Interview with Billy Ray Cyrus

A Faith Family

Do you mind talking about faith?

No. I'm all about it. I love talking about it.

Can you describe how you came to faith?

My pawpa was a Pentecostal preacher. Pawpa means grandfather--and that would be my Pawpa Cyrus. I was basically born into the church, a faith family. Unfortunately, my mom and dad got divorced when I was five. I asked my dad as a little boy why [they divorced] and he told me, "Son, just life ain't fair, you know. You just gotta pick up the pieces and know that everything happens for a reason."