Billy Ray Cyrus just recalled a wise exchange he had with Johnny Cash quite a while ago.
On Friday, June 15, the 66-year-old artist took to his official Instagram account to share an image of a letter he received from none other than Johnny Cash.
Its publication comes shortly after the Old town road The singer filed for divorce from his wife, Firerose.
As he reflected on the note sent to him in June 1992, he wrote a hopeful caption underneath, to which his daughter, Noah Cyrus, responded, “coolest dad ever.”
“I promised myself not to look back and only look forward,” Cyrus' caption began.
He continued: “Derrek made this amazing image from @johnnycash's letter and it reminded me… 'Cyrus' said… you're not looking back. You're in the present.”
“On June 12, 1992, Cash wrote 'I'm on your side.' “That's present tense,” concluded Billy Ray Cyrus.
Although the letter, which he received a few months after releasing his successful song, Painful broken heartHe claimed that Cash saw Elvis Presley receive “the same kind of criticism that you're getting now.”
