Dolly Parton and Miley Cyrus are two very strong, very talented, and very remarkable women who have a big connection: Dolly is Miley’s godmother!
The 76-year-old country music icon and legend spoke about her relationship with her goddaughter in a new interview with US Weekly.
In the interview, she jokingly stated that she does not give Miley any advice:
“I don’t give advice, but I got a lot of information. Same with Miley. Everybody says, ‘Do you give Miley advice?’ I said, ‘Nobody gives Miley advice.’
She’s [as] headstrong as I am, but we both respect each other. And we share things.”
She went on to speak lovingly about her and Miley’s bond, sharing:
“If I feel like I’ve got something to say to her, like, a mother or an aunt or a godmother, I will say something.
Or [I will] ask her a question about this or that or ask her a question even concerning my own career, [because] I wanna stay involved and important in the business for as long as I live. And I’ve been lucky enough that that’s happened.”
And Dolly also shared her thoughts on being an inspiration for future generations, saying that the considers it to be a “great blessing and a great compliment that I’m able to steer anybody in a good direction”:
“It makes me feel proud. Makes me feel good to know that I’ve been an inspiration. When I hear a lot of these young people — that I think are better than I ever thought about being — [and] they say that I’m their hero or that they’ve learned so much from me… Well, it makes me feel good that I can be there to help guide a few young people.”
