Billy Ray Cyrus breaks silence on disastrous performance at Donald Trump inauguration
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Billy Ray Cyrus has broken his silence after being roundly mocked for his disastrous appearance at Donald Trump's inaugural ball. The veteran country singer, 62, was panned over his outing at the Liberty Ball at the Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C. hours after the inauguration.
![[The veteran country singer, 62, was panned over his outing at the Liberty Ball at the Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C. hours after the inauguration]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/21/21/94331003-0-The_veteran_country_singer_62_was_panned_over_his_outing_at_the_-m-47_1737496464362.jpg)
He was targeted by social media users over issues including the authenticity of his performance - which appeared to be plagued with technical difficulties, hours after Carrie Underwood also saw glitches impact her rendition of America The Beautiful. Now Cyrus, 63, has issued a statement addressing his own botched stage show, which included his songs Old Town Road and Achy Breaky Heart.
![[In another awkward sequence, Cyrus' silhouette was seen walking around on the stage while the music played behind him]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/21/06/94332529-14307219-In_another_awkward_sequence_Cyrus_silhouette_was_seen_walking_ar-a-38_1737440311743.jpg)
'I wouldn’t have missed the honor of playing this event whether my microphone, guitar and monitors worked or not,' he defiantly told People. 'I was there because President Donald J. Trump invited me. I had a ball at the Liberty Ball last night and I’ve learned through all these years when the producer says: "You’re on," you go entertain the folks even if the equipment goes to hell.'.
![[After a technician fixed Cyrus' guitar, he said, 'When you have technical difficulties you got to just keep going - or as President Trump would say, you got to fight!']](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/21/03/94332571-14307219-image-a-95_1737431846259.jpg)
Billy Ray Cyrus has broken his silence after being roundly roasted for his disastrous appearance at Donald Trump's inaugural ball. He concluded his statement by putting a positive spin on the debacle, declaring: 'I was there for the people and we had a blast. That’s called rock n roll!!!'.
![[The nature of criticism at Cyrus for his outing Monday did not appear to be politically-driven, as supporters of the incoming president lobbed insults in his direction]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/21/03/94332567-14307219-image-a-79_1737431255471.jpg)
