Dolly Parton's devastating final interview just FOUR DAYS before her death: 'I still have so many things I want to achieve'

Dolly Parton gushed about her late husband, Carl Thomas Dean, and struck an optimistic tone about her career in the devastating last interview just four days before her death.

The Queen of Country, whose death was announced Tuesday, told People last week that she still had 'so many things.'

Parton's nephew, Bryan Seaver, who also served as her head of security, announced on Tuesday that the country music icon had died at the age of 80. 

The Jolene singer had opened up about her health and the projects she was looking forward to, saying she had been dealing with some health issues that she had not paid attention to while caring for her late husband.

'It’s not like I haven’t been through hard times with my health,' she said in her final interview. 

'But I think because we live in a 24/7 world with social media, everything gets magnified in ways it wasn’t years ago. I used to joke that I was the Queen of the Tabloids, but now I guess I can say I’m the Queen of Social Media AI! Seriously, though, even though I’m still healin’, I’m still workin,'" Parton continued. 

'You know me — as I’ve often said — I’ve dreamed myself into a corner and I still have so many things I want to achieve, so I’m gonna keep on working as long as I can to see everything come to life.' 

Concerns loomed for months about Parton's health, but the pop culture icon frequently dispelled her fans' fears.  

She pulled out of multiple public appearances, including a residency in Las Vegas and the opening of a new ride, NightFlight Expedition, at her theme park, Dollywood. 

Fan videos of the event captured Parton's recorded message, in which she told attendees she was still in Nashville. 

'So my Nashville doctor has kind of clipped my wings, saying, "You ain’t traveling this week." So I guess if your doctor tells you, "You ain’t traveling this week," you ain’t traveling this week,' Parton said in the video message. 

Earlier this year, Parton told her fans that she was responding to medication, but the treatment made her feel 'a little swimmy-headed,' and she needed time to heal before getting back on stage. 

She reassured her fans that she was still hard at work on projects like her new museum, Life of Many Colors, in Nashville, her new hotel and Broadway show, Dolly: A True American Musical. 

Parton also told People in her last interview that she was excited about her partnership with Community Coffee to launch Cup of Ambition Coffee. 

'That’s a dream I’ve had for over 40 years, ever since I wrote the line about ‘cup of ambition’ in my song ‘9 to 5,'" she said. 

'But, you know, some dreams take longer to come to life than others.'