Dolly Parton, Miley Cyrus’ Godmother, had some opinions about her 2023 hit single, “Used to Be Younger.”
In a latest interview with Harper’s Bazaar, Cyrus mentioned “Used to Be Younger,” and the way susceptible it’s to take heed to the music now. Whereas she’s blissful to have launched the music, she famous that Parton was a bit shocked when she first heard it. “She goes, ‘I don’t know if I like that new “Used to Be Younger” music as a result of it’s not honest that you just’re singing about not being younger while you’re younger and delightful. And right here I’m — I’m like 80 — and I’m like, That ought to have been my music!’”
Cyrus remains to be struck by the music’s openness at the moment. “I truly listened to that music yesterday, and I used to be asking myself, ‘Did I actually need to place this out?’,” Cyrus mentioned. “It was a type of issues that possibly now that I’m a bit extra personal, I might’ve stored personal, however I’m blissful to have shared it. It simply appears like a music that’s so private that it’s arduous for folks to narrate.”
All through her new interview with Harper’s Bazaar, Cyrus additionally mentioned a brand new visible album she’s engaged on titled One thing Stunning. Notably, she was impressed by Pink Floyd’s The Wall when crafting it with producer Shawn Everett and movie director Panos Cosmatos: “My thought was making The Wall, however with a greater wardrobe and extra glamorous and stuffed with popular culture,” Cyrus mentioned.
She elaborated on her new venture, calling it a “hypnotic and glamorous” idea album that makes an attempt to “medicate considerably of a sick tradition by way of music.” The follow-up to Cyrus’ final album, Countless Summer season Trip, has but to be formally introduced, however Cyrus did reveal that the file has an enormous emphasis on distinction. “The songs, whether or not they’re about destruction or heartbreak or loss of life, they’re offered in a manner that’s stunning, as a result of the nastiest instances of our life do have some extent of magnificence,” she mentioned.
Whereas Miley is tough at work on a brand new album, Dolly is busy helming her personal new initiatives. Since dropping her 2023 album Rockstar, Parton has appeared on Beyoncé’s COWBOY CARTER, lined Tom Petty’s “Southern Accents” for a dedication comp, and contributed to the Glen Campbell duets album, Glen Campbell Duets – Ghost on the Canvas Classes. Plus, she’s received a brand new digital live performance tour titled “Threads: My Songs in Symphony” within the works, and is within the midst of helming the brand new Broadway musical Good day, I’m Dolly for 2026.
Revisit our 2023 cowl story with Dolly Parton.