“He worked with me on some shows we did in the early days.

He opened some of my shows.

We just got to know each other.

Dolly Parton and Miley Cyrus

I wrote a song called ‘Romeo,’ and had him in a video.

We just kind of gelled, ‘cause we’re both country kids.

We had a lot of fun just talking about that.

Billy Ray Cyrus, Dolly Parton, and Miley Cyrus

Well, according to Parton, the answer is yes.

“So I think that Miley often gets out there.

She will get out there and get on that tightrope without a net underneath her.

Dolly Parton

But how else are you going to know?

She’ll take those chances.

And I take chances too.

We just do it in a different way” (viaPopSugar).

And so far, Miley has, in fact, followed in her godmother’s footsteps.