Dolly Parton Opens Up About the 'Little Tattoos' She Has Inked on Her Body

Dolly Parton’s fans have always been curious about her body ink. Last year, the “Jolene” singer told PEOPLE she did, in fact,get some “tasteful” tats, and now she’s opening up even more about them. Since her childhood, butterflies have been an important symbol in Parton’s life. “I just kind of related to them with my own personality. I claimed them as my little symbol,” Parton, 75, toldWMagazine in a new cover storyinterview.

Dolly Parton Opts Out of Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Ballot, Saying She Hasn't 'Earned That Right'

Dolly Partonis opting out of a possible induction into theRock & Roll Hall of Fame.The country music legend announced that although she was appreciative of hernomination for the Class of 2022 induction, she will be removing herself from the ballot to ensure that votes for other acts are not split.“Dolly here! Even though I am extremely flattered and grateful to be nominated for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, I don’t feel that I have earned that right,” she said in a statement on Monday.

Dolly Parton Pays Emotional Tribute to Loretta Lynn and Naomi Judd with A Cappella Song at 2023 ACM Awards

Dolly Parton and Garth Brooks.Photo: Theo Wargo/Getty Dolly Partonpaid tribute to her friends and fellow country starsLoretta LynnandNaomi Juddwith an emotional a cappella performance at the2023 ACM Awards. The country star, who hosted the show alongsideGarth Brooks, sang the hymn “Precious Memories” in honor of the late musicians, who both died in 2022. Of Lynn, Parton, 77, called her “a hero and one of the most important, but still down-to-earth singer-songwriters in history.

Dolly Parton Pays Tribute to Costar Burt Reynolds: 'You Will Always Be My Favorite Sheriff'

AsHollywood mournsthedeath of legendary actorBurt Reynolds,Dolly Partontook to Twitter to share a loving tribute to her former costar. Parton’s tweet featured an image of the duo from their 1982 filmThe Best Little Whorehouse in Texas.Reynolds played Sheriff Ed Earl Dodd in the movie, with whom Parton’s character had an affair. “Oh how sad I am today along with Burt’s millions of fans around the world as we mourn one of our favorite leading men,” she wrote.

Dolly Parton Playfully Turns Down Tea with Kate Middleton Because 'She Wasn't Going to Promote My Rock Album'

Dolly Parton and Kate Middleton.Photo:Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic; Karwai Tang/WireImageDolly Partonwas invited to tea withKate Middleton, but she playfully turned down the opportunity knowing the meeting would not help her record sales.While onBBC Radio 2, host Claudia Winkleman asked the country music legend, 77, if she planned to see more of London. She has seen the U.K. capital during her years of touring, but this time, her team had her schedule so packed that she could not meet thePrincess of Wales, 41, between promoting her albumRockstar.