Crushing
True Dolly Parton fans will already know this, though it is still worth mentioning if you ask us! Johnny Cash actually had a big influence on Dolly Parton. He was her first crush, and he advised her to pursue a music career. This was the way she recounted the time she saw him as a young girl: “I was sitting in the audience and that’s when I first knew about sex appeal…he had this tick when he moved his shoulder…and it was still sexy. It still got to me.”
Dream Big
Ever since she was a little girl, Dolly Parton already knew she was going to become a star. At the age of 13, she recorded a song called “Puppy Love”. However, things truly changed when she performed at the Grand Ole Opry and met Johnny Cash backstage.