"We got her back on the phone because today Dolly Parton releases that album. It's called 'Rockstar.' Like she mentioned, it is 30 songs - nine originals, 21 classic covers - often with major stars of today or with the artists who made those songs famous in the first place, like Elton John, Joan Jett, Emmylou Harris, Stevie Nicks or the remaining members of The Beatles."
"If you get nominated for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and you're Dolly Parton, you decline graciously at first. So I just felt I would be taking away from someone that maybe deserved it, certainly more than me 'cause I never considered myself a rock artist. When she spoke to NPR last year, she changed course. After she learned that the Hall of Fame isn't strictly for rock musicians, she said she'd accept if she were inducted. But Dolly Parton, country music all-time legend - she had to make some rock music to justify that honor."
"Well, just one day I thought, wow, wouldn't it be great to have Paul McCartney on 'Let It Be'? And then after Paul was on and playing, I thought, oh, wow, we got to get Ringo Starr on this one. So I just sent them a love note through their managers, and I just said what I was doing. And I said, I didn't want to put you on the spot, but I'd love to have you sing."
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