While Billy Ray Cyrus‘ performance at the Liberty Ball on Monday has sparked concern among fans, the music veteran says the accident is just part of “rock’n’roll”.
On Monday, the 63-year-old took the stage to sing hits like “Old Town Road” and “Achy Breaky Heart” in honor of the president Donald Trump inauguration, but Cyrus experienced some technical difficulties along the way.
“Checked? Anyone awake?” Cyrus, whose guitar seemed disjointed after a shaky performance Lil Nas X song, asked. “Do you want me to sing more or do you want me to just leave the stage?”
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Billy Ray Cyrus sparked concern among fans after a shaky performance at the Liberty Ball on Monday. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
As a backstage assistant came to help, Cyrus said, “In life, when you have technical difficulties, you just have to keep going, or as President Trump would say, ‘You have to fight.’
With the issue unresolved, Cyrus decided to sing “Achy Breaky Heart” a cappella while snapping his fingers and trying to engage with the crowd.
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People were quick to voice their opinions on the moment on social media, with one X user describing it as “perhaps the scariest few minutes in entertainment history,” and the other marks it “crime”.
Cyrus said he experienced technical difficulties during his performance at President Donald Trump’s inauguration. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
In a statement to People magazine on Tuesday, Cyrus said, “I would not pass up the honor of playing at this event whether my microphone, guitar or monitors were working or not. I was there because President Donald J. Trump invited me. I had ball at the Liberty Ball last night, and I’ve learned through all these years, when a producer says, ‘You’re going to entertain the people even if the equipment goes to hell, I was there for the people, and we had a blast. That’s called rock n ‘ roll!!!”
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Carrie Underwood, who performed “America The Beautiful” at the inauguration, had her own technical difficulties. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
The accident happened just a few hours after that Carrie Underwood experienced technical difficulties of her own during her performance at Trump’s inauguration.
While preparing to perform “America the Beautiful,” the country star decided to sing the song a capella during the game after the instrumental failed to play.
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The performance was accompanied by great applause from the audience.
