There are good things and not so good things that come with having a father who’s been to stardom and whose name is already etched on the face of music history. One of the good things is that it is easier to follow the father’s footsteps; it’s like having the road that leads to stardom already laid out for you, all you need to do is follow it. Becoming a star is easier when one’s parent has been one. The downside is that it is not that easy to build a name of your own. We’ve seen many artists who’ve lived under the shadow of their fathers’ names all their lives. Miley Cyrus, the daughter of Billy Ray Cyrus, knows this. That is why she wants to get out of the box, do it her way, and build a name for herself. For starters, she won’t be doing a cover of the song that made her father a star– Achy Breaky Heart.
“I think both me and my dad have both heard that song enough,” Cyrus told MTV News. “He’s the one and only. I don’t want anyone to ever to cut it, really, because he’s the one and only guy that could do it, I think. I don’t want anyone to ever cut it, really, because he’s the one and only guy that could do it, I think.”"
But this does not mean that Miley Cyrus won’t be doing any covers. Her father enjoys listening to her cover version of Rolling Stones’ “Honky Tonk Woman”. She has also recorded a version of John Lennon’s “Imagine” as a duet with her Hannah Montana co-star Emily Osment.
Miley Cyrus seems to be poised for stardom. The movie she stars in, Walt Disney’s Hannah Montana: The Movie, opened with $34 million in ticket sales. This is another number one box office debut for her, following her first-place premiere last year with her 3-D concert film. Now, this girl really is building a name for herself.
