It sounds like Joe Simpson is gearing up for a new son-in-law. Jessica’s manager father spoke out about his daughter’s romance with John Mayer at the Entertainment Weekly upfront party in New York on Tuesday and he had nothing but kind words to say about the singer/songwriter.

Papa Simpson told People magazine, "If Jessica is in love, I love the things she is in love . I want her to be happy. I'm always a fan of [Mayer’s]. I love him; he's got great music."

Joe says the fact that Jessica and John are both in the cutthroat music industry isn’t a problem for the pair. He claims, "I think the beautiful thing is that [he and Jessica] don't do the same thing. He's a legend already. There is no competition. He's a guitarist; that's his thing. Jessica is a singer. She doesn't play guitar, so there's no competition."