"Music is what I breathe, what I love to do. It keeps me alive," Miley Cyrus once said. Her father, Billy Ray Cyrus, knew from an early age that Miley could sing (Miley Cyrus Quotes). It has an extraordinary history. One day Miley was just a normal girl and what seemed like the next day, a pop star. She was introduced to fame at an early age and now she is still growing up in front of the world. She was born Destiny Hope Cyrus because her parents believed she would achieve greatness (Miley Cyrus Biography). They had many hopes and promises for their young daughter. Miley is one of Disney's most successful girls and now she is becoming famous on her own. It's hard to have everyone watching your every move and constantly being photographed, but she deals with it because she loves what she does. Miley Cyrus led a truly unique life during both her childhood and adolescence. Miley was first affected during her childhood. She was initially influenced by her loving family. For example, Miley's father is Billy Ray Cyrus, a country singer, and a very popular song of his is "Achy Breaky Heart." She was heavily influenced by her father as she always had a musical and acting background growing up, although he was initially against her appearing in front of the camera, this pushed her towards life in the spotlight (Buckner). Furthermore, his half-brother, Trace Cyrus, was the lead guitarist of the famous band Metro Station, but has since started his own band Ashland HIGH (Trace Cyrus). This explains why Miley was eager to enter the music business. Additionally, Miley's younger sister Noah Cyrus began her acting career on her father's TV show Doc at the age of three. She has since acted and voiced in a few films, but Miley was influential... middle of paper... mentioned Buckner, Michael. "Miley Cyrus." People. nd page. Network. December 17, 2013..Cunningham, John. "Miley Cyrus." Encyclopedia Britannica. Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc. 2013.."Miley Cyrus Biography." IMDb. IMDb.com, Inc. . Network. January 13, 2014. "Miley Cyrus Dating History." WHO DATED WHOM?. Lucia Media. Network. January 12, 2014.."Miley Cyrus Quotes." Smart quotes. BookRags Media Network. Network. January 12, 2014.."Noah Cyrus." Wikipedia. 2014. “Traces of Cyrus.” Wikipedia. 2013. .