Billy Ray Cyrus 'fame can be dangerous'

Billy Ray Cyrus admits “fame can be dangerous”.

The singer whose daughter is teen superstar Miley Cyrus has opened up to Parade magazine in a new interview.

“I try to focus on the positive,” says Cyrus, who called off his divorce from wife Tish in March. “I think it’s important to stay focused on where you wanna go… And there will be a lot of distractions out there. That’s why it’s all the more important to stay focused on what you believe in.

“I’ll lean back to a couple buddies of mine, one being Waylon Jennings, the other being Johnny Cash, the other being Carl Perkins, all three of those great men said the same thing to me: ‘Cyrus, keep it real. Be who you are and do what you do because you love it.’ I’ve followed that example of keeping it real. Nothing else in this business is worth it. Don’t be chasing fads or trying to necessarily be the guy that’s trying to fit in with everybody else. Be who you are and be an original.”

Billy then revealed his wish for Miley as she continues to grow her career.

“My wish for her is to be happy,” he said.

“To love what she’s doing. We’ve always had a slogan in our family: ‘If you ain’t happy, it ain’t working.’ You need to love what you’re doing. As long as she’s happy and loving making music and I know she loves acting that’s all that matters. I pray the same for Miley as I pray for my other kids that they live their life with purpose knowing that it’s about giving back and finding out what you can do in this world to hopefully make it a better place.”