sinead, miley and grace unplugged: all I've ever needed is your love

It's not often that Sinead O'Connor and Focus on the Family (FOTF) agree on much. Maybe anything. But when it comes to Miley Cyrus and the chew-em-up-spit-em-out nature of the music industry, they have some common ground.

PluggedIn, the entertainment arm of FOTF, says in a review of Miley's latest release:

"(Miley) and her producers know...that emotional vulnerability doesn't smash records. Riding naked on a wrecking ball does."

In a recent open letter to Miley, Sinead O'Connor states it a little more bluntly:

"The music business doesn't give a sh*t about you."

oh my achy breaky heart

"Remember who you are." – Mufasa (quoting Ray and Mary Carver)

My parents were saying this way before the Disney machine churned out The Lion King. These were the words they sent me off with on a regular basis. Whether I was going on a date, to a friend's house, or away on an extended trip, their exhortation was always the same: "Remember who you are."