Afterward, he strummed his guitar and whistled the song’s tune, prompting the audience to sing along.
“If you encourage me I’ll keep going,” Cyrus then told the crowd.
“They told me to kill as much time as possible so…
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Does anybody know the words of achy breaky heart?”
However, when he began to play the song, his guitar was suddenly inaudible.
Cyrus called out, “Hey is my guitar still on?
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I think they cut me off.
Is my guitar on?
I don’t hear my guitar anymore.”
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When nothing changed he continued, “Check?
I don’t hear it, do y’all hear this?
Is anyone back there?
Can somebody turn my guitar back on, we’re gonna sing a little bit more.”
Cyrus was not the first star to encounter technical difficulties that day.
After a moment of silence she said “Ill just sing it,” and performed without music.
Inspired by Underwood, Cyrus eventually decided to go without his guitar.
“I could try it like this,” the singer decided.
“After what Carrie Underwood did today… Wasn’t Carrie Underwood fabulous?”
Or as President Trump would say, you gotta fight.
How good was it to see our president back in command?
“Thank you, good night!”
The mic, however, has already been cut off.
Putting it down, Cyrus continued wandering the stage, bowing and waving to the crowd.
Entertainment Weeklyhas reached out to representatives of Cyrus for comment.
You fight and persevere."
This house is ready to rock with @realdonaldtrump!"
you’re free to watch Cyrus' full set at the Inaugural Ball above.
