Dolly Parton, age 60, was interviewed by J.Freedom du Lac this week. He says;

When you're in Dolly Parton's presence, you can't help but become transfixed by her, um, abundance. It's her dominant trait, and it's particularly astounding when examined up close. From two feet away, for instance....

It's the Dolly Parton paradox. So outsize is her image that her incredible talent is eclipsed by all the Dollyness: The infectious, goofball personality. The spangled outfits and high heels and platinum wigs. The synthetic nails and generous slatherings of makeup. And, yes, that cartoonishly proportioned body. As Parton herself says, "I don't look real." Which, in truth, she isn't, at least not in certain areas: She readily admits to having had multiple cosmetic surgeries over the years, "to fix whatever's saggin', baggin' or draggin'."