Dolly Parton didn’t have the most luxurious childhood, but she wouldn’t trade it for anything. The 78-year-old country music legend took some time out of her day for a brief Q&A with fans , courtesy of The Guardian, when her “often heartbreakingly hard” childhood got brought up. “Everybody where we grew up had a hard time.
We were mountain people,” she said in response to a question about how those circumstances led her to success. “We had good parents, but we didn’t have all the big luxuries that I’m able to afford now. But I wouldn’t trade it for nothing,” she added.
While the “Jolene” singer said she grew up poor, she didn’t realize her family was poor until some “smart-head” said so. “You don’t think about that until you’re away,” she explained. Parton was born Jan 19, 1946, and grew up along the Great Smoky Mountains in Locust Ridge, Tennessee, according to the singer’s official website .
She was the fourth of 12 children but wasn’t the only one to have a successful career in music. Her younger sister, Stella Parton, has released more than 30 albums and many of her other siblings have or had careers in music, according to Hello Magazine . Earlier this year, Dolly Parton announced her upcoming album, “Dolly Parton & Family: Smokey Mountain DNA – Family, Faith & Fables,” which explores the origins and legacies of both sides of her family, says Today .
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