Miley Cyrus has revealed that Harrison Ford talked her out of “performing in the forest” to promote her new album ‘Something Beautiful’.
The pop star is due to release her ninth studio record next Friday (May 30) via Columbia, following on from 2023’s ‘Endless Summer Vacation’. She has already shared the singles ‘Prelude’, ‘End Of The World’ and ‘More To Lose’, as well as the title track.
During a new interview with Zane Lowe on Apple Music 1, Cyrus recalled talking to acting legend Ford about her idea to showcase the LP live in unique locations.
“I’ve known Harrison Ford for quite a while, just growing up in Disney and being in the same circles,” she explained. “And he goes, ‘So what are you up to? Are you in the studio making an album, or what are you doing?’ I said, ‘Well, I have an idea’. I said, ‘Actually, I made something. I have a PDF on my phone I could show you’.”
Cyrus continued: “So I show him, and I show him my idea of ‘Somewhere Beautiful,’ which is performing in all the forests and at the Pyramids and all these things. He goes, ‘You really want to go and set up in a forest and do what?’ He’s like, ‘You going to bring a crew? You got to’. He’s like, ‘Looks expensive’.
“And I came back to the trailer, I was like, ‘Guys, we’re not performing in the forest anymore. Harrison Ford made a lot of sense’.”
Cyrus went on to say that this advice from the Indiana Jones star led to her creating the ‘Something Beautiful’ film, which will be screened in UK cinemas for one night only.
“That’s why I want to create this film, the film is my way of touring,” she told Lowe, having previously opened up about her struggles with being on the road.
“That’s why I’m putting it into theatres, because it’s something you can watch night after night after night,” she added. “And you get to discover and you get to feel like you’re a part of a performance, but I don’t have to tax myself in that way.”
You can watch the full interview in the video above.
Last year, both Cyrus and Ford were inducted as Disney Legends at the D23 expo. The singer became the youngest-ever person to receive the honour.
Meanwhile, Cyrus has shared the full tracklist for ‘Something Beautiful’, featuring collaborations with model Naomi Campbell, and Alabama Shakes frontwoman and soloist Brittany Howard.
Cyrus is credited as an executive producer on the LP, alongside Shawn Everett (Kacey Musgraves, Alabama Shakes). She previously suggested that the “bold” album would be inspired by Pink Floyd’s ‘The Wall’.
The accompanying “visual” film version of the upcoming record was directed by Cyrus, Jacob Bixenman and Brendan Walter.
In a four-star review of her previous album, ‘Endless Summer Vacation’, NME wrote: “It all adds up to an album that holds your full attention even if it isn’t Cyrus’s boldest or most visionary. ‘Endless Summer Vacation’ certainly feels like an accurate reflection of who she is as an artist – and a person – in 2023.”
