Ashlee Simpson joined Vevo for a new installment of Footnotes, taking viewers behind the scenes of her debut single and Top 10 charting hit, “Pieces of Me.” This celebration coincides with the 20th anniversary of her debut album, “Autobiography.”
Ashlee Simpson – The Making of “Pieces of Me’” (Vevo Footnotes)
During the episode, Ashlee Simpson talked about the creation of “Pieces of Me,” revealing that she and producer John Shanks crafted the catchy guitar riff to create a feel-good song that could connect with everyone. She describes that after going through her first break-up, she was finally in a happy place and wanted to write a positive, feel-good song. She also explained that the music video was intentionally simple to represent her authentic self and her experiences in the studio, highlighting that she created her own music.
Additionally, Ashlee talked about the challenge of having to dye her eyebrows after coloring her hair black the night before the shoot. She described the impromptu styling on set that helped define her mullet era. Lastly, she explained the cameo from Sugar Ray in the music video and that the band’s drummer Stan, a friend of Ashlee’s, helped her get her record deal.
Vevo Footnotes
00:10 – We went into the studio that day and [producer] John Shanks and I came up with this great guitar riff. We knew it was something everyone could connect to. I wanted to write a feel-good song about my life at the time. – Ashlee Simpson
00:30 – I was in a happy place in my life. I had been through my first break-up and wanted to write something positive that everyone could sing along too, and when the chorus hit it just felt right. – Ashlee Simpson
00:50 – Now it’s a nostalgic song, and hearing people sing it to this day has been great. Hearing my daughter and her friends sing it is the best feeling. – Ashlee Simpson
01:10 – It was exciting to make the video with my band in a studio environment. I wanted it to just be simple and represent who I was. – Ashlee Simpson
01:30 – There were definitely other concepts, but it was my first single and I just wanted to explain to the world who I was. It was about being in the studio and showing that I created my own music. – Ashlee Simpson
01:50 – The hardest part about making the video was when I showed up in my new black hair and light eyebrows. So we had to dye my eyebrow hairs. – Ashlee Simpson
02:10 – I colored my hair with dye from CVS the night before! I just wanted to do something way different. I had the same hair in ‘7th Heaven’ but I wasn’t thinking about it. We had to style impromptu and it defined my mullet era. – Ashlee Simpson
02:30 – Sugar Ray is in the video because the drummer, Stan, was a friend that helped get my record deal. – Ashlee Simpson
02:50 – If I remade this video today, I would make an actual video. I’d probably make it about my life today – being a mom, being married. Still being a creative, but showing this more evolved side of me. It would still be really important to me for the ‘modern day version’ of this video to feel authentic to who I am. – Ashlee Simpson
Ashlee Simpson – “Autobiography” album
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