Miley Cyrus Says Dolly Parton Helped Her ‘Have a Persona & Still Be Who You Are’: ‘Dolly Was Just Always Right’
Categoria: Musica
The pop singer got vulnerable about the bond she shared with her late godmother on Apple Music's The Zane Lowe Show.
Por Billboard | 17/09/2026
Miley Cyrus has spent a lot of her life learning how to balance the person she is along with the larger-than-life persona that the world perceives. Her godmother and lifelong mentor, the late Dolly Parton , helped her understand that the two could coexist. Parton died Aug. 25 at age 80 following a brief battle with cancer, as previously reported by Billboard . Cyrus, who has long referred to the country icon as her “Aunt Dolly,” paid tribute to her godmother the following day, writing that their “most sacred moments were private” and would remain that way. She also revealed that one of their final conversations was about “music and metamorphosis.” Related Miley Cyrus Turns a Bustling City Into Her Personal Dance Floor for Grungy ‘Bass Persuades’ Video: Watch Weeks After Death, Dolly Parton Posthumously Accepts Lifetime Achievement Award in Video Message: ‘Just Know That I Will Always Love You’ Miley Cyrus Mourns Her Godmother Dolly Parton: ‘I Have an Angel by My Side’ In a new interview on Apple Music’s The Zane Lowe Show , Cyrus spoke about her relationship with Parton, whom she described as one of the people she could always turn to for advice. As Cyrus continues to navigate her career after Parton’s death, she pondered the ways her godmother influenced everything. Apparently, the late country star influenced things from performance to how Cyrus approached some of the most difficult times of her career. “Dolly has been the first person, when I get a vinyl printed, that’s the first person I send it to,” Cyrus said in the interview. “Since I’ve been making vinyls.” The tradition took on a poignant meaning with Cyrus’ upcoming album, Bass Persuades . She said that the last conversation she had with Parton was actually about the new record, and that she still plans to send Parton a copy, as she always has. “I’m going to send her a vinyl because I always do,” Cyrus said. Cyrus explained that although she and Parton could seem very different on the surface, the contrast was part of what made their relationship so meaningful. She pointed to Parton’s ability to understand the artifice surrounding being a celebrity while still maintaining a reputation for being so genuine and authentic. It resonates with Cyrus to this day, whose own career has involved moving between distinct public personas, from her years as Disney Channel’s Hannah Montana to her evolution as a pop and rock artist. “There was a time in my life … so much of my life was about persona,” Cyrus said. “And I think a way that I look at that [is], you can have a persona and still be who you are. [That’s] because I had Dolly.” Cyrus went on to describe aspects of the persona she has onstage as a form of “drag,” explaining that the person she presents herself as onstage is differ