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INTERVIEW
But he realized that you really couldn’t,
because you were busy being Dolly
all the time. Is that accurate Are you
Dolly all the time
DP: Did you think that was a negative
statement
JU: Maybe a little. I think he was just
hurt. Or wanted you to let him into your
life. Into your inner circle.
DP: Well, it’s not that you don’t let them
in because every time I meet somebody,
like I say, I play to that little spark that I
find in them, and I loved him. I thought we
worked so great together. But it’s true,
sort of like me and Kenny’s [Rogers] song
from this new album [“You Can’t Make
Old Friends”]. It’s like there’s new people
all around. But it’s just that you just don’t
really have the time to even be with your
family and your old friends, or do the
things you need to do. But it doesn’t mean
every now and then there’s a person that
will worm their way. But I don’t even, like I
say, have time for the things I need to do.
JU: Is it difficult to be such a big
celebrity and have a private life
DP: No, not for me. My life is good. I’ve
managed to manage that really well. When
I’m home, I’m really home. When I’m with
my husband, I’m totally with him. I figured
that out early. I had to because this is what
I do. I’ve dreamed myself into a corner, so
I have to be responsible for all of the things
that I’ve dreamed and I’ve seen come true.
I’ve been blessed that my dreams come
true. But there’s a big responsibility. It’s
wearing. Sometimes you just physically
and emotionally can hardly keep up.
But, this is what I do. I never think of
myself as a star. I think of myself as a
working girl, always have. That’s why I
never had any ego problems. I’m thankful
and grateful. And I look at the body of
work that I’ve done sometimes and I’m
just shocked by it. I’m amazed by it and
think, “How in hell did I get all that done
In this many years. How did I do all that”
But I did it.
JU: You have many gifts, but I think one
of your greatest gifts is your ability to
connect. To fully see someone when
you’re with them, as if they’re the only
person in the world.
DP: Well, thank you. That’s what I go
back to that looking for God in everybody.
Finding that spark. But I do feel that way,
though. People also say, “Don’t you get so
tired of singing the same songs, saying the
same stuff” I say no, because every one
of those little faces is not a face I’d seen
before, so that’s the first time they heard
it from me. First time I’ve said it to them.
And I know that it’s real coming from me,
and I know that it’s like an energy there.
Even though I do these interviews day in,
day out, it’s like looking at you and the way
you ask questions and the tone of voice
makes me have a whole different delivery,
makes me add more to something I’ve
said before. But it takes on new meaning
for me.
JU: What do you think about when
you’re onstage Did I unplug the iron
DP: You know, that’s funny. Right in the
middle of a song, especially songs when
I’m talking to the audience, I’m really right
there with them because you can’t lose
your concentration. But I’ve sung these
songs so many times, right in the middle
of a song my mind will trail off, and I’ll
think, “Did I leave the coffee pot on Did I
unplug the iron” Like you said. And then
I’ll think, “Ooh, you better get back or
you’re going to miss your words.” l
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