Miley Cyrus thinks it's "really hard to maintain sobriety" while touring.
The 32-year-old pop star hasn’t paired an album with live shows since her Bangerz Tour back in 2014, and Miley has now revealed that she has no intention of hitting the road anytime soon.
During an appearance on Good Morning America, Miley - who quit using marijuana in 2017 - explained: "It’s really hard to maintain sobriety when you’re on the road, which is kind of a pillar of stability in my life. None of this that I create would even be possible without the way I think about things."
Miley also thinks there's an insufficient "infrastructure" for touring artists.
The pop star said: "I do have the physical ability. I have the opportunities to tour, I wish I had the desire, but I don’t. I also don’t think that there’s an infrastructure that supports artists.”
Miley acknowledged that touring has negatively impacted her mental health in the past.
The Wrecking Ball hitmaker said: "I do think it’s really hard to keep mental wellness."
In 2023, Miley admitted that touring "isn't healthy" for her.
The singer has enjoyed huge success in her music career - but Miley believes that touring "erases [her] humanity" and stifles her ability to write new songs.
The Flowers hitmaker explained in a TikTok video: "Having every day the relationship between you and other humans being subject and observer isn’t healthy for me because it erases my humanity and my connection. And without my humanity and my connection, I can’t be a songwriter, which is my priority."
Miley also reflected on the differences between herself and her dad, music star Billy Ray Cyrus.
The chart-topping singer admitted that she had financial and emotional stability during her younger years, whereas her dad was forced to struggle through the early years of his life.
Miley explained: "My dad grew up the opposite of me.
"I grew up on a soundstage, like in a house with a family who was super close and all lived under the same roof, and I grew up financially stable and emotionally stable, I think, in my relationships also. That’s something that my dad didn’t have."
