Jessica Simpson and Eric Johnson in Los Angeles in June 2023.Photo:Ella Hovsepian/Getty
Ella Hovsepian/Getty
Jessica Simpson’s first single, “Use My Heart Against Me,” drops from her new EP:Nashville Canyon: Part 1- this week — just a month afterannouncing the end of her 10-year marriageto Eric Johnson, with whom she shares three children.In this week’s PEOPLE, the star, 44, reveals howmaking new music in Nashvillehelped heal her aching heart – and shares the tunes that inspired the rediscovery of her own voice.“I’ve grown up so much. I can handle so much,” she says. “Maybe I’m just meant to love a lot of people in my life.““I don’t know why my heart gets tossed around but I’m one of the lucky ones,” Simpson reflects. “At least I have my children and I still have Eric. He’s still very much a part of my life and will always be.“Today, they continue to co-parent their three kids, Maxwell, 12, Ace, 11 and Birdie, 5, all of whom spent time at their rental home in Franklin, Tenn., just outside of Nashville while their mom worked on the EP, a collection of five soulful and rockabilly infused songs. The entire EP will be available on March 21.“Discovering this music is something I did on my own,” Simpson tells PEOPLE. “Thank God I had Nashville, it was just a way of me owning myself and declaring it.“Jessica Simpson in Nashville in May 2024.Alex Berger/Weird CandyAnd she reflects on how far she’s come since her early days as a pop star. “I am a woman now and I can do what I want and to have freedom in music — I think that’s what you’re going to feel inNashville Canyon.”For more from Jessica Simpson, pick up the latest issue of PEOPLE, on newsstands everywhere Friday.
Jessica Simpson’s first single, “Use My Heart Against Me,” drops from her new EP:Nashville Canyon: Part 1- this week — just a month afterannouncing the end of her 10-year marriageto Eric Johnson, with whom she shares three children.
In this week’s PEOPLE, the star, 44, reveals howmaking new music in Nashvillehelped heal her aching heart – and shares the tunes that inspired the rediscovery of her own voice.
“I’ve grown up so much. I can handle so much,” she says. “Maybe I’m just meant to love a lot of people in my life.”
“I don’t know why my heart gets tossed around but I’m one of the lucky ones,” Simpson reflects. “At least I have my children and I still have Eric. He’s still very much a part of my life and will always be.”
Today, they continue to co-parent their three kids, Maxwell, 12, Ace, 11 and Birdie, 5, all of whom spent time at their rental home in Franklin, Tenn., just outside of Nashville while their mom worked on the EP, a collection of five soulful and rockabilly infused songs. The entire EP will be available on March 21.
“Discovering this music is something I did on my own,” Simpson tells PEOPLE. “Thank God I had Nashville, it was just a way of me owning myself and declaring it.”
Jessica Simpson in Nashville in May 2024.Alex Berger/Weird Candy
Alex Berger/Weird Candy
And she reflects on how far she’s come since her early days as a pop star. “I am a woman now and I can do what I want and to have freedom in music — I think that’s what you’re going to feel inNashville Canyon.”
For more from Jessica Simpson, pick up the latest issue of PEOPLE, on newsstands everywhere Friday.
source: people.com
