Billy Ray Cyrus says 'you just had to be there' after trainwreck outing at Trump inaugural ball
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Billy Ray Cyrus said he was not bothered while his outing was plagued by tech mishaps at the Liberty Ball Monday, as he improvised and sang a capella in an effort to salvage the doomed set. 'This was the most fun part of the Liberty Ball!' the country singer-songwriter, 62, said on Instagram post Wednesday.
![[Cyrus said that adapting on the fly made for the 'most fun part' of the event]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/23/01/94415805-14315481-Cyrus_said_that_adapting_on_the_fly_made_for_the_most_fun_part_o-a-252_1737594357906.jpg)
Cyrus' post was accompanied by a clip of the gravelly-voiced singer performing his trademark hit, 1992's Achy Breaky Heart, without any backing musicians at the Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C. Cyrus created a social media stir with the performance, which appeared to be plagued with technical difficulties (which also impacted performer Carrie Underwood Monday).
![[The singer first addressed the outing in a post on the social media site Tuesday]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/23/01/94417199-14315481-The_singer_first_addressed_the_outing_in_a_post_on_the_social_me-a-255_1737596713586.jpg)
The Flatwoods, Kentucky native said that 'if you didn’t see it… you just had to be there' of his outing in honor of President Donald Trump's inauguration. He ended his post with a lyric from his early 90s breakout hit, saying, 'I just don’t think you understand.'.
![[Cyrus' post was accompanied by a clip of the gravelly-voiced singer performing his trademark hit, 1992's Achy Breaky Heart, without any backing musicians at the Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C.]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/23/01/94415803-14315481-image-a-251_1737594342244.jpg)
Billy Ray Cyrus, 62, said he was not bothered during his tech-plagued outing at the Liberty Ball Monday, as he improvised and sang a capella in an effort to salvage the doomed set. Cyrus said that adapting on the fly made for the 'most fun part' of the event.
![[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)
He said in a post on the social media site Tuesday: 'I wouldn’t have missed the honor of playing this event whether my microphone, guitar and monitors worked or not. '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)
