

"When I think about the sentiment behind 'Nothing Else Matters,' it aligns completely with my morals and my values," Cyrus revealed. But there’s a big difference," she continued. It has to do with the words, and to challenge that is to say that there’s no difference between lightning and a lightning bug. It was about how lyrics are one of the most resonant aspects of a song, and of why an audience connects with a song. "Recently, I wrote down something very wise that I heard, which is related to your question.

I’m constantly writing things in there," the singer prefaced before offering an explanation. One of them is filled with my morals, my values, my purpose, my potential, my capabilities, and my commitments-to others, and to myself. "I have two notebooks that I take everywhere I go. Ulrich brought up Cyrus' 2019 Glastonbury gig and her first-ever live performance of "Nothing Else Matters," asking why she selected that song in particular to play in front of the more mainstream-skewed festival crowd.
