"My dad says I could sing before I could talk, if that's possible. I was always humming and things like that"
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The second sentence is even smarter. “Always humming and things like that” is deliberately unglamorous, the kind of domestic detail that reads as authentic because it’s vague. She isn’t recalling a spotlight moment; she’s describing a constant background noise, a compulsion. That subtext matters for a pop figure whose public narrative has swung between Disney packaging and tabloid disruption. This is the “before all that” Miley: pre-fame, pre-reinvention, just a kid making sound.
Culturally, the quote sits in a familiar pop mythology where artistry is treated as destiny, not decision. It helps smooth over the uncomfortable truth that careers are built through access, training, and machinery. By making singing a pre-verbal instinct, Cyrus offers a simpler storyline: she didn’t choose the stage, the stage chose her. It’s a disarming way to claim legitimacy while staying likable.
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APA Style (7th ed.)
Cyrus, Miley. (2026, January 16). My dad says I could sing before I could talk, if that's possible. I was always humming and things like that. FixQuotes. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/my-dad-says-i-could-sing-before-i-could-talk-if-88961/
Chicago Style
Cyrus, Miley. "My dad says I could sing before I could talk, if that's possible. I was always humming and things like that." FixQuotes. January 16, 2026. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/my-dad-says-i-could-sing-before-i-could-talk-if-88961/.
MLA Style (9th ed.)
"My dad says I could sing before I could talk, if that's possible. I was always humming and things like that." FixQuotes, 16 Jan. 2026, https://fixquotes.com/quotes/my-dad-says-i-could-sing-before-i-could-talk-if-88961/. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.





