Harrison Ford may have played a role in the creative direction of Something Beautiful. In a new interview for The Zane Lowe Showon Apple Music 1, Miley Cyrus shared that the iconic actor made a suggestion about her film, which she ended up following.
Cyrus explained that the pair of stars (who have known each other by “just growing up in Disney and [being] in the same circles”) were catching up on their respective projects when Cyrus decided to show him a PDF about her vision.
“I show him my idea of Somewhere Beautiful, which is performing in all the forests and at the pyramids and all these things. He goes, ‘You really want to go and set up in a forest and do what?’ He’s like, ‘You going to bring a crew? You got to…’ He’s like, ‘Looks expensive,’” Cyrus told Lowe of the conversation.
The pop star shared that the conversation led her to make changes to the music film, which she hopes will be a replacement for touring Something Beautiful.
“I came back to the trailer, I was like, ‘Guys, we’re not performing in the forest anymore. Harrison Ford made a lot of sense,’” Cyrus said. “That’s why I want to create this film, the film is my way of touring.”
She added: “That’s why I’m putting it into theaters, because it’s something you can watch night after night after night and you get to discover and you get to feel like you’re a part of a performance but I don’t have to tax myself in that way.”
During the interview, Cyrus explained that she was laying off touring due to the strain it puts on her body and vocal cords, especially after being diagnosed with Reinke’s Edema, a condition caused by vocal cord overuse. She added that she would not undergo surgery, as “the chance of waking up from a surgery and not sounding like myself is a probability.”
“I have this very large polyp on my vocal cord, which has given me a lot of the tone and the texture that has made me who I am, but it’s extremely difficult to perform with because it’s like running a marathon with ankle weights on,” Cyrus said. “So even when I’m talking sometimes, at the end of the day I’ll call my mom and she’ll go, ‘Oh, you sound like you’re talking through a radio.’ And that’s how you know I’m really tired because it creates that ultimate vocal fry.”
Cyrus unveiled the track list for her album Something Beautiful earlier this week. It’ll feature 12 songs, including collaborations with Naomi Campbelland rock starBrittany Howard. Cyrus is set to releasethe LP on May 30, followed by its short film premiering on June 6 at the Tribeca Film Festival before it hits theaters nationwide on June 12. Asynopsis of the project describes it as “a unique visual experience… including 13 original songs from the upcoming album. A one-of-a-kind pop opera from the mind of Miley Cyrus.”