simpson: It's a different kind of tour,
it's not really something that people have really
done because there's a lot of personality involved.
It's not just about me being a musician. I want my
personality to shine through everything, because
it's really what has given me the opportunity to
have the success that I have now.
AP: Is this going to be a flashy show?
Jessica Simpson: Yeah, you'll see a lot of great
clothes. There's no dancing. I mean, I'll be shaking
my booty a little bit, but no, there's no
choreography, no dancers, because I had that before,
and personally, I'll let other people, like Madonna
, and Janet Jackson and Britney (Spears) and
Christina (Aguilera) and all those girls, they can
do that. I want to do something different. I want it
to be more about my voice and being able to pull off
the vocals that are very hard in my songs, and just
really kind of sing my butt off.
AP: Your first tour was in mall parking lots — what
was that like?
Jessica Simpson: The Dream Chaser tour was my
first tour where I actually had opening acts. That
was a fun tour. That was like a preparation for me.
It was one of those things where I just wanted to go
out and meet all my fans. Even if my music wasn't as
successful as it is right now, I didn't care how
many tickets I sold, I just wanted to go out and
have the experience so one day I could actually pull
off a big production like I'm about to have.
AP: Is there any part of touring that's annoying to
you?
Jessica Simpson: No. I'm so excited about being
on tour because it's actually a set schedule and you
fall into a routine, and my life is so far from
routine that it's nice for those nine weeks that I'm
doing the same thing every day. It's just in a
different city, but I'll have days off to chill out,
work out.
AP: What's the one diva thing that you demand
backstage?
Jessica Simpson: I'm picky about my water. I like
Fiji water and I normally do not like Evian, so the
only diva thing that I pull is no Evian.
AP: Are there any songs that you're tired of
singing?
Jessica Simpson: Well, the hardest song for me to
sing is `I Want to Love You Forever,' which was my
first single actually when I was 19 years old, and
it is the hardest song to sing live because it's so
high, so I always pray that I pull it off every
night. I have to do it at the end of the show so I
don't blow my voice out.
AP: Will Nick be joining you on tour?
Jessica Simpson: Yeah, he'll go every now and
then. He's busy too, he's about to go to a new
record label and do a new album. ... (but) I'll get
to see him at least every 10 days.
AP: Are you glad to be taking a break from
"Newlyweds"?
Jessica Simpson: I cannot wait to go on tour and
not have cameras follow every single move that I
make! It gets hard. It would get hard for anybody,
because you always know that somebody's watching
you.
AP: Is there any performer that inspired you when
you grew up?
Jessica Simpson: I've always loved Sade. I think
Sade, she's just an amazing performer. Nick has been
to like, 10 of her shows. He's got a little bit of
an obsession with Sade (laughs). She's just the kind
of person who can stand on stage and not have to do
any choreography or anything, just raise her hand at
a certain point of the song ... and it's so
captivating.
AP: What does Jessica Simpson pack for a tour?
Jessica Simpson: That's a good, good question,
because I can't take my whole closet, because if I
packed my whole closet I'd have like 25 suitcases.
So I don't know yet. I'm making a Target run today
to stock up on all the goodies!. |
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