Well, she never said she wouldn’t accept it: Dolly Parton, who last month said she didn’t think she “found the right one” to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, reiterated today that she would. really done. , “Take it easy” if the vote is coming.
speaking to the npr morning edition Today Parton is popularizing the book. Run pink run Who had written to James Patterson, asking him what he would do if Rock Hall voted for his induction.
“Okay, I’ll take it slow,” Parton said. “I will say thank you and I will receive it because the fans are voting. But when I said that, I always believed the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame was for rock music folks and recently I realized that it isn’t. absolutely. But if they can’t go “Admit, where are they going? So I felt like I was going to get someone who deserved it, certainly more than me, because I never consider myself a rock artist. But obviously more than that “.
Parton was among 17 Rock Hall nominees announced in February, along with A Tribe Called Quest, Becky, Pat Benatari, Kate Bush, Devo, Duran Duran, Eminem, Evritmix, Fella Cutie, Judas Priest, MC5, The New York Dolls , Rage Against the Car, Lionel Richie, Carly Simon and Dion Warwick. The winners will be revealed in May.
After his nomination, the country music superstar and actor wrote on social media that, since he had yet to record a rock album, he didn’t feel “done right” to be in a rock saloon. “I don’t really want to split the vote alone, so I have to be respectful,” Parton wrote.
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation later replied that not only was it too late to change the voting process and that rock and roll was “not defined by any genre,” but that Parton actually deserved induction.
“We are proud of Doll’s brilliant talent and pioneering spirit and are proud to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Listen or read the full NPR interview here.
Source: Deadline
