Miley Cyrus is opening up about the final conversation she shared with her godmother, Dolly Parton. During an appearance on Apple Music’s The Zane Lowe Show, Cyrus revealed that she told Parton about her upcoming album, Bass Persuades, in one of their last talks.“One of our last conversations was about music and metamorphosis,”she said. Parton died on August 25 at age 80 after a brief battle with cancer.
The interview also touched on the deeper lesson Parton passed down: Cyrus says Dolly taught her she could have a persona and still be herself. For anyone who watched Cyrus grow up on Hannah Montana, the parallel is impossible to miss. Dolly built seven decades of stardom on wigs, rhinestones, and a larger-than-life image, all while staying unmistakably Dolly. That lesson clearly stuck with her goddaughter.
Cyrus broke her silence the day after Parton’s death with an Instagram tribute, calling her“Aunt Dolly”and saying Parton would want her to feel the loss, write a song, and keep going. Bass Persuades arrives Friday, September 18, and it will inevitably be listened to differently now. What’s your favorite Dolly Parton song of all time? Let us know in the comments.
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