Dolly Parton has no retirement plans, wants to ‘drop dead in the middle of a song onstage’

Dolly Parton revealed that she has no plans to retire and why she plans to continue working until she does "drop dead" on stage.

"I always believe that if you've wanted your dreams to come true and you are lucky enough to have that happen, then you’ve got to be responsible because you gotta keep the dream alive," Parton said. "And every dream kind of spawns another dream. You can branch off of almost anything that happens and make a business of that as well. So it’s kind of like a tree with good roots – it’s got a lot of limbs and it’s also got a lot of leafs. So, why not make the most of it? And I’m not one to sit around and do nothing."

Then she joked, "I would never retire. I’ll just hopefully drop dead in the middle of a song onstage someday." 

"That’s how I hope to go," Parton continued. "Of course, we don’t have much of a choice in that. But as long as I’m able to work, as long as my health is good and my husband is good. I mean, the only way that I would ever slow down or stop would be for that reason. But in the meantime I'm gonna make hay while the sun shines."