Loretta Lynn's granddaughter honored the late country star's legacy by revealing the greatest advice she left to her before her death.
Emmy Russell recently attended the CMT Music Awards after she and Lukas Nelson scored a nomination for the CMT Performance of the Year for their "Lay Me Down" track. Cody Johnson ultimately won recognition with "'Til You Can't."
During the red carpet event, the singer spoke about Lynn and the advice she got from her.
Loretta Lynn's Greatest Advice to Granddaughter Revealed
Russell had a quick interview with Fox News Digital when she posed on the CMT Music Awards red carpet.
She told the publication about the most advice the late singer gave her: love God.
"She was such a lover of God, and I think it was more of, 'Listen to him and follow his voice,'" she went on.
Russell also spoke about how she wants everyone to remember her grandmother as an ordinary country girl who was loved by many and who became "everybody's friend." She noted that, with Lynn, nothing "fake" happened.
Aside from Russell, Lee Ann Womack previously shared the heartfelt words she also heard from Lynn, saying that the late singer made her understand she would never let a record label or anyone to talk her into going pop.
Remembering Loretta Lynn
Lynn's pieces of advice keep her legacy and memory burning a few months after her death.
On Oct. 4, the "I'm a Honky Tonk Girl" hitmaker passed away peacefully at her Hurricane Mills, Tennessee home at the age of 90. Her family did not share details about her cause of death.
She was buried three days later on her ranch beside her husband Oliver's remains.
Before her death, Lynn suffered multiple health issues, including falls and a stroke.
In 2016, she penned on her website that she was recovering at home after suffering a fall. She had to cancel the show to make a full recovery, although her injuries were not serious.
The following year, she was hospitalized after a stroke. Lynn spent weeks in a rehabilitation facility, but she assured via her Facebook page that she was doing well.
Despite the health struggles, she pushed herself back on track and even attended Alan Jackson's Country Music Hall of Fame induction.
In the years leading to her death, she suffered a broken hip, immobility of her left hand and arm, another and undisclosed illness. The series of health issues led a tabloid to falsely report that she was on her deathbed in 2019.
Her representatives clarified that she was still alive and well at that time.
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