Jessica Simpson's plans to go country have been given a boost - Willie
Nelson has agreed to pen tracks for her next album.
The pop star/actress' manager-father Joe Simpson revealed his
daughter's plans to record a country album in a recent interview - and the
With You singer insists she's completely serious.
The pretty Texan says, "My next album is probably going to be with
Willie Nelson. I've been wanting to do a country record because it's in my
roots."
Simpson admits she came up with the idea of working with country legend
Nelson when they played family in the 2005 comedy, Dukes of Hazzard.
She explains, "I aspire to be like Patsy Cline. Willie actually
turned me on to her because he used to be one of her background
singers."