Dolly Parton is arguably one of the greatest songwriters of a generation and it turns out she’d go to just about any length to produce a hit.
In a resurfaced clip from a 1998 interview promoting her 35th solo album titled Hungry Again, Dolly revealed she literally made herself ‘hungry again’ to remember her childhood dreams and experiences.
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To prepare for the album Dolly returned to her Tennessee home where she grew up as one of 12 children.
“I fasted and went without food for three weeks. I wanted to get back in touch with my childhood and who I was and I wanted to write and sing like I was hungry again,” Dolly explained.
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You can watch the interview in the video above.
Over the years, Dolly has been very open about her experience growing up in poverty.
“I have a lot of memories from my childhood, not all of them good because we had a lot of hard times,” she explained.
Dolly reflected on her often tough childhood revealing her only “regrets”.
“My dad was a father, my mum was mum – she had one on her and one in her as long as I can remember, for real,” she recalled.
“But they worked very hard and the only regrets I have of my childhood is how hard my mum and dad had to work to make it.
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“But they never complained and out of that came a very rich life and it’s given me many things to appreciate and many things to write about,” she continued.
“And I do appreciate the value of a dollar no matter how much I make. I’m always busier counting my blessings than I ever am my money.”
Going back to her home and reliving the highs and lows of growing up made for a very unique experience.
In the incredible interview, Dolly went on the explain how the experience made her appreciate her “true God-given gift” like never before, which you can watch in full in the video above.
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