Dolly Parton puts music career on hold

DOLLY Parton is putting new music on hold following the death of her husband, Carl Thomas Dean, she revealed in a candid conversation on the “Khloé in Wonder Land” podcast. 

The 79-year-old country legend recently sat down with host Khloé Kardashian to talk about faith, career and life lessons. 

Though she is famously private about her marriage, Parton opened up about grieving her husband of nearly 60 years, who died earlier this year at age 82. 

“There are several things I’ve wanted to start, but I can’t do it,” Parton admitted. 

“I will later, but right now I’m just coming up with such wonderful, beautiful ideas. I think I won’t finish them, because I can’t afford the luxury of getting that emotional right now. I have so many other things to do.”

Parton and Dean married on May 30, 1966, and were together until his death. Despite her global fame, Dean shunned the spotlight and was rarely seen publicly. 

“We were so good for each other, because he’s a total loner,” Parton told Kardashian. 

“We could just be in the house all day and say two or three words - it didn’t matter. Or we could talk all afternoon, or lie in bed and talk at night.”

She added: “I think there are just certain personalities that are great for each other. We were together for 61 years. We were so different, but so similar.”

Days after Dean’s death, Parton released a tribute song for him titled: “If You Hadn’t Been There.”