Miley Cyrus might be in the midst of a major career comeback, but the 33-year-old recently admitted she had some doubts about returning to the famous Hollywood Bowl for a second concert following online backlash from “clickbait” haters.
In videos recorded by audience members in attendance, Miley opened up about the reactions some critics shared online to the star’s first concert at the Hollywood Bowl, with some fans believing the singer’s heart wasn’t entirely in her performance.
“I’ve never heard that I don’t put my heart into something,” Cyrus said during the second show. “I don’t know if any of you heard that somebody was doing commentary to get clickbait on their video talking about my show on Friday night, but I’m a lot of things and we’re not even going to entertain that.”
During this past weekend’s show, Cyrus admitted that performing “does not not come as natural as it once did,” but that she was pleased with her connection to fans during her performance at the world-famous Los Angeles concert venue, saying it wasn’t at all “an experiment” as some critics might believe.
“That is absolutely not what this is,” she explained. “This is not an experiment of you. This is an experience for me. And you all make the experience possible.”
So severe was the online criticism that Cyrus said she briefly considered canceling her Sunday performance altogether. However, she ultimately decided to continue her performance at the Hollywood Bowl so that more passionate fans might be able to enjoy her performance.
“Before I came out for ‘Orbit,’ I already told myself I wasn’t going to come on stage, I was going to run away,” Cyrus said. “But never would I leave you all sitting in these seats, unfulfilled from a show. So I can take a lot, but one thing I will not stand is any question about where my heart is when I’m on the stage. I am fully present.”
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