The Evolution Of Dolly Parton

She Treats Her Music Like A Business

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The success of Dolly Parton’s career is not only due to her ambition but also to her business-minded approach to her music. She told BBC News in 2017 that she took her best career advice from her father: “Even though he wasn’t an educated man, he wasn’t able to read and write, daddy had a great sense of business. He said, ‘Don’t let other people take advantage of you, keep your mind on your business.’ So when I got into the music business I thought of it as a business.”

And it is clear that Dolly Parton takes her business seriously.