After singing the song about addiction, the former 'Fashion Star' judge, who recently celebrated four years of being sober, says that the 'whole idea of music heals' is 'a very real statement' to her.
- Nov 12, 2021
AceShowbiz - Jessica Simpson has proven that music can heal wounds. The "I Wanna Love You Forever" songstress revealed that recording her first song about addiction after 11 years "healed a broken piece" of her.
On Wednesday, November 11, the 41-year-old singer released her cover of "Particles" by Nothing But Thieves on her YouTube channel, marking her first single since 2010. In the description of the music video, the star, who recently celebrated four years of sobriety, wrote, "The whole idea of music heals is a very real statement to me. This song healed a broken piece of me."
In the clip, Jessica sings, "Baby, tell me if I'm being strange, and if I need to rearrange my particles, I will for you, my particles, I will for you." It also could be seen that she's sitting alone in a room lit with flickering candles amongst the stained glass while singing into a microphone.
The music video was released after Jessica was reportedly "moved" to tears by the response she received after she shared an "unrecognizable" throwback photo of herself while battling addiction. The snap saw her rocking a pink sweatshirt and sweatpants while sitting on a cushion as her face looked puffy.
"I can't believe it has been 4yrs! It feels like maybe 2. I think that is a good thing. Ha," the "Irresistible" singer captioned her post. "There is so much stigma around the word alcoholism or the label of an alcoholic. The real work that needed to be done in my life was to actually accept failure, pain, brokenness, and self sabotage."
A source, who is said to be a friend of the singer and businesswoman, claimed that "it was very real for her." The pal went on to say, "She spent half the day crying. It meant so much to her to hear from people, hear their stories and know that she helped even one person."
"She was reflecting. Jessica does not want to hide anything anymore. She is an open book," the informant added. "She wants people to show that if she can post a cute photo of her family at Halloween, she also wants to show that is not all life is. She wants to share the truth."
The so-called inside source further explained that Jessica is in "such a better place" after four years of being sober. "She's doing really well. She's very present and she's clear and clear-minded and her family is doing great," added the source. "It's not that she doesn't face challenges but she's learning how to be better equipped to deal with challenges and more accepting of things that have happened in her past."
