The singer still bears the marks of this controversial phase of her career, which took place in the early 2010s.
Launched in September 2013, Bangerz was much more than the fourth studio album by Miley Cyrus. For the artist, it represented an attempt to free herself from the various standards imposed on her since the beginning of her career, something that is intertwined with the character. hannah montanafrom the series of the same name.
On this record, the singer absorbs influences from hip hop and R&B. But it was in aesthetics that things really changed: miley she adopted a more provocative look and broke with the “good girl” aesthetic that marked the previous stage of her career. Your nudity in the video “Wrecking ball” and the controversial performance at the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards (VMA) were signs that she was trying to establish another image.
A decade later, Cyrus has a strong opinion of this period. In an interview with UK Vogue, the pop artist said that the era Bangerz aimed precisely at distancing himself from the reputation he had gained as a teen idol.
“I was drawing attention to myself, because I was separating myself from a character that I had played. Anyone, when they’re 20 or 21, wants to prove themselves: ‘I’m not my parents, I’m who I am’.”
Despite that, now 30 years old, miley understands that the pressure around her at that time was quite strong. And she guarantees that she would never do to other young people what was done to her, as she was traumatized by everything she experienced at this stage of her life and career.
“I’ve carried some guilt and shame around for years because of how much controversy and upset I’ve actually caused. Now that I’m an adult, I realize how harshly I was judged. I was judged harshly as a young woman by adults and now, as an adult, I realize that I would never judge a young woman harshly.”
Miley Cyrus marked by the Bangerz era
The age Bangerzin fact, left deep marks on Miley Cyrus. One of the consequences of this period is that, after that, the singer no longer embarked on long tours.
A Bangerz Tour, held throughout 2014, featured 78 presentations over a period of eight months. This rhythm was never repeated again. To give you an idea: since the last visit to South America, with the right to a presentation at the Lollapalooza Brazilin March last year, Cyrus he took to a stage in front of the public only twice, once at the Corona Capital festival, in Mexico, in November, and the other at his New Year’s Eve event, obviously on the last day of 2022.
In this same interview with UK Vogue, Cyrus revealed that he does not intend to tour anymore. She even joked that the nearly nine-year break since her last long tour actually feels like “one minute.”
“After the last show [em grande arena em uma turnê] I did [em 2014], I kind of looked at it more as a questioning. And I can’t. Not just ‘I can’t’ because in that case I’m talking about ability, but it’s my wish. Do I want to live my life for the pleasure or fulfillment of someone other than my own?”
Source: Rollingstone
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