Ashlee Simpson talks preparing for her Vegas residency

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00:00You've already done two shows in your new residency.

00:02Yes. And how has it been?

00:03It's been a long time since you've done something on this scale.

00:05It's been so long, actually. I mean, it's been, like, 20...

00:08At least 17, because I have a son that's almost 17 years old.

00:11Got you. That's a good way to mark time.

00:12So, there we go. He's my marker.

00:15So, yeah, it's been a long time.

00:17I, last year, did, like, a 20-year anniversary.

00:1920 years since my first album. Crazy.

00:21And it was, like, three songs, and I was like,

00:23oh, that was it?

00:24So, I was like, maybe I should do that.

00:27Like, I need to do something.

00:28But these Vegas shows are no joke.

00:30I would imagine just the stamina involved.

00:33Did you have to, like, start training to get ready?

00:35I mean, I did. I've been doing Pilates

00:37and working out and everything.

00:38But after my first two shows, I was like,

00:40oh, man, I need to get on the treadmill.

00:42It's been 20 years, so it's...

00:45Do you think, at any point, the audience is like,

00:47God, this is great, and also, she looks so winded?

00:50No. I fake it. I fake it until I make it.

00:52And then, when I'm offstage changing or something,

00:54I'm like, water, water.