Dolly Parton has confirmed she’ll accept the honour of being inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame if she is voted in.
The country icon previously insisted didn’t feel that she had “earned the right” to be recognised by the institution, saying in a statement: “I really do not want votes to be split because of me, so I must respectfully bow out.”
However, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has not removed her name from the ballot and, in a new interview, Dolly revealed that, if she’s voted in, she will accept the accolade.
“Well, I’ll accept gratefully,” she told NPR’s Morning Edition. “I will say ‘thanks’ and accept that.”
Explaining she hadn’t realised that the institution included numerous artists from genres other than rock, Dolly added: “When I said that, it was always my belief that the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame was for the people in rock music.
“And I have found out lately it’s not necessarily that. But if they can’t go there to be recognised, where do they go? And so I felt like I would be taking away from someone that maybe deserved it, certainly more than me since I never considered myself a rock artist.
“But obviously, there’s more to it than that.”
Dolly is a first-time nominee, alongside Duran Duran, Carly Simon, Lionel Richie,, A Tribe Called Quest and Beck.
The 2022 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees will be announced in May, with an induction ceremony slated for October.
