"There are so many people that have come up to me during our shows and tell me: "The hour that we are watching your show is the hour that my kids are happiest and are smiling, they are laughing," and that is what I long to do"
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The subtext is a quiet rebuttal to the moral panic that has long followed her career, from Disney innocence to scandalized adulthood. Parents aren’t scolding her here; they’re thanking her. She positions herself as a safe conduit for joy, even if her brand has often been coded as transgressive. The quote also hints at the emotional economy of live shows: fans don’t just buy songs, they buy a controlled environment where family dynamics can reset. Cyrus is moved not by praise of her talent but by evidence of impact, which conveniently recasts fame as service.
Context matters: Cyrus came of age under surveillance, with her image endlessly litigated. Longing “to do” this - to reliably deliver happiness - reads like a bid for moral clarity amid the noise. Not redemption exactly, but a redefinition of what success is: being the person who gives strangers a better hour than they were having before.
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| Topic | Happiness |
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APA Style (7th ed.)
Cyrus, Miley. (2026, January 15). There are so many people that have come up to me during our shows and tell me: "The hour that we are watching your show is the hour that my kids are happiest and are smiling, they are laughing," and that is what I long to do. FixQuotes. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/there-are-so-many-people-that-have-come-up-to-me-149150/
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Cyrus, Miley. "There are so many people that have come up to me during our shows and tell me: "The hour that we are watching your show is the hour that my kids are happiest and are smiling, they are laughing," and that is what I long to do." FixQuotes. January 15, 2026. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/there-are-so-many-people-that-have-come-up-to-me-149150/.
MLA Style (9th ed.)
"There are so many people that have come up to me during our shows and tell me: "The hour that we are watching your show is the hour that my kids are happiest and are smiling, they are laughing," and that is what I long to do." FixQuotes, 15 Jan. 2026, https://fixquotes.com/quotes/there-are-so-many-people-that-have-come-up-to-me-149150/. Accessed 7 Feb. 2026.





