Dolly Parton is a widely beloved celebrity , but she still deals with criticism. Over the years, Parton’s music, acting, appearance, and personality have been picked apart. While she has said she appreciates publicity no matter where it comes from, those who knew her said any kind of critique used to send her spiraling.
Dolly Parton was sensitive to criticism in the early days of her career Writer Alanna Nash spent time with Parton while putting together her book Dolly . In their time together, Nash said she “heard [Parton] tell reporters how much she disliked their stories, how they embarrassed her in print, and how, as a result, she and the reporter could never be friends, since she didn’t trust him anymore.” She found Parton to be “hypersensitive” to any kind of criticism .
Others who knew Parton agreed. “She couldn’t even understand if you wanted to sit next to someone else on the bus,” her guitarist, Don Roth, said. Her friends said negative coverage could completely ruin Parton’s day.
“A horrendous writer in Green Bay tried to write a negative piece, but it didn’t come off,” reporter Dave Hershey said. “The woman quoted Dolly as saying ‘Ah’ for ‘I,’ and Dolly got a little rankled at that. She said, ‘She tried to make me sound like a country bumpkin.
’” The singer’s friend said she desperately wanted to be liked One of Parton’s friends said the singer cared deeply about people liking her. The friend claimed Parton shaped her p.