Dolly Parton on Turning Down the Super Bowl and Her New Rock Album: “I Don’t Want It to Be Half-Ass Country”
2024/07/31
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She turned down Elvis Presley when he wanted to record her hit “I Will Always Love You” after his manager requested half of the song’s publishing rights. She initially declined her invitation to join the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. And she forwent performing at the Super Bowl halftime show — several times.
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Most artists wouldn’t pass on those golden opportunities, but this American treasure is unbothered.“Oh, sure. I’ve been offered that many times,” Parton tells The Hollywood Reporter about the halftime show. “I couldn’t do it because of other things, or I just didn’t think I was big enough to do it — to do that big of a production.
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