Eminem and Dolly Parton never met, but one unexpected message from the country legend stayed with him.
Following news of Parton’s death at age 80 on Tuesday, August 25, the rapper posted a screenshot on Instagram of a note she sent him after they were both inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2022.
In the message, Parton congratulated Eminem (whose real name is Marshall Mathers) on his induction and praised his performance. Despite admitting she didn’t “know a lot about rap music,” she told him she had learned he was “the very best at it.”
View this post on InstagramParton also revealed that she had always felt connected to the rapper. “I hope what I have to say will not seem weird or strange to you but I have always felt some unexplained connection to you like I know you somehow,” she penned.
She had hoped they could meet during the ceremony. That meeting, unfortunately, never happened. “I had hoped to meet you at the show but you know how nuts those things are, personally I hate ’em and I missed my chance,” she said.
“I’m sorry we never got a chance to meet, but getting this note from Dolly really had a an impact on me,” Eminem wrote in the caption alongside the screenshot. “She definitely didn’t have to take the time to do it.”
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He added that Parton’s influence reached him despite their very different musical worlds. “Even for a kid who mostly listened to rap music, she was an icon. A superstar in every sense,” he continued. “Rest easy Dolly. And thank you for the kind words.”
The two music legends were part of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame’s 2022 class, alongside Lionel Richie, Duran Duran, Carly Simon, Eurythmics, and Pat Benatar & Neil Giraldo. Eminem performed a career-spanning set during the November ceremony before being inducted by Dr. Dre.
Parton’s death was announced by her nephew on August 25. The news followed months of concern surrounding the singer’s health and came just days after she revealed she was still recovering from unspecified health issues.
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