Billy Ray Cyrus is back with a catchy new single, “Change
My Mind.” Yet, some things truly never change. Twenty years after his breakthrough album, Some Gave All, Cyrus
says he still approaches music the same way.
“I’m a hillbilly lyricist perhaps,” Cyrus says. “I’ll never paint the
Mona Lisa, but I don’t have any desire to. My thoughts and the way I write — it is simple and straightforward. And the music
that comes with the songs — they are usually something straight down the pipe, representing something between my bluegrass,
country and Southern rock roots.”
During a visit to CMT, Cyrus chatted about infusing his new album (Change My Mind)
with gospel and bluegrass influences, performing at Fan Fair in the 1990s and clearly knowing his role onstage. (No, he’s
not just a dancer.)
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