Dolly Partonis still chugging that cup of ambition.

“I’m not one to sit around doing nothing,” Parton told host Ken Bruce.

I’ll just hopefully drop dead in the middle of a song onstage someday.

FRISCO, TEXAS - MAY 11: Dolly Parton performs onstage during the 58th Academy Of Country Music Awards at The Ford Center at The Star on May 11, 2023 in Frisco, Texas. (Photo by Theo Wargo/Getty Images)

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Hopefully, one I’ve written."

She continued, “That’s how I hope to go.

Of course, we don’t have much of a choice in that.

I mean, the only way that I would ever slow down or stop would be for that reason.

But in the meantime, I’m gonna make hay while the sun shines.”

So, why not make the most of it?"

The singer solidified her legendary status in May with three newGuinnessrecord titles.

The organization awarded her for having the longest span of No.

1 hits and the most Top 10 entries on the US Top Country Albums chart.

To put it mildly, Parton is not one to stay idle for very long.

Her latest project comes in the form of her upcoming album,Rockstar.

Parton hasno interest in being preservedvia the artificial intelligencehologram technologythat so many of her peers are exploring.

“I think I’ve left a great body of work behind,” she toldThe Independentearlier this year.