“I think accidents happen.
“Oh, I think accidents happen.
When Stahl expressed incredulity about how calm Michaels seemed, he used a sports metaphor to explain his feelings.
Ashlee Simpson on ‘SNL’ on Oct. 23, 2004.Dana Edelson/NBCU Photo Bank/Getty
“It really doesn’t have anything to do with you.
You don’t control the rain.
I mean there was nothing to watch.”
Ashlee Simpson Ross in 2023.Matt Winkelmeyer/WireImage
But no, I don’t think the reputation of the show was hurt.
And lots of times that’s happened.”
I saw the voice doctor that day and I had two nodules beating against each other.
She continued, That day I said, I will not go on, I dont care.
Meanwhile, Im not saying this.
Im writing it down, because I cant talk.
But despite her protestations, Simpson said her record label encouraged her to perform to pre-recorded vocals.
It was a humbling moment for me,” she said.
“I had the No.
1 song and everything was about to go somewhere.
And then it was just like, whoa.
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