In a candid new interview with The New York Times, Miley Cyrus opens up about her life at 33, reflecting on her past, her music, and her evolving identity. Promoting her ninth studio album, Something Beautiful, Cyrus acknowledges how far she’s come since her Hannah Montana days.

One standout moment? Tattoos. “I regret like 80% of them,” she admits in a video clip, joking about her arm’s pitbull tattoo: “I love my dog, but... it’s intense having a pitbull in every photo forever.”

She also touches on family, revealing she’s reconciled with her father, Billy Ray Cyrus, and remains close to her mother, Tish Cyrus-Purcell. In fact, her song “End of the World” was inspired not by doom, but by her mom’s weeklong vacation to Italy.

Cyrus also discusses finally feeling seen after her 2023 Grammy win. “I never admitted how much it hurt not being recognized.”