Dolly Parton doesn't use hotels when she's on tour as her luxury bus "has everything"

Speaking on UK TV show 'This Morning', Dolly - who is currently on her 'Pure & Simple Tour' in support of her 43rd studio album of the same name - explained: "I live on my tour bus. Well it's great, it's got everything. There's a place for all my show wigs of course. On the other side I've got room for my show clothes, and I have my kitchen. It is a home. I don't like moving, I never stay in a hotel."

The country singer went on to explain that keeping your tour bus as your base is a really practical option when touring.

She said: "We just pull right up to the stage door pull on up and do our show get back on and I go to bed. And roll over to the next show."

Despite her glamorous appearance Dolly is evidently full of practical solutions when she's out of reach of her creature comforts - even when it comes to writing songs.

When she was asked how she copes if a song comes to her and she's without her guitar, Dolly explained: "I just get on these fingernails of mine. You gotta have acrylic nails."

The 70-year-old music legend - who this year celebrated her 50th wedding anniversary to husband Carl Dean - even used the unusual technique to pen one of her most famous ever songs.

She added: "That's how I wrote '9 to 5' too you know. Now I got a glaze on here that's keeping the sound down, but these are great instruments."