Miley Cyrus says she wanted to "make history" with her
raunchy performance at the MTV Video Music Awards show in New York last
week.
"I don't pay attention to the negative because I've seen this play
out so many times ... Madonna's done it. Britney's done it. Every VMA
performance, that's what you're looking for; you're wanting to make
history," the 20-year-old former Disney Channel star told MTV Monday.
"Me and Robin [Thicke] the whole time said, 'You know, we're about to make history right now,'" Cyrus said.
The former "Hannah Montana" star was seen scantily clad, grinding
against Thicke and making vulgar gestures with a foam finger throughout
her performance at the VMAs.
"They're overthinking it," Cyrus said of those who criticized her
song and dance routine. "You're thinking about it more than I thought
about it when I did it. Like, I didn't even think about it 'cause that's
just me."