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Dolly Parton jokes that she “drops dead in the middle of a song” before she retires

Dolly Parton has been a country music icon for over 50 years and has no plans to stop anytime soon.

“I would never retire,” Parton said last week during an interview with Ken Bruce on UK’s Greatest Hits Radio. have written.”

While promoting her upcoming album ‘Rockstar’, she added that she ‘has always believed that if you want your dreams to come true, and you’re lucky enough to make it happen, you have to be responsible, because you’ve got to make the dream come true. to keep alive.”

Equating the growth of every dream she has with “a tree with good roots,” she laughingly admitted, “I’m not one to do nothing.”

And she means it.

Despite spending decades pursuing an iconic career as one of the most beloved country music stars in history, she continues to create new genres of magic and hops.

Using “Rockstar” as her foray into rock music, Parton said the idea of ​​making a rock record was inspired by her induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2022 — an honor she notoriously, albeit politely, attempted at first to turn off.

“They put me in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and I thought I had to have a decent record to represent that,” she told Bruce, adding that as a country artist she felt she had to “do something to make my living.” earn” in the world of rock.

The record features collaborations with some of the most influential artists in music history, including Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr, Stevie Nicks, Sting and many more.

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In addition to making new music, she told Bruce that she also dreams of having her own TV network one day to produce shows to document her life along with creating a fashion, makeup and wig line. Parton is also due out in October with a book titled “Behind the Seams: My Life In Rhinestones.”

“As long as I can work, as long as my health is good and my husband is good,” Parton said, saying nothing else would slow her down.

“Rockstar” will be released worldwide on November 17.

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