Billy Ray Cyrus explains Trump’s inaugural ball performance that worried fans

While Billy Ray Cyrus’ performance at the Liberty Ball on Monday sparked concern among fans, the veteran musician says the mishap is just part of “rock ‘n’ roll.”

On Monday, the 63-year-old took to the stage to sing hits like “Old Town Road” and “Achy Breaky Heart” to celebrate President Donald Trump’s inauguration, but Cyrus experienced some technical difficulties along the way.

“Check? Is anyone awake?” Cyrus, whose guitar seemed disjointed after a shaky performance by Lil Nas X sang, asked. “You guys want me to sing more or do you want me to just get off the stage?”

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Billy Ray Cyrus sparked concern among fans after a shaky performance at the Liberty Ball on Monday. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

When a backstage assistant came to help, Cyrus said, “In life, when you have technical difficulties, you just have to keep going, or as President Trump would say, ‘You have to fight.'”

When the issue was not resolved, Cyrus decided to sing “Achy Breaky Heart” a cappella while snapping her fingers and trying to engage with the crowd.

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People were quick to voice their opinions about the moment on social media, with one X user describing it as “possibly the creepiest minutes in entertainment history,” and someone else feels it “a crime.”

Cyrus said he experienced technical difficulties during his set celebrating President Donald Trump’s inauguration. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

In a statement to People magazine on Tuesday, Cyrus said: “I would not have missed the honor of playing this event whether my microphone, guitar and monitors were working or not. I was there because President Donald J. Trump invited me. I had a prom at the Liberty Ball last night, and I’ve learned through all these years, when the producer says, ‘You’re on,’ you have to entertain the people, even if the equipment goes to hell, I was there for the people, and we had a blast. It’s called rock n’ roll!!!”

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Carrie Underwood, who performed “America The Beautiful” at the inauguration, had her own technical difficulties. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

The mishap came just hours after Carrie Underwood experienced her own technical difficulties during her performance at Trump’s inauguration.

As she prepared to perform “America the Beautiful,” the country star made the decision to sing the song a cappella after the instrumental track was not played.

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The performance was followed by a round of applause from the audience.