Dolly Parton Says Taylor Swift Is ‘Magnificent’ Following Damon Albarn Feud: ‘She Knows Who She Is’

Dolly Parton knows the value of writing a good song — and also standing up for yourself.

That’s why, in a recent interview with HollywoodLife, the country music icon praised Taylor Swift, who responded earlier this week to a Los Angeles Times interview with Damon Albarn, in which the Blur singer claimed that Swift “doesn’t write her own songs.”

“@DamonAlbarn I was such a big fan of yours until I saw this,” the “Willow” singer tweeted. “I write ALL of my own songs. Your hot take is completely false and SO damaging. You don’t have to like my songs but it’s really f—ed up to try and discredit my writing. WOW.”

“I don’t care what other people say about my songs,” Dolly told the publication. “But with Taylor, she’s a great writer — with or without anybody.” She added that “when you co-write a song, you work just as hard. Sometimes you work harder with a co-writer because you want to be sure to do your part.”