Living legend Dolly Parton hasn’t got anything to prove to anyone but upon the country icon’s induction into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame in 2022, she wanted to show she was worthy of the status. It’s what’s led to her new record Rockstar, an album featuring a dazzling array of guest stars including Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Stevie Nicks, Steven Tyler, Peter Frampton and more. Parton graces the cover of the new issue of Classic Rock and in a mammoth interview inside the magazine, she explains her thinking behind the new record.
“I accepted gracefully,” Parton explains of her induction into the Hall Of Fame, “but I thought: ‘Well, I’m gonna have to earn it’, because I’m like my daddy, I don’t want nothing I ain’t earned. Through the years I’d thought that I might one day do a rock album. And timing is everything. So that’s really what motivated me to record Rockstar, because I had pretty much given up on the idea, because of my age. That’s when I thought: ‘No, I’m gonna do it.’”
