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Miley Cyrus Launches Happy Hippie Foundation With A Little Help From Ariana Grande And Joan Jett

Mi-Cy's charity will help homeless young people in America, especially focussing on the LGBT community...

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Wednesday, May 6, 2015 - 10:35

When she’s not dying her armpit hair pink and twerking, Miley Cyrus wants to make difference.

Yesterday (May 5), the 22-year old launched the Happy Hippie Foundation, which is committed to helping homeless young people in the United States, especially when it comes to the LGBT community.

It all started at the 2014 MTV VMAs, when Mi-Cy brought Jesse Helt, who used to be homeless, as her date.

Speaking to ABC News about her charity, the ‘Wrecking Ball’ singer explained: “We started a year ago with Jesse and we were focused on the homeless youth in L.A. and different support groups in San Francisco.

“Now, we’re going bigger and wanting to take on America. And by the end of it we’re going to be taking on the world.”

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Cyrus continued: “I’m the one that can fix it. I think I’ve been able to identify with it just because I’ve never thought of myself as, ‘I’m a girl and so I can’t do this, or I can do this, or you’ve got to be a boy to do that.’ 

“I feel completely like I’m not tied to a gender or to an age. I feel like an infinite cosmic thing, and that’s what I want people to feel.”

The ‘We Can’t Stop’ hitmaker went on to praise Bruce Jenner for talking openly about his gender transition, stating she thought his actions were “really cool”, especially “because of the lack of acceptance and alienating people in society”.

She explained: “I thought it was really cool in Bruce Jenner’s interview when he talks about using the platform, like being on a reality show or me being on a tour, if it can get you in front of that many impressionable people and taking the power of social media it’s the best thing ever.

“That’s why with Happy Hippie we’re putting on kind of an online support group, so this gives them a place to ask questions and to be educated.”

Cyrus continued: “It’s brave. And if it converts people, if people are watching, maybe they do feel some sort of compassion. 

“I don’t know how people’s brains work. I hope it does. I don’t know how you could look into Bruce’s eyes and see anything else but the truth. And I think this is probably a huge sense of relief, in a way. No one should have to live a lie.”

Along with the help of Joan Jett and Ariana Grande, Miley launched her foundation with the ‘Backyard Sessions’, with Miley noting: "It was the best day pretty much ever. Bring it back to something that matters. I don’t really want to sing just for myself. I want to be doing something for the world.”

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Mi-Cy went on to share some words of wisdom with the LGBT community, stating: “I’ve learned how to love myself as I got older.

“When I was 16 or 17, that was the hardest years ever. I hate when I look at pictures of myself and I’m like, ‘I know that day was the day I was freaking out about my skin,’ or I felt like I didn’t fit in with everyone or I didn’t dress like everybody else.”

The star added: “You want to be peaceful with yourself and happy with yourself and love yourself. And sometimes I think, as women especially, I think that we’re not supposed to say, ‘I love myself,’ because that’s vain. 

“But I love myself, and that’s what everyone should be able to say.”

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We clawed, we chained our hearts in vain
We jumped, never asking why
We kissed, I fell under your spell
A love no one could deny

Don't you ever say I just walked away
I will always want you
I can't live a lie, running for my life
I will always want you

I came in like a wrecking ball
I never hit so hard in love
All I wanted was to break your walls
All you ever did was wreck me
Yeah you, you wreck me

I put you high up in the sky
And now, you're not coming down
It slowly turned, you let me burn
And now, we're ashes on the ground

Don't you ever say I just walked away
I will always want you
I can't live a lie, running for my life
I will always want you

I came in like a wrecking ball
I never hit so hard in love
All I wanted was to break your walls
All you ever did was wreck me

I came in like a wrecking ball
Yeah, I just closed my eyes and swung
Left me crashing in a blazin' fall
All you ever did was wreck me
Yeah you, you wreck me

I never meant to start a war
I just wanted you to let me in
And instead of using force
I guess I should've let you in

I never meant to start a war
I just wanted you to let me in
I guess I should've let you in

Don't you ever say I just walked away
I will always want you

I came in like a wrecking ball
I never hit so hard in love
All I wanted was to break your walls
All you ever did was wreck me

I came in like a wrecking ball
Yeah, I just closed my eyes and swung
Left me crashing in a blazin' fall
All you ever did was wreck me

Yeah you, you wreck me
Yeah you, you wreck me
Writer(s): Gottwald Lukasz, Mcdonald Maureen Anne, Kim David K Lyrics powered by www.musixmatch.com
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