PARTON AGAINST STATUE OF HERSELF AT TENNESSEE CAPITOL

It was something that Democrats and Republicans in Nashville could agree on: a statue of country music legend Dolly Parton on the grounds of the state Capitol.

The only problem? It doesn’t have Parton’s vote.

The singer released a statement Thursday asking the Tennessee General Assembly to pull a bill that would have started the process for commissioning a statue of her.

“Given all that is going on in the world, I don’t think putting me on a pedestal is appropriate at this time,” Parton said in the statement, which was posted on Twitter and Instagram.

Democratic Rep. John Mark Windle introduced the bill last month that aims to honor Parton “for all that she has contributed to this state.”

In her statement, Parton, 75, left the option open for a statue to be erected in the future, writing, “I hope, though, that somewhere down the road several years from now or perhaps after I’m gone if you still feel I deserve it, then I’m certain I will stand proud in our great state Capitol as a grateful Tennessean.”

The singer was being considered for her role in country music history, her philanthropy and her strong Tennessee roots. (She was born in Sevierville, Tenn., or as she likes to say, “the foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains.”)

TERRY WYATT GETTY IMAGES FILE Aside from her music, Dolly Parton is known for her philanthropy.