Dolly Parton opens up to PEOPLE about a “philosophy” she shares with her goddaughter Miley Cyrus — and says she loves “all the girls,” like Beyoncé, Taylor Swift and Kacey Musgraves, who are thriving outside the confines of a single genre.

Dolly Parton shares never-before-seen pictures in her new book, “Star of the Show: My Life on Stage,” which chronicles her rise as a singer and icon.