Miley Cyrus Birthday Q&A: Hannah Montana Star Finally Answers 5 Rare Questions, Including 80% Tattoo Regrets

Fresh off turning 33 on November 23, Miley Cyrus did something she rarely does: she sat down for a quick five-question chat with the New York Times and actually answered like a human being, not a press release. It was short, funny, and surprisingly revealing — tattoos, fashion, public perception, and what she is building next.

The standouts from Miley's quick-hit Q&A

• The 'oops' she still thinks about: her ink. She joked that about 80% of her tattoos could probably go. She loves her pets, but living with a cat tattoo and a pit bull in every photo forever feels a little intense. She does not hate them enough to laser them off, though.
• Biggest misconception: people think she is 'wild.' She says in reality she is very neat and tidy. Given the 2010s backlash — remember the Robin Thicke VMA performance era and her very public talk about drugs — this is her saying the headline version of Miley is not the full person.
• Best age: right now. Zero complaints, and yes, she cited a good hair day and great people in her life as reasons. Classic Miley answer: simple, present-tense, not tortured.
• First big purchase she ever made: a perforated black leather Alaia belt. She still has it and is openly sentimental about Alaia.
• Favorite outfit she has ever worn: the look from her 'Something Beautiful' album cover — a 1997 Thierry Mugler couture piece. She also pointed to it showing up in 'More to Lose' visuals. Fashion-head flex, earned.
• One last tattoo note: she quipped that people keep trying to license one of her tattoos because it uses the Michael Jackson font. That is a very specific problem to have.

'...that I still think about is, like, 80 percent of my tattoos. I do not regret them enough to laser them, but some of them... there are just a few I could do without.'

Where she is at now

Miley is not coasting. She is writing and recording new music in 2025, staying busy after a monster run last year when 'Flowers' won two Grammys: Record of the Year and Best Pop Solo Performance. Her latest album, 'Something Beautiful,' landed earlier in 2025, and she already has another one lined up — in June 2025 she said the 12-track lineup for the new record (fans keep calling it 'MC10') is done.

On the TV side, she is involved in a revival of the series that launched her, 'Hannah Montana' — and she is reportedly the one pushing it forward. If that actually comes together the way it sounds, expect it to be a major nostalgia play with current-Miley firepower.

All told, the interview reads like a quick vibe check from someone who has been famous long enough to stop over-explaining herself. Tattoos she half-regrets, a Mugler grail on the album cover, Grammys in the rearview, more music on deck, and maybe even a return to the wig that started it all. Present-moment Miley really does sound like the best-age version of Miley — good hair day energy included.