I don’t give the credit to myself as much as I do to the power of the Internet. Now they’re talking about downloading direct from the Internet, which I think encourages sales. The main thing is, it gets the music to the fans that they can’t find in the stores.

I took a couple of years off and I’ll tell you why. I had to because I was so worn out from ’92 to ’97. That was a great run we had with our records. But over the past few years we’d done a lot of charity with the Trail of Hope, we’ve delivered over a million dollars of products to the Indians, the Sioux reservations, the Choctaw and the Cherokee. I went on tour with George Jones, when he came back out with Choices, that was 24/7 right there. Nancy is his one choice! She’s wonderful, she gives him the support that he needs. It’s beautiful to go to these concerts and see them together, that’s true love."

Are you married.? "No I’m not married, I’m still trying to figure that one out." It’s your sex appeal onstage, let’s get real! "Oh, Jolene you’re making me blush! If that’s what I have then that’s what I’ve got, but I don’t realize it. When I was about 20, I used to be a star all day. Now that I’m a little older, I like to cruise along in life now and enjoy it. I like to go fishing. I like to live life the way normal people live it. But I really appreciate it, when the fans whoop and holler, whether it’s because of my music, or my act, or whatever the reason!"

You’re also a good cook! "Do you think so?" Your recipes in Jolene’s Kitchen are good. "Hey, I’m on a new diet! It’s not really a diet, it’s a way of eating. I eat according to my blood type. I’m type A. There’s 4 blood groups. Each blood type has their own particular that’s beneficial to their blood. I lost 23 lbs. in 4 weeks. I wasn’t going out exercising, I wasn’t trying to burn up extra calories, it was just changing my eating habits. I cut out a lot of things, I feel better, I have more energy, my joints feel better, my eyes cleared up, my skin got clearer. It’s the way to go for me!"

Okay, I’m O+, what should I eat? " Do you know that meat induces weight loss in O type blood. Do you like meat?

If you eat meat, like one of these high protein diets, your metabolism will kick up and you’ll burn fat. Now, type A, if you eat meat once a week you’ll gain a pound for every ounce you eat. Check out the Bloodtype diet on the Internet!"