Poison frontman Bret Michaels has defended working with 17-year-old Hannah Montana star Miley Cyrus on a cover of his band’s classic ballad, Every Rose Has Its Thorn.
“It was really, really simple,” Michaels told MTV. “I think her first concert was Poison. She saw us at Nashville at the arena. It was her introduction into rock ‘n’ roll.
“She’s one of the few musicians, and I want to use that word cause she can actually play and sing,” he added. “She’s one of the few people who can pull it off and give it her own flair and make it sound good. She got in there and picked the guitar up. It was one of those nights that just worked. It was fun. It’s gotta be her taking Every Rose… and making it all hers.”
“I think it is such a rad collaboration because it shows that two artists that seem so different on the outside can come together and organically create something that we are both proud of,” said Cyrus in a post on her blog.
“Bret and I had a great time in the studio together just hanging out and making music,” she added. “It was so surreal to have him sit down with his acoustic guitar and walk me through Every Rose… and then give me the opportunity to add my own flair and edge to it.”
The collaboration will be released as a single early next year.
