"I'm a simple girl in a complex world," sings 19-year-old Ashlee Simpson on "Autobiography," a track from her debut Geffen Records album, but that doesn't begin to sum up this multi-talented performer's accomplishments at her tender age. With a regular role as Cecilia in WB's hit TV Seventh Heaven , the upcoming Ashlee reality series on MTV and debut album bowing July, Ashlee is about to emerge from, like the name of another new song on the album, this one about her famous family, the "Shadow."
"I've always been obsessed with music," says Ashlee, who adds her tastes-and album-is not at all like older sister Jessica's. "We're into totally different bands and artists." Produced by John Shanks, the new album has elements of rock, punk, and pop, recalling Ashlee's own favorite bands-ranging from Janis Joplin and Steve Nicks to Pat Benatar, the Pretenders and Blondie through Fiona Apple, Hole and Green Day. Ashlee co-wrote every song on the album. "I just wanted to go in and make a record and not worry about what genre it would be," she says. "I went in to have a good time and did. It's a rock record, with a cool edge to it. It's the first time people are getting to hear what I sound continue to the Ashlee Simpson Biography...