Carly Pearce Says Performing a Dolly Parton Tribute is a 'Full-Circle Moment'

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00:00Hey, Us Weekly, we're here with the Carly Pearce.

00:03Girlfriend, you were inducted and honored by Dolly Parton to be a part of the Grand Ole Opry.

00:08I know.

00:09Four years ago, right?

00:10Yeah, four years ago. It's wild. I used to sing at Dollywood when I was a teenager.

00:16I quit high school so that I could work there. So this is like the most full circle

00:20thing to be a part of for me.

00:21I mean, what was that like getting a call from Dolly Parton? Like, what was that like?

00:27To be inducted? She surprised me. I was on a video shoot and she surprised me. And when

00:33she asked me, I literally dropped to the floor.

00:35Were you in immediate tears? I would have been.

00:37Crying my face off. Dying. Yes.

00:41Well, what a special moment. I mean, and you're performing tonight.

00:44I am.

00:45Like doing a tribute to her.

00:47I am.

00:47So tell us about that. Like, what has that process been like? Did you guys work on that

00:50together? Like, does she know about it?

00:53I'm sure that she knows, but I'm singing my favorite Dolly song,

00:58Jolene, but I'm kind of doing my own spin on it. And yeah, it's going to be fun.

01:03That's so exciting. And you're on your U.S. leg of your tour right now.

01:06I leave tonight and I start tomorrow.

01:08She leaves tonight, guys, and she's at the Grand Ole Opry.

01:11Absolutely.

01:12So you're leaving right after this to go and start.

01:14Literally get on my bus and here we pick up my band on the side of the road and we go.

01:19Okay, where are you going first?

01:21We go to Minnesota tomorrow and then Milwaukee and Iowa City.

01:26Okay. And so what is what is the main focus of this tour?

01:30Storytelling is the big part of my shows and telling just my journey. And I think the visuals

01:36of this album are really special. And so we kind of brought that to life. It's a very beautiful

01:40set. Just the aesthetic is really nice.

01:42I cannot wait to see it. And another question I had for you, you've been very

01:46open about your pericarditis. And what advice do you have to young women who may be struggling

01:52with similar or other health complications? What's your advice for them?

01:57Know your body. Be your biggest advocate. If your body's telling you something,

02:00listen and go get it checked.

02:01I love that advice. It's so important.