Dolly Parton feels like she's 'just getting started'

Dolly Parton feels like she's "just getting started" in the music business.

The 74-year-old icon released her debut album, 'Hello, I'm Dolly', back in 1967 - but she's now insisted that her passion for making and performing music remains as strong as ever.

Dolly shared: "I'm touched and honoured that I'm still around and that I'm able to still be important in the business.

"I honestly feel like I'm just getting started. I know that sounds crazy but I really feel like I might have a big music career, record career. Who knows?"

Dolly also credited her father with helping to instil a strong business sense in her, even though he was illiterate and struggled for money during her childhood.

Speaking to Billboard magazine, she explained: "Even though my daddy didn't get an education, my daddy was really smart in making deals and bargaining and how he raised a family like he did."

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