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Show Stopper
Ashlee Simpson decided to be bad, so she left 7th Heaven, dyed her hair dark, and made a rock-tinged album. But her big moment to date wasn't planned. By Alexandra Jacobs
Music is my priority," declares Ashlee Simpson. "It's such a moving thing. It's so inspiring. I started taking it seriously when I was 15 -- writing and playing. I wanted to be in a band and play in clubs and stuff. Nobody knew who I was, heh heh." A short pause. "And that's definitely changed." Indeed. A day and a half after this conversation over breakfast at a New York City hotel, during an appearance on Saturday Night Live, the 20-year-old dancer-actress-singer would ...