MICHAELS & CYRUS SHUT DOWN CENTRAL PARK WITH FREE SHOW
MILEY CYRUS and BRET MICHAELS shut down New York City’s Central Park on F riday morning (18Jun10) when hundreds of fans turned out to watch the pai r play a free concert.
The recovering Poison frontman rocked the crowd with Cyrus, teaming up for a new rendition of his band’s hit Every Rose Has Its Thorn during a l ive performance on U.S. TV show Good Morning America.
The performance was part of Michaels’ rock comeback after suffering a s eries of health crises, including a near-fatal brain haemorrhage in April (10).
Explaining her decision to cover the song, Cyrus, 17, said: "My first c oncert was Poison. (Every Rose Has Its Thorn) is my mum’s favourite song.
I did this song mostly for my mum." Michaels used the opportunity to praise the teen, insisting he was thri lled to perform the reworked track with her, while he also stepped forwar d to defend the former Disney star, who has attracted controversy over a string of raunchy performances.
Michaels said, "She’s a great musician and she has a great soul and she can sing and she’s one of the people who will make that huge transition into being a superstar."
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