Dolly Parton Reveals the Only Reason She'd Be Seen in Public with No Makeup: 'Death!' (Exclusive)

Dolly Parton.Photo:Miller Mobley/NBC via Getty Miller Mobley/NBC via Getty Dolly Partonhas always known how to put together an eye-catching look. The country superstar chronicles her journey through fashion, hair and makeup in the new bookBehind the Seams: My Life in Rhinestones, out Oct. 17 via Ten Speed Press, which she describes in this week’s issue of PEOPLE as “a museum of my life.” Dolly Parton. Growing up poor in Eastern Tennessee’s Great Smoky Mountains, Parton didn’t always have access to the high-end beauty products she could get her hands on today, but that didn’t matter.

Dolly Parton Reveals Why She Won't Give Advice to Young Stars — Including Goddaughter Miley Cyrus

After more than five decades of stardom, it’s fair to sayDolly Partonknows a thing or two about the industry — but don’t call her “Dollyisms” advice. “You can’t really give advice,” the country legend, 73, says in this week’s issue of PEOPLE, on newsstands Friday. “Like I say, I have information, but it’s really not right to try to tell somebody else how to live their life.” In the “Jolene” episode of her upcoming Netflix series,Dolly Parton’s Heartstrings, Parton plays the mentor toJulianne Hough’s character, who’s in the music business.

Dolly Parton Says Her First-Ever Fragrance 'Smells Like Heaven ... You Feel Like You're Laying on a Cloud'

There was once a moment in Hollywood where launching a fragrance seemed like a rite of passage for legendary divas and rising stars alike — everyone fromBritney SpearsandJennifer Lopez, toBeyoncéandParis Hiltonwas in on the trend.One icon noticeably absent from the list?Dolly Parton. But luckily for fans of the country music queen, the wait is finally over…and we can’t help but wonder if this is the beginning of a revival of celebrity perfumes.

Dolly Parton Says Her Husband Carl Thomas Dean Isn't the Biggest Fan of Her Music

Photo: Frazer Harrison/Getty The country superstar, who was recentlyhonored at the 2019 Grammy Awardsand named therecipient of MusiCares’ annual person of the year prize, appeared onGood Morning BritainMonday to talk about the West End premiere of9 To 5: The Musicaland her decades-long career. Explaining why her husband of nearly 53 years has only ever seen her on stage approximately two or three times, Parton said, “He felt like he’d get nervous if I messed up and all that.

Dolly Parton Says Priscilla Presley Told Her Elvis Sang 'I Will Always Love You' to Her as They Divorced

Dolly Parton; Priscilla and Elvis Presley.Photo:Mike Marsland/WireImage; Bettmann/GettyDolly Partonalways has more stories to tell.In an interview withBBC Radio 2, the country icon revealed yet another unknown fact about her 1973 classic “I Will Always Love You” — that it had a deep connection toElvis Presley.“Elvis loved the song. In fact, I talked toPriscilla [Presley]not very long ago. She said to me, ‘You know, Elvis sang that song to me when we walked down the courthouse steps when we got divorced.