Years ago when I first started being a big star I had fans that were fanatical. It was when "Jolene" was a big hit.

My biggest extravagances are also investments. I have several houses in California, a house in Nashville, an office complex, and I bought the old home place in Tennessee. They are different places for me to write, but I can turn right around and sell them.

Actually, I hear a lot of rock music. My husband is a big rock fan.

I am confident that partnering my Dollywood Company with a great company like Gaylord will create something truly special.

If you can read, you can find books on anything you want. You can self-educate even if you can't afford to go to school.

When I do listen to music, I'm more prone to listen to the people I've always listened to: George Jones, Otis Redding, Alison Krauss and Emmylou Harris.

Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Merle Haggard, Hank Williams. All of them are different styles, but those are the songs that make the times. They're the songs that last through time.