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Jessica Simpson Tells Fans She Never Felt 'Good Enough' as a Young Pop Star

Her onstage remarks followed a 15-year recording break capped by two Nashville-made EPs.

Overview

  • At a Dec. 7 show at Foxwoods Resort Casino in Connecticut, Simpson said she spent her early career feeling she wasn’t good enough.
  • In 2025 she ended a 15-year hiatus with Nashville Canyon Pt. 1 and Pt. 2, a country-leaning return recorded in Nashville.
  • She told the audience the city helped her reconnect with herself during a difficult stretch linked to her divorce from Eric Johnson.
  • Lyrics from the song Leave have been interpreted by outlets as hinting at Johnson’s infidelity, though that reading is not confirmed.
  • Simpson says roughly eight years of sobriety reshaped her songwriting, and she emphasized a family-first approach with Johnson, noting they reunited for Thanksgiving.