Jessica Simpson’s Country Career Is All Dolly’s Fault

Remember when Jessica Simpson belly flopped at the Kennedy Center Honors? If Dolly Parton wasn’t such a nice lady, Jessica may have never opened her mouth to sing again. Gasp! The horror!

“You know, what happened at Kennedy Center, I really thought I was done singin’. I was just at a place where I’d lost a lot of confidence and I didn’t even know who I was. But Dolly totally took me under her wing and helped me up and over the cares of the world.

It went from the Kennedy Center to her being a part of this record and getting letters from her of encouragement. She told me she’s never been more proud of anything in her whole life. And I have it written down in her handwriting! I do owe a lot of my confidence to her.”

Nothing makes you prouder, Dolly? Nothing? You know, there’s such a thing as being “too nice.” And telling Jessica Simpson to do anything other than hope for Vanna White‘s job might qualify. [E!]