“It’s beyond me that people are curious”

Actress, fashion designer, beauty mogul and entrepreneur plans to add “singer” to her CV

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For Jessica Simpson, there is something “irresistible” in the music industry.

In his cover with Hustle, Simpson, 42, has been candid about her desire to revisit the many pursuits of her former life on new terms – including a triumphant return to the music career she’s mostly left behind since 2010.

“It amazes me that I’ve stayed relevant and people are curious,” she admitted. “Because I didn’t entertain. I didn’t entertain at all.”

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The interview opened with an unexpected conversation about a health scare that landed Simpson in the ER in early June. Turns out his severe stomach pains were linked to nothing more than blocked intestines.

The designer admitted that travel could have played a big role in her diagnosis, revealing that she had been to Nashville three times in the past month. That’s when Simpson said Hustle she was considering a permanent move to Music City, where she hopes to revive her music career after more than a decade away.

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Although she has reinvented herself before, the fashion mogul and Newly weds alum said the path this time couldn’t be more unfamiliar. “I do this as a mother now, as a wife. I was a woman last time, but this is a very different marriage. And they never saw me [perform]”, she said, referring to her children. She followed up with a story that made her realize the value playing again could bring to her life.

“I have my daughter taking a private plane with North West to see Katy Perry in Vegas. And inside, I’m like, ‘She was supposed to see me first.’ Then I’m like, ‘This is not competitive, Jessica. Let your daughter take advantage of Katy Perry. But there are times that make me want to do it – for them to see that color of me.

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Daniella Midenge

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As for what Simpson’s new music might sound like, the singer says she considers herself “genderless.” His career began in 1999 with the first album sweet kisseswhich featured a duet with her future husband Nick Lachey.

The couple married in 2002 and starred in the MTV hit Newly weds together a little less than a year later. However, their relationship was short-lived and ended in divorce in 2006.

Daniella Midenge

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Simpson continued to ride the waves of her successful music career, releasing seven studio albums before winding down around 2010. Her 2008 country album, do you know, was a hit, but her record label decided to drop her. “You will never get back the amount of money we invested in you,” she recalls being told.

“It wasn’t my choice to have Scott Storch or all these producers who [cost] a million dollars per track,” Simpson explained. “I did not control these budgets. We were just yes-people. And by saying yes to everything, I lost everything.”

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His last album was Merry Christmas, a holiday album released at the turn of the decade. Around the same time, Simpson met former NFL player Eric Johnson, and the two have been together ever since. The couple are parents to three children: Maxwell “Maxi” Drew, 11, Ace Knute, 10, and Birdie Mae, 4.

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