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Joan Jett simply was not up for singing “I Love Rock ‘n’ Roll” with Dolly Parton, even if the former would have loved to. In a Consequence cover story interview about her upcoming album Rockstar, the 77-year-old singer of “Jolene” talked candidly with Hayley Williams about Jett’s impact on the record and how she changed her mind after the Runaways rocker did not want to sing “I Love Rock ‘n’ Roll” with her.
Parton told the 34-year-old Paramore bandleader about Jett, “I was seeing her as a young kid who wanted to be a rock star when I wrote ‘Rockstar,’ the title song.”
When Parton eventually had the opportunity to perform with the 65-year-old singer of “Bad Reputation,” she said, “she was really kind.” See also: Dolly Parton Loves the LGBTQ+ Community and Does not “Judge” It: “How We Are Is Who We Are”
“I was going to perform “I Love Rock ‘n’ Roll” when I contacted her.” I asked her over the phone if she would join me in singing “I Love Rock ‘n’ Roll.” “No,” she replied, “but I will sing ‘Hate Myself for Loving You.'” “I Love Rock ‘n’ Roll” is a song that everyone can sing.” “Oh, that
