Dolly Parton isn’t worried about topping the charts.
The ‘9 to 5’ hitmaker insists she isn’t bothered about making "big hit records" anymore and would rather release tracks that are more "personal" to her.
Speaking to Billboard magazine at a press conference in Toronto, Canada, she said: "I’m one of those people, I don’t do it for commercial reasons. I just write what I write and I sing what I sing and I just get in and do it. At this point in my life I’d probably have more success if I would work with other important people, but my songs are just so personal.
"If I’m looking for big hit records, I’d probably go looking for a big producer, but for now I like doing what I’m doing and I’m happy and content with that. And my true fans accept that."
Meanwhile, Dolly previously admitted she will "never retire."
She shared: "The only thing that would stop me is if I just couldn’t do it for health reasons, but as long as I can do it I want to do it. I’ll never retire. I wouldn’t know what to do. I’m excited every day. I still love it."
However, she knows it is important to take time off to spend time with her husband Carl Dean.
She added: "We like to get out in our little RV and just be simple. I love to read, I love to cook, I love to be with my husband. I put on my little comfy clothes – I call them my baby clothes – and we just relax.
"He loves to go on vacation or on little trips, but he doesn’t want to be gone a long time. He wants to be mostly around the house. He knows I’m just the opposite. I can’t go enough places. I can’t do enough things. He loves that."
Dolly Parton: I don’t care about hit songs anymore
