"I feel fortunate that I've had a..." - Quote by Dolly Parton
I feel fortunate that I've had a lot of songs recorded by other people, because I take my songwriting very seriously. It's only those people that have followed me over the years and really know my work that know how serious I am about all of it - including the way I look. You can't take my high heels from me, you can't have my long fingernails, you can't take all this hair from me, because it's part of this thing that I've become. I wouldn't want to give any of it up. Do I have to be ugly to be a songwriter? This is the way I am, and it's what I choose to be.
More by Dolly Parton
“I prefer my music. I'm more of a one-nighter kind of person than to do a squat-down job for three months or whatever.”
“I've... been accused of being involved with every man I'm ever seen with or worked with. Maybe I have, maybe I ain't. I never tell if I have.”
“To me it's a two-way street. They're good to me, and I'm good to them. It's a natural thing for me to love people, and I think people sense it. ... I am secure with the kind of person I am. I don't feel like I'm better than anyone, but I'm just as good as anyone.”
More on Authenticity
“To acknowledge our faults when we are blamed, is modesty; to discover them to one's friends in ingenuousness, is confidence; but to preach them to all the world, if one does not take care, is pride.”
“They call you heartless; but you have a heart and I love you for being ashamed to show it.”
“I’ve never been shy or secretive with the fact that if you walk into my life, you may be walking onto a record.”
More on Songwriting
“The first line (of I Am The Walrus) was written on one acid trip one weekend. The second line was written on the next acid trip the next weekend, and it was filled in after I met Yoko.”
“When we're falling in love or out of it, that's when we most need a song that says how we feel. Yeah, I write a lot of songs about boys. And I'm very happy to do that.”
“Sometimes a song just has to cater to whatever's goin' on. A well-written song is a song that stays true to the subject.”