Joan Jett, Dolly Parton.Photo:Noam Galai/Getty; Christopher Polk/Variety via GettyDolly Partonwould have loved to sing “I Love Rock ‘n’ Roll” withJoan Jett— but the latter just wasn’t up for it.In a cover story interview forConsequenceabout her forthcoming albumRockstar, the “Jolene” singer, 77, opened up toHayley Williamsabout Jett’s influence on the record and — how she pivoted after the Runaways rocker declined to sing “I Love Rock ‘n’ Roll” with her.“When I wrote ‘Rockstar,’ the title song, I was picturing her as a little girl wanting to be a rockstar,” Parton told theParamorebandleader, 34, of Jett. “‘I’m gonna be a rockstar, whether you two like it or not!’ I was picturing her the whole time I was writing that song, how her young life might have been — trying to be a rockstar as a girl at that time?“Parton noted that when she finally did get to sing with the “Bad Reputation” musician, 65, “she was so sweet.““When I called her, I was going to do “‘I Love Rock ‘n’ Roll.’ And I called her and I said, ‘Would you sing ‘I Love Rock ‘n’ Roll’ with me?’ And she said, ‘No, but I’ll sing ‘Hate Myself for Loving You.’ ‘Everybody can sing ‘I Love Rock ‘n’ Roll.’ She said, ‘Oh, that one’s more you. Let’s sing that one, because it’s really got some meat to it,'” Parton recalled of her conversation with Jett.Parton added: “So I thought, ‘Well, cool!’ I mean, she’s telling me what to do and I was glad! ‘Cause I was open to that. I love how it turned out. And she used her band, the Blackhearts.“Parton expressed how in awe she was of the collaborations she was able to do forRockstar.Dolly Parton.Mike Marsland/WireImageNever miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.“Just getting to sing with all these classic people on these classic songs — if nothing else, whether it’s a hit or not, it’s a big hit with me to do it,” she concluded.Rockstaris due on Nov. 17 via Butterfly Records and Big Machine Label Group. The highly anticipated, 30-track record includes nine new songs and 21 covers of rock classics, as well as collaborations withElton John,Chris Stapleton,John Fogerty,Miley Cyrus,Sheryl Crow,Stevie Nicks,Stingand more.
Joan Jett, Dolly Parton.Photo:Noam Galai/Getty; Christopher Polk/Variety via Getty
Noam Galai/Getty; Christopher Polk/Variety via Getty
Dolly Partonwould have loved to sing “I Love Rock ‘n’ Roll” withJoan Jett— but the latter just wasn’t up for it.In a cover story interview forConsequenceabout her forthcoming albumRockstar, the “Jolene” singer, 77, opened up toHayley Williamsabout Jett’s influence on the record and — how she pivoted after the Runaways rocker declined to sing “I Love Rock ‘n’ Roll” with her.“When I wrote ‘Rockstar,’ the title song, I was picturing her as a little girl wanting to be a rockstar,” Parton told theParamorebandleader, 34, of Jett. “‘I’m gonna be a rockstar, whether you two like it or not!’ I was picturing her the whole time I was writing that song, how her young life might have been — trying to be a rockstar as a girl at that time?“Parton noted that when she finally did get to sing with the “Bad Reputation” musician, 65, “she was so sweet.““When I called her, I was going to do “‘I Love Rock ‘n’ Roll.’ And I called her and I said, ‘Would you sing ‘I Love Rock ‘n’ Roll’ with me?’ And she said, ‘No, but I’ll sing ‘Hate Myself for Loving You.’ ‘Everybody can sing ‘I Love Rock ‘n’ Roll.’ She said, ‘Oh, that one’s more you. Let’s sing that one, because it’s really got some meat to it,'” Parton recalled of her conversation with Jett.Parton added: “So I thought, ‘Well, cool!’ I mean, she’s telling me what to do and I was glad! ‘Cause I was open to that. I love how it turned out. And she used her band, the Blackhearts.“Parton expressed how in awe she was of the collaborations she was able to do forRockstar.Dolly Parton.Mike Marsland/WireImageNever miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.“Just getting to sing with all these classic people on these classic songs — if nothing else, whether it’s a hit or not, it’s a big hit with me to do it,” she concluded.Rockstaris due on Nov. 17 via Butterfly Records and Big Machine Label Group. The highly anticipated, 30-track record includes nine new songs and 21 covers of rock classics, as well as collaborations withElton John,Chris Stapleton,John Fogerty,Miley Cyrus,Sheryl Crow,Stevie Nicks,Stingand more.
Dolly Partonwould have loved to sing “I Love Rock ‘n’ Roll” withJoan Jett— but the latter just wasn’t up for it.
In a cover story interview forConsequenceabout her forthcoming albumRockstar, the “Jolene” singer, 77, opened up toHayley Williamsabout Jett’s influence on the record and — how she pivoted after the Runaways rocker declined to sing “I Love Rock ‘n’ Roll” with her.
“When I wrote ‘Rockstar,’ the title song, I was picturing her as a little girl wanting to be a rockstar,” Parton told theParamorebandleader, 34, of Jett. “‘I’m gonna be a rockstar, whether you two like it or not!’ I was picturing her the whole time I was writing that song, how her young life might have been — trying to be a rockstar as a girl at that time?”
Parton noted that when she finally did get to sing with the “Bad Reputation” musician, 65, “she was so sweet.”
“When I called her, I was going to do “‘I Love Rock ‘n’ Roll.’ And I called her and I said, ‘Would you sing ‘I Love Rock ‘n’ Roll’ with me?’ And she said, ‘No, but I’ll sing ‘Hate Myself for Loving You.’ ‘Everybody can sing ‘I Love Rock ‘n’ Roll.’ She said, ‘Oh, that one’s more you. Let’s sing that one, because it’s really got some meat to it,'” Parton recalled of her conversation with Jett.
Parton added: “So I thought, ‘Well, cool!’ I mean, she’s telling me what to do and I was glad! ‘Cause I was open to that. I love how it turned out. And she used her band, the Blackhearts.”
Parton expressed how in awe she was of the collaborations she was able to do forRockstar.
Dolly Parton.Mike Marsland/WireImage
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“Just getting to sing with all these classic people on these classic songs — if nothing else, whether it’s a hit or not, it’s a big hit with me to do it,” she concluded.
Rockstaris due on Nov. 17 via Butterfly Records and Big Machine Label Group. The highly anticipated, 30-track record includes nine new songs and 21 covers of rock classics, as well as collaborations withElton John,Chris Stapleton,John Fogerty,Miley Cyrus,Sheryl Crow,Stevie Nicks,Stingand more.
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