Miley Cyrus Opens Up About Touring Hiatus and Her Commitment to Mental Wellness

With the release of her ninth album ‘Something Beautiful,’ Cyrus reveals why she’s stepping away from life on the road to protect her stability, sobriety, and personal well-being.

Miley Cyrus Says No to Touring: “I Wish I Had the Desire, But I Don’t”

Despite recently releasing her highly anticipated ninth studio album Something Beautiful, Miley Cyrus has no plans to take the new music on the road — and she’s not shy about explaining why. In a candid interview with Good Morning America aired on July 15, the Grammy-winning artist, 32, shared her personal reasons for staying off the touring circuit, emphasizing the toll it can take on her mental and emotional health.

“I do have the physical ability and I have the opportunity to tour. I wish I had the desire, but I don’t,” Cyrus said, speaking with a rare vulnerability. “There’s not an infrastructure that supports artists,” she added, referencing the intense and often unsustainable lifestyle that comes with life on the road.

She pointed to the late music icon Prince as an example, saying, “There’s artists like Prince that are not here today that lived such a high-intensity lifestyle on the road.” For Cyrus, sobriety has become a vital foundation — one she’s unwilling to compromise. “It’s really hard to maintain sobriety on the road, which is a really important pillar of stability in my life,” she admitted.

Fame, Dopamine, and Emotional Whiplash

The “Flowers” singer also opened up about the emotional rollercoaster of touring — and how it can interfere with self-worth and groundedness. “You have so many thousands of people screaming at you, so dopamine — you’re feeling a lot of love — and then you totally crash at the end of the show,” she explained. “You start thinking that one person loving you is not enough. It needs to be 10,000, it needs to be 80,000.”

These swings, she noted, are not conducive to a stable or healthy mindset — something she prioritizes deeply now in her life and career.

Looking Back and Moving Forward

Cyrus’ last major tour, the Bangerz Tour, wrapped in 2014. Since then, she has taken a more selective and intentional approach to performing live. While fans may feel disappointed at her decision not to tour Something Beautiful, they can still celebrate her achievements — including her recent announcement that she’ll be joining the 2026 class of the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

“Honored to be receiving a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame,” she shared in an emotional Instagram post. “When I first came to LA from Nashville as a little girl, my family would stay at a hotel on Hollywood Blvd, and I would go on late night walks with my dad… To now be cemented on this legendary boulevard, surrounded by the icons who inspired me, feels like a dream.”

She added, “This moment will live forever, thank you to everyone in my life who made it possible. I am grateful to share this star with you.”

Something Beautiful, Indeed

Released on May 30, Something Beautiful marks a new chapter for Cyrus, one focused more on introspection and creative freedom than performance spectacle. Accompanied by a visual album that premiered at the Tribeca Festival on June 6, the project blends sonic richness with psychedelic visuals, while keeping the focus on storytelling.

Appearing on Jimmy Kimmel Live in May, Cyrus said the visual film doesn’t follow a narrative storyline. “The music is the story. Every song is storytelling,” she explained. “Even though this has become very kind of psychedelic and over the top like everything that I do, at the end of it, really the heart of it is just the music.”

That authenticity is key to Cyrus’ artistry. “I never want to become something or someone