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Dolly Parton discussed her book, "Behind the Scenes: My Life in Rhinestones," which details her life and career. She also reflected on the challenges and criticisms she faced while establishing her unique style and persona in the country music industry.
It wasn't easy, but I chose to be myself even still, some things would embarrass me, some things hurt my feelings, but not enough to stop me, you know, because I always just wore things that I was com...
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Dolly Parton discussed her book, "Behind the Scenes: My Life in Rhinestones," which details her life and career. She also reflected on the challenges and criticisms she faced while establishing her unique style and persona in the country music industry.
It wasn't easy, but I chose to be myself even still, some things would embarrass me, some things hurt my feelings, but not enough to stop me, you know, because I always just wore things that I was comfortable with.
I felt it was more important that I please myself and that I be happy within myself and that I'd be mostly be comfortable in my own skin as I say, no matter how far I've stretched it.
It's more important what you think of you than what somebody else thinks of you.
My first time I played the Grand Ole Opry, it's all a blur. When I was doing comedy at the Grand Ole Opry, it's all a blur, and I don't remember it that well.
I remember even the very first time that I sang on the radio when I was 10 years old, and that's when I got addicted to that feeling of that audience.
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Dolly Parton discussed her new book, "Behind the Scenes: My Life in Rhinestones," which details her life and career. She reflected on the challenges and criticisms she faced while forging her unique path in the music industry.
I chose to be myself even still. Some things would embarrass me, some things hurt my feelings but not enough to stop me.
It wasn't but I chose to be myself even still. Some things would embarrass me, some things hurt my feelings but not enough to stop me.
I always just wore things that I was comfortable with. I didn't have the money to be fashionable. You know back in the in the days and but I just wore what I was comfortable with what I thought fit my personality and it was a country girl's idea of glam.
So if I'm comfortable everybody around me is comfortable.
The album is out today it's dolly and everybody else that's super famous but slightly less famous than her because nobody's more famous than you you're the queen you're the queen 30 songs nine original tracks and 21 iconic rock anthems and I thought I don't want to say iconic rock anthems that might feel but no it's true you know you picked the biggest I did I wanted to weren't scared you win yeah with the best artists that I could find to help me out on and behind the scenes was I don't think we ever mentioned the title of the book behind the scenes came out last month oh yeah I didn't know if we had the title of my life in rhinestones and this is the subtitle I didn't get to yeah but that's life in rhinestones
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Dolly Parton's book, "My Life in Rhinestones," was mentioned as having been released a month before this podcast recording. The book details Parton's life and career, touching upon her unique style and experiences in the music industry.
behind the scenes came out last month
oh you did yeah I didn't know if we had the title of it my life in rhinestones and this is my life in rhinestones title I didn't get to yeah but that's life in rhinestones you have a lot of rhinestones