So he flew to Nashville and we got together and he told me that he had gone to school at Vanderbilt University in Nashville and had always loved it and always wanted to write a book about Nashville.Īnd I thought, well, you've come to the right girl, cause I know a whole lot about Nashville. And I said, well, I’d love to hear what you got to say. And I thought, well, why me? You seem to be doing all right on your own. Well, James Patterson, one of the world's greatest writers ever, he contacted me and asked if I would be interested in writing a book with him. Of course we'd love to know what motivated you to write fiction and why now? Well, you've also reinvented yourself very recently. Thank the Lord I'm not having to do exactly that these days, but that's how much I love the business and how much I love the singing and the songwriting. But like I said, I'd sell it out of the back of my car and all us artists have done that at one time or another, but I would continue to do it. Even if I'd have done nothing more than be a waitress, I'd have been saving them tips to go down and do a demo and try to get my songs still recorded and make an album.

Even if I had never made it in the business, I would have continued to do my music cause I can't help that. And out of that song, so many wonderful things have branched out for me. It was a song that has taken me everywhere I want to go. I was born to be a singer and a songwriter, it was a song that brought me out of the smokey mountains to Nashville. What keeps you motivated at this stage in your career to keep writing and working?

So I'm very excited to talk about your new book and your album, but I just want to start with a quote of yours that I loved Dolly, which is you once said “after you reach a certain age, they think you're over. Joining me today is the one and only Dolly Parton, musician, businesswoman, actor, author, humanitarian, one of the greatest songwriters and most beloved humans in this galaxy. Thanks to our sponsors LinkedIn, Morgan Stanley, ServiceNow, and UKG for making it possible.

Today I’m excited to bring you a conversation I had on Clubhouse with a legend.

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