Jessica Simpson: "Hopefully" asks fans to "follow whatever career" she has

Jessica Simpson: "Hopefully" asks fans to "follow whatever career" she has

Recently, much gossiped singer Jessica Simpson got candid with her fans at a show in Denver on Saturday.

Dressed in Daisy Dukes and white platform pumps, the singer, 28, opened the show at the Pepsi Center with a cover of the Nancy Sinatra classic "These Boots Are Made For Walkin'."

"Can I get a yee-haw?" she asked the crowd.

She got more confessional, as her show went on.

"I don't know how many of you have followed my career. I hope you don't
just follow what people say about me," she said, presumably referring to the hype over her weight gain.

Jessica Simpson -- whose last two films went straight to DVD -- then added, "Hopefully, you actually follow whatever career I have."

She also told the crowd she has Colorado roots.

"I lived here when I was in kindergarten. I lived in Littleton," said Simpson, who grew up in Texas. "I have always admired John Elway," a retired Colorado quarterback.

She said she and her father Joe once waited two hours to get Elways autograph when she was a little girl. "We still have it," she said. "For Tony [Romo, her beau], John Elway has always inspired him."

She then launched into a rendition of "You're My Sunday," which she said she
wrote for Romo.

Before belting out "Pray Out Loud," she talked about growing up with
her father, a former minister.

"As a family, we've always stayed together, prayed together," Simpson said. "They taught me a lot of values. I'm sane because of them!"

She also praised Dolly Parton for being "such an inspiration. Dolly gave me the confidence to be who I want to be. I can be whatever I want to be." Simpson said the title track to her first country album, Do You Know, was written by Parton.

Before leaving the stage, she dedicated "Remember That" to those who "have ever been in an abusive relationship." She didn't identify the ex that hurt her but called him "a butthead."

Simpson told audience members who have been abused to "find strength, value yourself and take heart."