Miley Cyrus Makes A Shocking Confession About Past Drug Use

Miley Cyrus is opening up about one of the wildest chapters in her life, and the creative ways she kept her drug use under wraps.

The Grammy-winning singer revealed during her candid appearance on the "Every Single Album" podcast Friday that she used to lie to her accountant about where her money was going while working on her 2015 psychedelic album, "Miley Cyrus & Her Dead Petz."

Cyrus confessed that her “biggest cost” at the time wasn’t production, promotion, or wardrobe. It was drugs.

“We called them vintage clothes,” she admitted with a laugh. “And every time [my accountant] saw me, she’d be like, ‘Where’s that, like, $15,000 original John Lennon T-shirt that you bought?’ It’s like, ‘Oh, it’s upstairs.’”

To keep suspicions at bay, the "Flowers" singer said she’d claim the expensive items were being stored away for preservation. “They’re really delicate,” she’d explain. “I want to protect them.”

“So I bought a lot of vintage clothes that year,” Cyrus added playfully.

But behind the jokes lies a hard truth.

Reflecting on her past substance use, the "We Can't Stop" star admitted, “I’m so glad I survived that time in my life.”

While she doesn’t glamorize the behavior, she acknowledged her own journey with gratitude. “I would definitely not encourage anyone else to go this hard," she said. "But the fact that I got through it. I’m very glad I got to do it.”

Cyrus has long been open about her experimentation with substances. But, after years of partying, Cyrus got sober in 2017 following her reunion with then-boyfriend Liam Hemsworth. She did, however, briefly relapse during the COVID-19 pandemic, but said in 2020 that she got herself back on track within two weeks.

In addition to opening up about her past drug use, Cyrus also made a surprising confession about her days as Hannah Montana.

For years after leaving Disney Channel, she says she wasn’t allowed to perform any songs from the hit series that launched her career.

“After I left Disney, I wasn't allowed to perform any of the 'Hannah Montana' music,” she revealed. “It’s not like I wanted to. I mean, performing ‘The Best of Both Worlds’ between ‘We Can’t Stop’ and ‘Wrecking Ball’ wouldn’t have really made sense,” she said. “But it was still sad knowing those songs have my voice, my face, and I wasn’t allowed to sing them.”

That restriction has since been lifted. After being honored as a Disney Legend last year, Cyrus said she now has the green light to revisit her "Hannah Montana" catalog whenever she chooses. “It’s pretty cool,” she added.

After rising to fame on Disney Channel, Miley Cyrus made headlines for shedding her squeaky-clean image.

Her transformation sparked widespread controversy, particularly following her provocative 2013 MTV Video Music Awards performance, where she infamously twerked on Robin Thicke during "Blurred Lines."

She also faced criticism for appropriating Black culture during her "Bangerz" era, especially for using Black dancers as props in performances and music videos. She later distanced herself from hip-hop culture, which led to further backlash when she criticized its lyrical content in a 2017 interview, only to later walk back those comments.

While accepting her Disney Legend honor, she jokingly apologized to Mickey Mouse for her “malfunction” phase, saying, “I definitely wasn’t created in a lab and if I was there must’ve been a bug in the system which caused me to malfunction somewhere between the years of 2013 and ‘16. Sorry, Mickey.”

Cyrus starred in "Hannah Montana" from 2006 to 2011, playing a teenager living a double life as a regular girl by day and a global pop star by night. The series, which also starred her real-life dad, Billy Ray Cyrus, became a cultural phenomenon and helped catapult her to global fame.

In a 2020 appearance on "Carolina with Greg T" in the Morning, Cyrus expressed that she was open to returning to her role as Hannah Montana.

"You know what honestly, I try to put that wig on all the time. She's just in storage collecting dust, and I'm ready to whip her out ... The opportunity will present itself," the singer said at the time. "I definitely would like to resurrect her at some point. She needs a big makeover because she's kinda stuck in 2008, so we'll need to go shopping with Miss Montana."

Now, with hard-earned wisdom and a clearer outlook, Miley is looking back on her past with honesty, humor, and a sense of peace.