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Dolly Parton: A.I. ‘Scares Me To Death’

Author Nancy Brooks // Country Writer, Beasley Media Group

Dolly Parton is not a fan of A.I. and told The Hollywood Reporter that it “scares me to death.” When asked in a recent interview if she would ever use it, she said, “I think that is a weapon and a tool that can be scary. I think it’s going to be great for a lot of things, like science and medicine and many, many things, but not to replace human beings.”

Dolly also said it’s “like the mark of the beast.” She noted that you can’t “remake a person,” and she doesn’t want that, adding that she wants to “leave a body of work behind.” Parton said that if used correctly, it can “be great,” but not to replace voices and writings and not to replace a “human being that belongs to God.”

In the same interview, Dolly was asked how well she knew Whitney Houston, who sang Parton’s “I Will Always Love You,” making it a smash hit in pop. The country icon admitted that while she met Whitney, she only saw her, sometimes backstage at shows. She said they were “not friends,” but she thought Whitney was “so incredible.” Dolly said it broke my heart to see her “go down like she did.” Houston died of drowning after consuming drugs in February of 2012.

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To celebrate her 78th Birthday earlier this month (1/19), Parton announced that she has released several new songs on her deluxe version of Rockstar. The album, complete with deluxe songs, now has 39 tracks.

Dolly posted on her Instagram, “Hey fans and friends, It’s my birthday, so I’m going to give you a present! I’m releasing four never-released songs for my birthday to go with the Rockstar album and a few others that you may have heard before that were not on the album. I hope you enjoy them, and I hope you all have a happy birthday for me! LOL Thanks for everything, Dolly.”

Additional tracks for Rockstar Deluxe:

31. Rockin’ It (Live)
32. Hit Me With Your Best Shot
33. Mama Never Said
34. Two Tickets To Paradise
35. Jolene (featuring Måneskin)
36. Stay Out Of My Bedroom
37. Bridge Over Troubled Water
38. The Entertainer
39. Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)

Dolly Parton: Her Five Most Fabulous Music Videos

  • "Real Love" (1985)

    This music video shows footage and moments of Dolly and Kenny Rogers when they toured together for a few years in the early 1980s. It is to be cherished; although they recorded together many times, the music icons only toured together in the 1980s.

  • "Silver Threads And Golden Needles" (1993)

    This music video is also a gem. It is the only music video to feature Parton with fellow country music Queens and icons Tammy Wynette and Loretta Lynn, who have both since passed. The beginning of the music video shows a fun clip of music and guitar icon Chet Atkins trying to get backstage to see the country queens. The security guard says, “I don’t care if you are Chet Atkins, you can’t get in,” and Chet replies, “I am Chet Atkins.” It was Atkins who first signed Dolly to a RCA recording contract in the 1960s.

  • "Why'd You Come In Here" (1989)

    This fun video starts with Dolly auditioning men to play her leading man in the video, and it’s pretty funny. At one point, a car salesman auditions just to meet her, and she quips, “I think you’re real cute.” The video starts after he says, “Dolly, is that you?” This is just pure fun.

  • "Jesus & Gravity" (2006)

    This is one of Dolly’s songs that I always thought should have been a big hit. It was one of the rare songs not written by Parton. The music video, shot in black and white, shows Parton singing as well as scenes of people overcoming obstacles in their lives.

  • "Better Get To Livin'" (2007)

    Broadway actress and movie star Kristin Chenoweth plays in this video that is circus-themed and shows Parton dressed as a circus conductor advising women to “get to living.” In true Dolly style, the song shows a positive attitude toward life, something she has always possessed.

Nancy Brooks has been working in the country music industry for almost 30 years. She has interviewed pretty much any country star you can think of. In the late 1990s, she started working with Dolly Parton. And yes, Nancy reports that Parton is as sweet as you would think. She loves her life in country music and has been backstage at every CMA Awards show since the late 1990s. Many of her stories are from her one-on-one interviews. She was there at the beginning of the incredible careers of many music superstars today, including Taylor Swift, Shania Twain, and Blake Shelton, and has interviewed them multiple times throughout the years.

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