Ashlee Simpson might be the younger sister of
superstar
Jessica Simpson, but don't confuse their tastes or style
when it comes to music. Waco, Texas-born
Ashlee Simpson always loved music. At age 11 she was the
youngest person ever admitted into the School of American
Ballet. At 14
Ashlee Simpson moved with her parents and older sister to
Los Angeles and spent time dancing in
Jessica's stage show.
Appearances on Malcolm in the
Middle and The View led to a regular role on the television
show Seventh Heaven but
Ashlee Simpson's heart was set on a music career. One of her
songs, "Just Let Me Cry," landed on the Freaky Friday
soundtrack in 2003, and
Ashlee Simpson continued work on her rocking and punky demos
when Seventh Heaven wasn't in production. Geffen was
impressed and released her debut album, Autobiography, in
2004 as MTV was debuting
Ashlee Simpson's own reality show.
During its first week of
release, Autobiography went to number one on the Billboard
album charts with sales of 398,000 copies.
Ashlee Simpson's sophomore
effort, I Am Me, which was also produced by John Shanks, was
issued in October 2005. ~ David Jeffries, All Music Guide
