Country music queen and all-around American sweetheart Dolly Parton says she is bowing gracefully to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. “Even though I am extremely happy and grateful to be nominated, I don't think I have earned that right. I really don't want votes to be split because of me, so I bow down respectfully,” she wrote on Monday. The list of 17 candidates announced in February includes A Tribe Called Quest, Rage Against the Machine, Kate Bush and Eminem. The 11-time Grammy-winner said, "I hope the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame will understand and be ready to consider me again - if I ever deserve to." "However, it has inspired me to put out a hopefully great rock n' roll album at some point in the future, which I've always wanted to do!" Parton called the other nominees "Rock On!" Congratulations and best wishes for encouragement.