- Title: Singer Stella Parton pays tribute to sister Dolly
- Date: 19th January 2017
- Summary: LONDON, ENGLAND, UK (JANUARY 17, 2017) (REUTERS) (SOUNDBITE) (English) SINGER, STELLA PARTON, SAYING: "I've been working so hard so long that I haven't paid much attention to how the industry has changed. I've been busy figuring out what to do with the changes I'm going through like menopause and weight gain and all that goes with it, and raising a child and taking care of all the responsibilities of an everyday life. And working at the same time because I was a single mother when my son was three and a half and I still had to go out and make a living and this is not an easy industry to make a living in especially for a woman."
- Embargoed: 2nd February 2017 13:28
- Keywords: Stella Parton Dolly Parton Dollywood country music album singer concert Bush Hall sister
- Location: LONDON, ENGLAND, UK / VARIOUS UNKNOWN FILMING LOCATIONS
- City: LONDON, ENGLAND, UK / VARIOUS UNKNOWN FILMING LOCATIONS
- Country: United Kingdom
- Topics: Arts/Culture/Entertainment,Music
- Reuters ID: LVA0085ZQYK3X
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: Country music star Stella Parton paid tribute to her famous older sister Dolly ahead of her own London show called 'Parton Sings Parton'.
"My sister has written great story songs and that's kind of what I'm going to be doing at Bush Hall is telling my story about these songs from my perspective as a sister. And how much I love and respect the contribution she's made to not only country music but to the world hopefully," the singer told Reuters in an interview.
Stella added that she's unfazed by her award-winning sister's fame.
"She's my sister and she'll always have my back and I'll always have hers. She's not a star to me she's just my sister."
The 67-year-old will perform songs from her album 'Mountain Songbird: A Sister's Tribute', including the re-released single 'More Power To Ya'.
Stella grew up as one of 12 siblings in the Tennessee mountains and forged her own career in music after releasing her first album, 'In The Garden', in 1967.
With more than 30 albums under her belt, the musician says she's a survivor of a "dirty industry" and credits her faith for keeping her on the right track.
"I promised myself early on in my career, when I toured with a lot of people that had substance abuse problems, I promised myself and God that I would never allow myself to be a casualty of this dirty industry, because it is a dirty industry, and I refuse to be a casualty of any business or any relationship or any situation, because I feel like life is a gift and my life is my gift," she said.
When asked what she thought of the seismic political change in America and the impending inauguration of Donald Trump, Stella answered: "Well you know life is full of changes...We love change - menopause whatever. It's like the weather, it's like change your makeup, change your outfit."
The 'Parton Sings Parton' show will take place at London's Bush Hall on Saturday (January 21). - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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