Dolly Parton is here to stay!
The country Queen set the record straight after speculation that she could be calling it quits after the release of her upcoming album, Dolly Parton & Family: Smoky Mountain DNA – Family, Faith and Fables.
“Oh, my Lord, I can’t retire. I always say I’ve dreamed myself into a corner. I’ve got to keep all those dreams alive. Every dream spins off into something else,” the “Jolene” singer told The Guardian.
Parton also cleared up the confusion on whether she would ever tour again.
“It’s misinformation when I said I was not touring any more. I still do shows – I just don’t go on the full-blown tours where I go overseas for weeks. I’m older, my husband’s older, and I want to be with him more. So, no. I couldn’t retire if I wanted to. And I don’t want to,” the 78-year-old legend said.
Dolly Parton & Family: Smoky Mountain DNA – Family, Faith and Fables will be released on Friday, Nov. 15.
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The 9 to 5 star also gave a little advice on how to stay positive in life regardless of what’s going on around you.
“You have to work at being happy. Some people work at being miserable. If I wake up in the morning and don’t feel great or things are not great, I try to think about what I can do to make things work better, rather than just falling into that deep hole, because then you just go deeper and deeper,” the Grammy-winning singer told the outlet.
Parton added, “I just try to have a good attitude and make things right; to be grateful for the things I have, thank God, and look for spiritual strength for myself.”
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