“I don’t feel I have earned the right,” Parton wrote on social media. “I really do not want votes to be split because of me, so I must respectfully bow out.”
Dolly Parton is declining a nomination for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
The "I Will Always Love You" singer posted on social media on Monday that even though she may be "flattered" by the nomination, she has to decline.
"I don't think I earned the authority," Parton said in a statement posted on social media. "I really don't want votes to be divided because of me, so I should bow down respectfully."
— Dolly Parton (@DollyParton) March 14, 2022
Parton, who was elected to the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1999, said he hoped the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame would reconsider him "if I ever deserved," she wrote.
There is, however, a glimmer of hope for Parton's decision to bow down. new music.
The "9 to 5" star suggested that the idea for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame might inspire him to write a rock album.
"My husband is a total rock n' roll freak and he has always encouraged me to do one," she said.
Parton's 48th solo album "Run, Rose, Run" was released earlier this month.
He closed his message to the Hall of Fame by thanking him for the idea.
"I wish all the nominees the best and thank you again for the appreciation," Parton wrote. "rock on!"