Taylor Swift honors Dolly Parton’s ‘everlasting’ legacy in heartfelt tribute after country icon’s death

Taylor Swift is paying tribute to one of the most legendary artists in country music: Dolly Parton. “A world without Dolly doesn’t feel possible, real, or right,” Swift told Page Six in a statement following Parton’s death Tuesday at the age of 80. “But because of the eternally generous way she spent her time on this earth and the countless lives she changed for the better, her legacy will be an everlasting one.” The “Cruel Summer” singer called Parton “truly the gift that kept on giving.” “Dolly gave us someone to look up to while encouraging us to be who we are as individuals. Somehow she was able to give us her lessons about the world gently and honestly, simultaneously, and oftentimes hilariously,” Swift continued. “She managed to give the world the ultimate mystery and fantasy in some