Dolly Parton, 76, reveals she starts her day at 3 A.M. saying she doesn’t require much sleep: ‘It’s kind of a Parton family trait’

Dolly Parton has revealed one of the secrets to her longtime success, confirming that she starts her day at 3 AM.

The 76-year-old musician and businesswoman was promoting her new line of Southern deserts with Duncan Hines in a new interview with Insider.

She not only revealed that her work day starts at 3 AM, but she also insists that’s when she does some of her best work.

‘I don’t need a whole lot of sleep. I go to bed pretty early, but even if I’ve been up late — it’s just kind of like a little clock inside of me that says “It’s 3 o’clock!”‘ she said.

‘I do some of my best work there, but I get enough sleep. I don’t require as much sleep as a lot of other people do, that’s kind of a Parton family trait,’ she added.

The country music legend added that her early rising traits were passed down from her father, Robert Lee Parton.

‘I’m like my daddy. He was always up early, even if he had to go to bed late,’ Parton clarified.

The singer added she doesn’t have any particular skin care tips or tricks, adding, ‘I don’t do any big rituals with my skin or anything, and I don’t think you have to pay a ton of money to have good products.’

‘Most of the products that cost less are just as good, and sometimes better than the ones that cost a fortune,’ she continued.

She did admit that perhaps one of her secrets to her luminous skin is due to the fact that she never went sunbathing when she was younger.

‘I never got out in the sun. I don’t have a lot of the same problems that women my age do ’cause I never baked myself in the sun,’ she said.

‘I would’ve if I’d been able to tan but I couldn’t, so now I’m glad!’ she added.

Even at 76, Parton is still keeping quite busy, as it was recently announced she will guest star in the final season of Netflix’s Grace and Frankie.

It was also revealed in March that she will star in an adaptation of Run, Rose, Run for Reese Witherspoon’s Hello Sunshine production company.

She also recently performed at the SXSW festival in Austin, Texas last month.