“I Was the First Person Ever Canceled!” – Miley Cyrus Gets Raw About Fame, Family, and Finding Herself

Los Angeles, California – October 7, 2025

When Miley Cyrus sits down for a chat, she doesn’t just talk, she drops truth bombs. The pop provocateur who gave us Wrecking Ball and Flowers got candid with CBS News Sunday Morning about the highs, heartbreaks, and healing that shaped her world.

“You’re Nothing Like I Thought You’d Be”

Asked what it’s like living life under a microscope, Miley was real with her response.
“I love my life,” she said. “I haven’t made a list of many things that are negative about it. But one thing I don’t love is when people meet me and say, ‘Wow, you’re so cool, you’re nothing like I thought you’d be.’ That’s a tough one.”

Turns out, being Miley Cyrus means constantly proving you’re more than the headlines.

Born to Shine: The Showbiz Dynasty

Fame didn’t just find Miley, she was born into it. With her mom, Tish Cyrus, producing behind the scenes, her dad, Billy Ray Cyrus, strumming up Achy Breaky Heart, and her godmother being none other than Dolly Parton, Miley grew up in the glitter lane.

“I’ve sounded like this since I was little,” she says of her famously raspy voice. “My dad used to have all the country singers over, and George Jones would joke that I had smoked a cigarette and been up all night, even though I was four years old.”

Rockstar energy since preschool? Check.

Hannah Montana: “She Did It Faster and Better”

Before the tongue-wagging performances and award-stage anthems, there was Hannah Montana, the teen pop dream that launched Miley into superstardom at just 13.

“I love her,” Miley says, eyes softening. “She’s everything. I would have nothing without her. Maybe I could’ve figured it out on my own, maybe not, but she did it faster, better, and set me up for the life I have now. Love her. Gratitude. All of that.”

It’s rare humility from someone who once burned down the Disney image to rebuild her own, and did it spectacularly.

“I Was the First Person Ever Canceled”

The year was 2013. Miley hit the MTV stage and the world lost its mind. Her twerking, tongue-out performance with Robin Thicke became pop culture legend, and controversy gold.

“I was the first person to maybe ever be canceled,” she laughs. “I didn’t know until I was older how brutal it really was. It was challenging for other people, but for me? It was a good time. It looked fun, and it was fun.”

That’s Miley for you, taking chaos and turning it into confidence.

Sober and Unstoppable

These days, she’s traded late-night chaos for clear-headed creativity.
“I like showing up one hundred percent, one hundred percent of the time,” she says. “When you’re juggling drinking or substances, you’re always trying to get yourself ready. Now I’m just always ready.”

The rebel has become her own anchor, and she’s never sounded more in control.

Flowers for Dad

Her Grammy-winning anthem Flowers wasn’t just a breakup empowerment hit, it was a peace offering to her father, Billy Ray Cyrus. The two had grown distant after her parents’ 2022 divorce.

“My father cried,” Miley revealed. “You don’t get to see your dad cry a lot. But me and my dad, we’ve always communicated better through music. We’re at peace now.”

Behind the rockstar armor, she’s still the Tennessee girl who just wants harmony at home.

“I Like Who I Am”

“I think the authentic joy of doing what I wanna do has always eclipsed the negatives,” Miley says, smiling. “I feel really good. I like who I am. I like what I’m doing with my life. And honestly, if I wasn’t me, I’d still wanna be part of what I’m doing, ’cause it’s cool.”

And there it is, the glow-up of the decade. Miley Cyrus, the unapologetic rebel, the survivor, the artist who went from chaos to calm and came out glittering.

From Nashville to Nirvana

She’s been Hannah, she’s been hated, she’s been hailed. But today, Miley Cyrus is simply and powerfully, herself.