Jessica Simpson admitted that she never felt \u201cgood enough\u201d as a pop star because she was so tough on herself in her \u201cyounger\u201d years. <\/p>\n
The singer took time to address the audience during her Sunday concert<\/a> in Connecticut and reflect on how much she\u2019s come since then.<\/p>\n \u201cMy whole music career, you know I had a job, and it was to be a pop star and I tried but I will say when you\u2019re younger you just never feel good enough and it\u2019s OK to not feel good enough,\u201d she admitted.<\/p>\n Jessica Simpson admitted that she never felt \u201cgood enough,\u201d even at the height of her career, in a candid on-stage moment. Kevin Mazur\/Getty Images for JS<\/p>\n The singer took time to address the audience during her Sunday concert in Connecticut and reflect on how much she\u2019s come since her \u201cyounger\u201d years. Kevin Mazur\/Getty Images for JS<\/p>\n The \u201cWith You\u201d hitmaker made a name for herself in the music industry at just 19-years-old with her hit debut single \u201cI Wanna Love You Forever\u201d and album\u00a0\u201cSweet Kisses.\u201d<\/p>\n Simpson went on to release several more chart-topping albums, including \u201cIn This Skin\u201d in 2003 and \u201cPublic Affair\u201d in 2006, cementing her as a true pop star. <\/p>\n While speaking to her fans, Simpson, 45, also hinted at the \u201chard time\u201d she\u2019s going through amid her divorce from Eric Johnson. <\/p>\n \u201cMy whole music career, you know I had a job, and it was to be a pop star and I tried but I will say when you\u2019re younger you just never feel good enough,\u201d she admitted. AP<\/p>\n The \u201cWith You\u201d hitmaker made a name for herself in the music industry at just 19-years-old with her hit debut album, \u201cSweet Kisses.\u201d Luiz C. Ribeiro\/New York Post<\/p>\n \u201cI do love Nashville. It brought me home. To myself, it brought me inside of my heart, in a really hard time of my life. I just kind of had to surrender myself to my intuition, to the light that was in front of me, and just focus on that.\u201d<\/p>\n The fashion designer spent a lot of time in Tennessee\u2019s capital to work on her recent two-part EP, Nashville Canyon, which was inspired by the downfall of her marriage<\/a>. <\/p>\n \u201cJessica has been working on new music for a while, but with everything going on now, she feels it\u2019s the perfect time to go full force with it,\u201d a source told Page Six exclusively back in January. <\/p>\n Simpson went on to release several more chart-topping albums, cementing her as a true pop star. Getty Images<\/p>\n She most recently made her transition from pop music to country with her EP, \u201cNashville Canyon,\u201d which is inspired by her divorce from Eric Johnson. Instagram\/@jessicasimpson<\/p>\n \u201cShe\u2019s always journaling, and a few entries have evolved into songs about heartbreak and resilience. It\u2019s been a very creative, albeit heartbreaking, time for her.\u201d<\/p>\n The emotional music release \u2014 which marked her transition from pop music to country \u2014 was her first in 15 years, with her last album being 2010\u2019s \u201cHappy Christmas.\u201d<\/p>\n Her track \u201cLeave,\u201d from Pt. 1 of the EP, suggests the former NFL player cheated on her<\/a> with another woman during their marriage with scathing lyrics like, \u201cWhat we had was magic \/ Now you made it tragic \/ Giving her what you gave to me.\u201d<\/p>\n While speaking to her fans Sunday, Simpson also hinted at the \u201chard time\u201d she\u2019s going through amid the split. WireImage<\/p>\n \u201cI do love Nashville. It brought me home, to myself, it brought me inside of my heart, in a really hard time of my life,\u201d she shared. Kevin Mazur\/Getty Images for JS<\/p>\n Despite the fiery song, Simpson and Johnson, 46, have been spotted together multiple times<\/a> since announcing their separation<\/a> and just reunited for Thanksgiving<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cWe were all together yesterday, over at my mom\u2019s,\u201d the Simpson told TMZ the following day. When asked if her ex was included, she replied, \u201cOf course!\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThat\u2019s my kids\u2019 father,\u201d Simpson noted, referring to their three children<\/a>, Maxwell,13, Ace, 12 and Mae, 6. \u201cFamily first,\u201d she added. <\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t