Her Dad seems to condone what she is doing, although it's a fairly nonsensical explanation, especially when he compares her to Waylon Jennings, Carl Perkins and Johnny Cash.
The take away in the muddled response is that this is very calculated and that it's Miley who is directing it.
(I actually stopped listening to most of the interview because, right off the bat, Arsenio discussed "One Hit Wonder" status, that Billy Ray has had 'many'
hits 'including' Achy Breaky Heart....
The amusing thing is they never, the entire interview, listed any of his other 'hits'....)
although Billy Ray did perform this craptastic song with Fred Durst, who?, (an almost 'one hit wonder' with the 'band' Limp Bizkit - had some other songs with fair success and did fairly well but also quickly disappeared into "remember this guy?" abyss)
After which, did Billy Ray perform any of his other 'hits'? Nope, instead he performed... you guessed it....
Funny thing is, I just expressed, on Twitter, that Billy Ray is definitely partly to blame for this, that he influenced/enabled Miley into this and rode on her coat tails (He also 'starred' in Hannah Montana)....that he did it because he couldn't stand being known as a one hit wonder, for the one song....
next thing, I know Arsenio is discussing it (One Hit Wonder Status) with him...
Worse than a stage parent... He should know better how to protect his child, but I guess reclaiming fame is worth pimping his daughter out ...
I know there are those whose opinion is, maybe this IS what Miley has wanted all along, that she is the ultimate driver of this truck...
She got into the business very, very young, unlikely she was in any way capable of making an informed decision.... any opinion she had at that stage was given to/for her
What price fame for the (too) young?? We shall see...
(Or have seen countless times, dating back to Judy Garland)
