Jessica Simpson is going to record a country album which will be released later this year. Is it because she sucks so bad in the pop world she had to change her tune? I think it's a great idea for her to go country so I don't have to listen to it!

"I am a country girl," she told the magazine. "I grew up in Texas, and country music was what I listened to. I always wanted to wait until the time was right." Simpson �" who's now dating Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo �" added that she'll pen some of the songs for the new project. "Writing is a release for me," she said. "It's a way for me to tell my story. That's not to say I wouldn't record a song that I didn't write. It's just that it has been a while since I have opened the book."