Holograms and AI have brought several iconic musicians back from the dead, but Dolly Parton doesn’t intend to become one of them. The country legend recently addressed the idea of becoming a hologram after she dies and she took a firm stance against this high-tech concept.
In an interview with The Independent, Parton jokingly said that “everything” about her, including “any intelligence” was artificial anyway, adding that there are ways to keep her here without turning to high-tech innovations.
“I think I’ve left a great body of work behind. I have to decide how much of that high-tech stuff I want to be involved [with] because I don’t want to leave my soul here on this earth. I think with some of this stuff I’ll be grounded here forever,” she told The Independent.
Even without Parton’s contribution, the music industry is not suffering from the shortage of holograms of beloved musicians. Whitney Houston became a hologram during the posthumous concert tour called An Evening with Whitney: The Whitney Houston Hologram Tour, while ABBA just recently hopped on this trend with a residency concert in London called ABBA: Voyage.
Parton is too busy these days to think about becoming a hologram anyway. She’s gearing up for the release of her first rock and roll album Rockstar, which will feature collaborations with Sting, Miley Cyrus, Joan Jett, Elton John, Steven Tyler, Kid Rock, and many more.
