Dolly Parton Dishes on Her Admiration for Adele, the Secrets to a 50-Year Marriage & the Making of Her New Album, “Pure & Simple”

Posted on August 26, 2016

With the camera rolling, Dolly Parton sat down with Nash Country Daily to talk about all of the wonderful things going on in her life, including:

  • Her admiration for Adele: “I love her style, I love her voice, I love her songs, I just love the way she is . . . Someday I would love to write something will her, sing something, do something, because I like her.”
  • The secrets to 50 years of happy marriage: “I really think you have to have a respect for each other. You have to have a trust. You have to have a willingness to be patient and kind.”
  • Why her new album, Pure & Simple, is so special to her: “It’s my Love of Many Colors album.”

Check out the entire video clip below, and be sure to pick up a copy of Pure & Simple, which is out now.

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