Miley Cyrus

Born: November 23, 1992 in Franklin, Tennessee, USA

[on being in the spotlight] I said I was going to take a year off before I made this record. But it’s hard to take a break. It’s almost depressing when you’re not working. You’re so used to people calling your name, and that energy, and when you don’t have it anymore . . . That’s why I never complain about people wanting autographs or pictures. Because if there were a few days where no one asked, I’d probably be like, “What the fuck’s going on? Do people not like me?” I hate the paparazzi – but when they’re not sitting there waiting for you, you’re like “Who’s bigger news? Who are you trying to get a picture of?”

The thing about L.A. is it’s pretty much always nice out here. Even when it was 100 the other day, I loved it. It felt good. I worked on my album in Philly, and I would take the train to New York on the weekends, and I’d get off the train and immediately want to die. I would just hate my life. And I’m from Nashville, which is kind of similar – when it’s hot, it’s fucking miserable. But Nashville, at least it kind of rains in the summer. I don’t even remember the last time it rained out here. I always wondered how those big-ass fires start in L.A., and then I’ll throw my cigarette out the window or something, and I’m like “There it is.”