Miley Cyrus breaks records with “Flowers,” her anthem to self-love. Our author explains why the message is still urgently needed today.
Behind the single status there is often a conscious decision: against traditional relationship structures and for oneself.Pamela Guest for the Berliner Zeitung at the weekend
“I can buy myself flowers, write my name in the sand, talk to myself for hours, say things you don’t understand. I can take myself to dance and I can hold my own hand. Yeah, I can love myself better than you.” That’s the refrain to Miley Cyrus’ recently released song “Flowers”. The pop icon uses the song to process her marriage to Australian actor Liam Hemsworth, with whom she was married from 2018 to 2020 and allegedly had an extremely dramatic relationship. Rumors of infidelity – Hemsworth was reportedly having an affair with fellow Hunger Games co-star Jennifer Lawrence – and public spats overshadowed Miley’s marriage to the Australian.