Can you imagine how boring our lives would be without Jessica Simpson? :) It almost WAS after the Dolly Parton fiasco a couple of months back. Jessica told Ryan Seacrest that she just about quit after her embarrassment.

"You know, (after) 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 the 28-year-old insists it was Parton’s encouragement which helped her recover from the incident - sparking a friendship and leading to their duet on Simpson’s new country album Do You Know. She adds,

"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."

I'm glad she regained her confidence. I really do enjoy her.

For more pictures of Jessica out with Ken Paves from last night, click here.