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Dolly Parton Defends Taylor Swift, Britney Spears

When asked by Hollywood Life about the recent claims from ’90s rock singer Damon Albarn that Tayor swift didn’t write her own songs (which she does BTW), Dolly Parton said,…

Dolly Parton Defends Taylor Swift, Britney Spears
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When asked by Hollywood Life about the recent claims from '90s rock singer Damon Albarn that Tayor swift didn't write her own songs (which she does BTW), Dolly Parton said, “I don’t care what other people say about my songs. But with Taylor, she’s a great writer — with or without anybody.”

Dolly also did not agree with Damon’s claims that co-writing doesn’t count in songcraft. Parton insisted, “It’s not true. When you co-write a song, you work just as hard. Sometimes you work harder with a co-writer because you want to be sure to do your part. There’s a lot to be said about co-writing."

Dolly also commented on all the drama in Britney Spears' life, saying in part, “I don’t like to judge other people and their problems, but when all that stuff that happens, like with Britney Spears — when they get [wrapped up in] controversy like that, you have to kind of stand up for yourself.”

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Nancy Brooks has been working in the country music industry for almost 30 years. She has interviewed pretty much any country star you can think of. In the late 1990s, she started working with Dolly Parton. And yes, Nancy reports that Parton is as sweet as you would think. She loves her life in country music and has been backstage at every CMA Awards show since the late 1990s. Many of her stories are from her one-on-one interviews. She was there at the beginning of the incredible careers of many music superstars today, including Taylor Swift, Shania Twain, and Blake Shelton, and has interviewed them multiple times throughout the years.