Jessica Simpson is already an established popstar with a great career already under her belt, but now her little sister Ashlee has come up the ranks with awesome tune, ‘Pieces of Me’.

Taking a rockier edge with her music, Ashlee’s debut single is a must-listen tune. Totally upbeat and her voice is edgy but cute without being too naïve. She sounds older than her 19 years and she gives her older sis a run for her money!

Coming soon to MTV is a behind-the-scenes fly on the wall documentary following Ashlee recording her new album so keep an eye out for that.

1. Who are your musical influences and who are you a fan of?
I love women of the 80’s like Chrissie Hynde, Deborah Harry and Joan Jett. They could rock out in a dress and be sexy. I just love that. I’m also a fan of Alanis Morissette, Gwen Stefani and Fiona Apple. My tastes are all over the place, I’ll go from listening to Gavin DeGraw to Marvin Gay.

2. Any news on a tour? Will you be visiting Europe on tour?
Right now I’m doing a promotional tour. I can’t wait to goto Europe. That is being set up now.

3. Any plans on a UK release? Yes ! It’s in the works.

4. Will you be doing any promo work in Britain at all?
Yes I’ll definitely be out in Britain and all overseas. I’m so excited.

5. Do you have a regular band you play with? Who is in the band?
I have a regular band. They are all younger guys from Orange County.
My guitar player has been my best friend for four years. Everyone is really awesome. The oldest person in my band is 25. It’s so much fun. We all have a good time together.

6. You worked with some great people on this album, on production and co-writing what was it like to have such great names working with you?
It was so amazing because this is my first record. I feel very fortunate to work with those people especially Benji from Good Charlotte and John from Goldfinger. The producer of my record, John Shanks was incredible. We had really great chemistry. I feel very lucky!

7. Are any of your songs a personal favourite? Why is it your favourite?
It’s ‘Undiscovered.’ Every time I sing, sometimes I’ll cry. It touches me. It’s so real to me. I wrote the lyrics as I was on the mic.

8. On your website, you look just like Uma Thurman in 'Kill Bill' (I'm guessing this was the aim!) but what is your personal image really like? Do you have a certain style in your clothes etc.?
Starts laughing. I wanna be Uma! That yellow jacket was funny. I don’t have a certain style of clothes. I just like to take chances with them. I’m sure I’ll end up worst dressed sometimes. It’s about taking chances. I love vintage clothing too.

9. You've done quite a bit of acting so far, does your music release mean you're acting career is now on hold or will you be returning?
Acting is my first love. I am really enjoying the music part right now but I will always do things like ‘7th Heaven.’ It’s funny cause Jess is doing acting for the first time and I’m doing music so we sort of switched. It’s really great. There are a couple of acting jobs for next year that I’m working out but I can’t say what they are yet!

10. I've heard you'll be doing your own MTV show; will it be anything like 'Newlyweds'?
Actually it’s more the making of the album which is great. It really captures that time period for me. You see me dating boys and hanging out with my friends. It’s a little hard to watch yourself on camera right now especially cause it’s a reality show, but I think I’m really going to be happy that time period was captured.

11. You're image is a little more rock-chick than Jessica's 'poppy' image. Does this sum up your individual personalities as well as you're music?
Absolutely. We both have very different styles and personalities. I think the way you dress is a way of expressing yourself. I dress a little more bright and bold which is a little more rock.

12. Do you have a concern about just being compared as 'Jessica's sister'?
It’s a compliment. She’s got some set of pipes on her so I’d rather be compared to her than anyone else out there. Plus, she is my sister and I really love her. Once people listen to the music they will see how different our sounds are and being sisters is the only reason to compare us. My sound is much more rock and her’s is more pop.

Many thanks to Ashlee for giving this interview.

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