we interview'd britney's husband, simon montag and her mother. even more compelling now that we know what killed her. let's go back a little, sharon. brittany, she always wanted to be in show business, didn't she, as a kid? >> yes. >> larry: where did she grow up? >> in new jersey. >> larry: where? >> edison, new jersey. >> larry: i know edison. and you raised her as a single mom? >> yes, yeah. >> larry: what happened to her dad? >> he was never around. it was just us. >> larry: she didn't have a father growing up? >> no. >> larry: did she always want to be in show business? >> yes, and she was very, very tiny, and she just came out of me a showperson. >> larry: was she the kind of person who danced and sang when she was in kindergarten? >> yes. she started in dance school and musical comedy classes when she was little because she always had so much energy, and it was just -- she just loved it and had so much fun in regional theater growing up. >> larry: how did you come to bring her out here? >> well, when she was 12 and a half, the studio she w