74-Year-Old Dolly Parton Says âThereâs No Way I Could Retireâ

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Dolly Parton may be 74 years old, but she doesn’t plan on slowing down any time soon.
The country singer, businesswoman, actress, and philanthropist maintains a full and busy schedule, even during this unusual year. One of her biggest-ever projects is set to be released at the beginning of October, and that project is her first Christmas record in 30 years.
Called A Holly Dolly Christmas, the album will contain collaborations with artists such as Miley Cyrus, Michael Buble, and Billy Ray Cyrus.
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Another artist who isn’t slowing down is Reba McEntire. The red-headed country superstar just launched a podcast called Living & Learning with her former Reba co-host and good friend Melissa Peterman.
McEntire had Parton join her as a guest on one of the podcast’s episodes, and the two chatted about all sorts of topics, including whether or not they ever plan to retire. Both said they don’t intend to!
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Parton spoke in-depth about retirement and why she doesn’t think it’s right for her. She says she wants to keep singing until the very end!Â
“So, as long as Iâm living, Iâm a workin’,” Parton said. “And like Reba, weâve talked about retiring. I said, âWhat would I do? Thereâs no way I could retire.â Iâve always said I want to be just like one of those little fainting goats, you know, I just always want to be running along and just keel over one day. And just die right in the middle of a song. Hopefully, one that Iâve written.”
We’re so happy to hear that Parton doesn’t have any plans to retire! Hear her and McEntire chat more about retirement and other topics by catching their podcast episode below.