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Taylor Swift is paying tribute to one of the most legendary artists in country music: Dolly Parton.<\/p>\n

Read more Dolly Parton\u2019s cause of death revealed as it\u2019s confirmed she was secretly battling cancer<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cA world without Dolly doesn\u2019t feel possible, real, or right,\u201d Swift told Page Six in a statement following Parton\u2019s death Tuesday at the age of 80. \u201cBut 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.\u201d<\/p>\n

The \u201cCruel Summer\u201d singer called Parton \u201ctruly the gift that kept on giving.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cDolly 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,\u201d Swift continued. \u201cShe managed to give the world the ultimate mystery and fantasy in some corners of her life, but to give full transparency in the ways that counted.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Swift went on to praise the \u201cJolene\u201d singer for being \u201ctrue grace and true grit, all in one dazzling person,\u201d noting that \u201cshe possessed the softest heart when it came to the struggles of others, and a backbone of steel to defend her own self worth as an artist.\u201d<\/p>\n

Read more Dolly Parton: An American great and a great American<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cAlong with her other fans, I am so grateful for all of it,\u201d she added. \u201cFor the melodies and lyrics she wrote that thawed even the coldest hearts. For the millions of books she provided children all over the world so that they might fall in love with stories the way she did. For the tightropes she walked so that young girls like me could grow up dreaming of joining the circus too.<\/p>\n

Swift concluded her statement, saying, \u201cDolly, I\u2019ll think of you each step of the way.\u201d<\/p>\n

Read more Dolly Parton dead live updates: Reba, Julia Roberts and more honor Dolly Parton\u2019s legacy: \u2018She\u2019s gonna have a blast in heaven\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n

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