Noah Cyrus may have grown up in the limelight along with her sister Miley and her father, Billy Ray; life wasn't always filled with fun and glamour, as she candidly opened up about her struggles in a recent interview.
Speaking to Rolling Stone ahead of her debut album's release, the singer said she was 18 when her ex-boyfriend introduced her to Xanax.
Initially, she considered it a way for them to bond because she wanted to "fit in" with him because she thought he was cool.
"Once I felt that it was possible to silence things out for a second and numb your pain, it was over," she said. (via Billboard)
Noah is now 22 years old and has been recovering since late 2020.
Speaking about her dark past, one of the significant things that led her to be addicted was that she was surrounded by people who could buy the drug and have access to people who sell it.
"It just kind of becomes this dark pit, bottomless pit," she described.
After releasing her EP titled "The End of Everything" in 2020, she started to hit "rock bottom" and had shocking moments like nodding off in the middle of an interview to promote her music.
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She described the situation as "emotionally not there."
Even though she didn't reveal how she got help and recovered from her addiction, Noah noted that she was surrounded by people with whom she needed help, and it took her a while to stand on her own.
The singer/songwriter also credited her upcoming album "The Hardest Part" with helping her cope with her problems because she used music to save her life.
"It was coming out in my lyrics, so, it's like, 'I'm not going to hide my truth.' I think it was evident that I was going through something the past couple years - I think my fans saw it. I think the public could see it," she added.
Speaking about her new album, Noah said she met Mookie Singerman three months into her recovery, and she helped her build every song.
Singerman previously worked with Caroline Polacheck and Genghis Tron.
Despite working in the music industry now, Noah said she always wanted to be "a normal kid" because it was hard for her to grow up in a public family.
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