America in Minnesota, followed by a montage of clips from the show as the song "Autobiography" plays, with the clips often corresponding to the lyrics in some way. Simpson's parents, Joe and Tina, appear frequently on the show. Her sister Jessica also makes a number of appearances, although not as many. Simpson has said that she was initially reluctant to do a reality show when her father approached her with the idea: "...I saw how the cameras were always around my sister. It seemed so hectic and crazy, and I was sure I wasn't ready to deal with that." She was, however, persuaded when her father said that the show would be about her album and music, which she thought was "kind of cool": "You're actually seeing a deeper look into how this album got made." She also wanted to prevent people from thinking that she was "just like Jessica", so she thought the show "was the smartest way to put an end to the comparisons." She said in one interview: "I chose to do it because it's like a making of the album but at the same time they come into my real life too. And you kind of get to see everything I go through in the process. Sometimes there's stress and sometimes there are these amazing moments." Simpson described her sister's advice on having a reality show: "She said I'd have to put it all on the table and just be myself, so that's what I've done." She also said that "Having a reality show could be scary, but I don't have anything to hide." In one interview, she referred to the awkwardness of realizing something she just said was filmed. Regarding the camera crews taping her, she has said: "The MTV crew became my close friends so we had a lot of fun." Season 2 Simpson said initially that she would only do one season of the show, and in an interview with Blender magazine she said: "Jessica may be happy having cameras in her life 24/7, but not me. It's not natural; it ain't healthy." However, she subsequently said that there would be a second season in the future, possibly because of the considerable success of the first season. In an episode of MTV's Making the Video on November 23, which documented the making of Simpson's music video for "La La" (Autobiography's third single) and