Eminem shares touching letter he received from Dolly Parton: “Thank you for the kind words”

Eminem has shared the touching letter he once received from Dolly Parton , while thanking the late icon for her “kind words”.

The rapper (real name Marshall Mathers) paid tribute to the country icon on social media, following her death, aged 80, yesterday (Tuesday August 25).

READ MORE: Dolly Parton, 1946-2026: the Queen of Country was a unifying force in a divided world He attached the letter Parton had sent him after he was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame in 2022 , with Parton being inducted that same year.

“I’m sorry we never got a chance to meet, but getting this note from Dolly really had an impact on me.

She definitely didn’t have to take the time to do it,” Mathers wrote in the caption.

“Even for a kid who mostly listened to rap music, she was an icon.

A superstar in every sense.

Rest easy Dolly.

And thank you for the kind words.” Parton’s letter to Eminem read: “Marshall (Eminem), Congratulations on your induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.

Your performance was amazing and everybody said so.

Even though I don’t know a lot about rap music, I’ve come to know that you are the very best at it.

“Aside from that 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.

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 but maybe someday we’ll meet.

It continued: “In the meantime, keep doing what you’re doing because you do it so well and no matter how complex your world may be just know you are very special and touch people in ways you don’t even know.