I can't stand most country music - too twangy, too many cheating husbands and too much drinking on the back of the pickup for my taste. No wonder Jesus needs to take the wheel. But two country icons who are ace in my book are Dolly Parton and Johnny Cash.
I happen to catch Dolly Parton on Charlie Rose yesterday night. She was on to talk about her Tony-nominated musical 9 To 5. She was absolutely charming, well-spoken, thoughtful and funny. On her love of glitter and rhinestones: "I figure I want to be a star, and stars are supposed to shine." This is a woman who definitely knows how she fits into the world. And the only things bigger than her talent are her two biggest assets...her heart and soul. You can hear it in the way she speaks of herself and her life, and you can most definitely hear it in her work.
At one point, Charlie Rose asked if she has any regrets. Her reply was about as profound as anything I heard recently: "To change anything is to change everything."
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