Dolly Parton said she created a character to present to the public when she became famous . Her hair, makeup, and clothing present an image that she said was different from her true self. While Parton believed she and the character she presented were one and the same, her guitarist thought she let the persona overtake her true self.
Dolly Parton said she created a character for herself when she became famous Parton said she invented the character of Dolly Parton long before fame. It helped her rise to success in the music industry. She said she is proud of what she created.
“A character never grows old. A character lives forever, just like Mae West, like Zsa Zsa Gabor, Liberace,” she said in the book Dolly by Alanna Nash. “I guess I am a character.
In more ways than just by look. I guess I’m a character only because I’m just totally what I am. I’m not afraid to be that and say what I want to, and just do what I want to.
” She said she treated the character like a ventriloquist does a dummy . Dolly Parton’s guitarist believed that character overtook her real self Parton said it was fine that she and her character became one in the same, her guitarist, Don Roth, had some concerns. Roth worked with other stars who were able to drop their persona offstage.
He said Parton never did this. “They come backstage, and they’re just regular people. They’ll offer you a beer.
But Dolly is always Dolly,” Roth said. “I’ve never seen her without her wig , without he.