Overview

• On July 9 she announced on Khloé Kardashian’s podcast that she is putting new music writing on hold following the March death of her husband, Carl Dean.
• Parton said she “can’t afford the luxury of getting emotional right now,” noting that grief has made the creative process too raw at this time.
• She reassured fans that she will resume writing when inspiration and the emotional strength to finish songs return.
• Parton and Dean were married for nearly 60 years in a famously private union that inspired many of her most enduring hits.
• While on hiatus from songwriting, she is drawing on her faith, upcoming Las Vegas shows and other projects to help navigate her mourning.