Dolly Parton Can't Get Away With A Disguise Because

Posted by Eddie Miller on 11/02/2009
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Dolly Parton is so distinctive and unique that it's hard for her not to be noticed, even when she tries to blend into the crowd. This is partly due to her physical attributes, but there's one part of herself that is impossible for her to hide.
"People recognize my voice," Dolly tells Alberta's Daily Herald-Tribune. "I remember once I was going Christmas shopping. I did my makeup completely different with dark eyebrows, and wore a short black wig, and wore different clothes than I would normally wear. And I was in a record shop buying stuff with friends that nobody would have recognized. And I said something, and this group of kids said, 'You're Dolly Parton in a black wig!' My voice is as recognizable as my looks. So then I was stuck. And I felt bad because I looked so weird. So I went back home, put on my own garb, and went out Christmas shopping as myself!"
So there's no hiding the voice, but would she ever go out without her iconic makeup and wig?
"No. I wouldn't do that anyway," she says. "Unless there was an emergency and my husband was having a heart attack and I had to get him to the hospital, I wouldn't go out without my makeup. I certainly go out without wigs on, but I always try to put a little makeup on, if only for my husband's sake, if nothing else. I don't want to look like a rag around him; I don't get to see him all that much, so I always put on makeup for him. And I always try to look presentable, in case I get stopped on the street!"
Dolly has a DVD coming out Nov. 10 called 'Live From London.'
Source: The Boot