Kevin Mazur/WireImage.comNicole Richie may be loving mama duty. But don't count out her dreams of someday being a rocker, just like fiancé Joel Madden.
"In fact, Joel has even told her, when she's ready, he'll help make it happen for her," a source close to Nicole tells E! News.
You might think having musical connections—like, say, being Lionel Richie's daughter—would have been enough to 'make it happen' by now, right?
"And it did open a few doors for her," our source says—including a reported offer to headline in Chicago. "But not enough. No major record label has gotten behind her so far. And believe me, she's tried."
Great. Now, how about a collaboration with another new rockin' couple: Paris and Joel's bro Benji? Our iPods are waiting...