Dolly Parton says she can’t write songs following her husband’s death

Dolly Parton has built an extraordinary career on songs inspired by her life, like “Jolene” and “I still love you”. But the Star of Country Music said that she did not write about her husband’s loss of March, Carl Dean, for the moment.

“My husband died three months ago,” said Parton at the host Khloé Kardashian during a recent episode of the Khloé in Wonder Land podcast. “When you ask me if there are things I started [and] I haven’t finished. Several things I wanted to start, but I can’t do it. I will do it later, but I just found such wonderful and beautiful ideas. But I think I will not finish it. I can’t do it for the moment because I have so many other things, and I can’t afford the luxury of getting this emotional at the moment. “”

Parton is known to have many current projects at the same time. Among other things, the winner 10 times in Grammy is currently providing a six -night residence at the Colosseum in Caesars Palace in Las Vegas in December. She also released her last albums – she dropped dozens since 1967 Hello, I’m dolly – In 2022, 2023 and 2024.

Thus, Parton takes a well -deserved break from the creation of new materials.

“I just put it all,” she told Kardashian. “It is, for me, it’s like my joy, and it’s my work. But it’s also my joy. And I love it when I just have an excellent idea that comes just and I think:” Well, I have to go put it somewhere. “”

Parton and Dean have married for more than 58 years at his death at 82 years old. Two months later, the Steel Magnolias The actress told the Associated Press that Dean’s death was not unexpected.

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“He was sick for a while, and part of me was at peace that he was at peace and no longer suffered,” said Parton. “But that still does not compensate for the loss and loneliness of it.”

The singer / composer said that she always felt the presence of her late husband.

“I’m just trying to continue because I know I have to do it,” she said.

Parton devoted his new song “If You had not been there” to Dean when it was released a few days after his death.

Listen to the complete cot of parton with Kardashian above.