(CNN) -- Miley Cyrus has a message for the haters: You are overthinking it.
The singer has broken her silence regarding the MTV Video Music Awards performance that set tongues wagging (and some other parts shaking as folks tried to imitate her twerking).Cyrus, in an interview feature on that network's site, said she doesn't "pay attention to the negative."Wait, Miley did what?!var currExpandable="expand15";if(typeof CNN.expandableMap==='object'){CNN.expandableMap.push(currExpandable);}var mObj={};mObj.type='video';mObj.contentId='';mObj.source='showbiz/2013/09/04/sbt-foam-finger-inventor-miley-cyrus.hln';mObj.videoSource='hln';mObj.videoSourceUrl='http://www.hlntv.com/shows/showbiz-tonight';mObj.lgImage="http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/dam/assets/130904012051-sbt-foam-finger-inventor-miley-cyrus-00000617-story-body.jpg";mObj.lgImageX=300;mObj.lgImageY=169;mObj.origImageX="214";mObj.origImageY="120";mObj.contentType='video';CNN.expElements.expand15Store=mObj;if (typeof cnnArticleGallery == "undefined") {var cnnArticleGallery = {};}if(typeof cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList =="undefined"){cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList = [];}var expGallery52=new ArticleExpandableGallery();expGallery52.setImageCount(13);//cnn_adbptrackpgalimg("Evolution of Miley Cyrus", 1);
Miley Cyrus became a household name for families when her Disney Channel television show, "Hannah Montana," premiered in 2006. Cyrus, now 20, quickly rose to pop star fame and has been changing her appearance ever since. Here the singer attends a July 12 event in Los Angeles.cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length] = {"currentPicture":true,"x":5,"y":2,"pos":1,"title":"Evolution of Miley Cyrus"} 
The future pop star with her father, Billy Ray Cyrus, in October 1994 in Memphis, Tennessee.cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length] = {"currentPicture":false,"x":5,"y":2,"pos":2,"title":"Evolution of Miley Cyrus"} 
The father and daughter team make a New York appearance for the Disney Channel in February 2006.cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length] = {"currentPicture":false,"x":5,"y":2,"pos":3,"title":"Evolution of Miley Cyrus"} 
Cyrus performs during the Radio Disney Totally 10 Birthday Concert in July 2006 in Anaheim, California.cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length] = {"currentPicture":false,"x":5,"y":2,"pos":4,"title":"Evolution of Miley Cyrus"} 
Cyrus appears at the 2007 American Music Awards in Los Angeles.cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length] = {"currentPicture":false,"x":5,"y":2,"pos":5,"title":"Evolution of Miley Cyrus"} 
Cyrus arrives at a film premiere in Hollywood in January 2008.cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length] = {"currentPicture":false,"x":5,"y":2,"pos":6,"title":"Evolution of Miley Cyrus"} 
Cyrus appears at the Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards in Westwood, California, in 2009.cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length] = {"currentPicture":false,"x":5,"y":2,"pos":8,"title":"Evolution of Miley Cyrus"} 
Cyrus and her mother, Tish Cyrus, at the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards in January 2010 in Los Angeles.cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length] = {"currentPicture":false,"x":5,"y":2,"pos":9,"title":"Evolution of Miley Cyrus"} 
Cyrus performs at a music festival in June 2010 in Arganda del Rey, Spain.cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length] = {"currentPicture":false,"x":5,"y":2,"pos":10,"title":"Evolution of Miley Cyrus"} 
The singer arrives at the 2012 Billboard Music Awards in Las Vegas in May 2012.cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length] = {"currentPicture":false,"x":5,"y":2,"pos":11,"title":"Evolution of Miley Cyrus"} 
The grown-up Cyrus performs during the "VH1 Divas" concert in Los Angeles in December.cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length] = {"currentPicture":false,"x":5,"y":2,"pos":12,"title":"Evolution of Miley Cyrus"} 
Cyrus shows off her moves with Robin Thicke during the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards in Brooklyn, New York, on Sunday, August 25.cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length] = {"currentPicture":false,"x":5,"y":2,"pos":13,"title":"Evolution of Miley Cyrus"} Photos: Evolution of Miley Cyrus if (typeof cnnArticleGallery == "undefined") {var cnnArticleGallery = {};}if(typeof cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList =="undefined"){cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList = [];}var expGallery53=new ArticleExpandableGallery();expGallery53.setImageCount(11);//cnn_adbptrackpgalimg("2013 VMAs: Performances", 1);
... Miley Cyrus stripped down to a flesh-toned bra and panties while Robin Thicke performed "Blurred Lines" with 2 Chainz and Kendrick Lamar.cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length] = {"currentPicture":false,"x":5,"y":3,"pos":2,"title":"2013 VMAs: Performances"} 
On receiving the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award, Justin Timberlake took the VMAs audience back in time through his jams, from his new single "Take Back the Night" to "SexyBack" and "Cry Me a River." And then ...cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length] = {"currentPicture":false,"x":5,"y":3,"pos":3,"title":"2013 VMAs: Performances"} 
Bruno Mars took to the VMAs stage in a leopard print button-down and performed his new single "Gorilla" among laser beams and bursts of fire.cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length] = {"currentPicture":false,"x":5,"y":3,"pos":6,"title":"2013 VMAs: Performances"} 
After being introduced by NBA player Jason Collins and A$AP Rocky, Macklemore and Ryan Lewis performed their same-sex marriage equality song "Same Love" with Mary Lambert.cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length] = {"currentPicture":false,"x":5,"y":3,"pos":7,"title":"2013 VMAs: Performances"} 
... and ending in a sea-shell bra and flower-festooned thong.cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length] = {"currentPicture":false,"x":5,"y":3,"pos":10,"title":"2013 VMAs: Performances"} 
Katy Perry was ready to rumble while playing her chart-topping single "Roar" under the Brooklyn Bridge. The song closed out the VMAs.cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length] = {"currentPicture":false,"x":5,"y":3,"pos":11,"title":"2013 VMAs: Performances"} 
2013 VMAs: Performances var currExpandable="expand45";if(typeof CNN.expandableMap==='object'){CNN.expandableMap.push(currExpandable);}var mObj={};mObj.type='video';mObj.contentId='';mObj.source='bestoftv/2013/09/01/rs-mileys-media-buzz.cnn';mObj.videoSource='CNN';mObj.videoSourceUrl='';mObj.lgImage="http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/dam/assets/130825221426-01-vma-performances-story-body.jpg";mObj.lgImageX=300;mObj.lgImageY=169;mObj.origImageX="214";mObj.origImageY="120";mObj.contentType='video';CNN.expElements.expand45Store=mObj;"Me and Robin (Thicke) the whole time said, 'You know we're about to make history right now,' " Cyrus said in a clip provided to MTV. Cyrus' dance routine and provocative outfit were the talk of the VMAs, and the former child star is fully aware they have garnered her what most celebs covet -- the public's attention.Opinion: Miley is sexual, get over itShe points out in the clip that what she did is nothing new.Let's not let Robin Thicke off the hook"How many times have we seen this play out in pop music?" Cyrus asked. "Madonna's done it, Britney's done it. Every VMA performance. Anyone that performs, that's what you're looking for. You are wanting to make history."Miley Cyrus upholds MTV VMA traditionShe goes on to say in the clip, which was reportedly recorded three days after the performance, that it's amazing how much buzz the whole thing has garnered."You are thinking about it more than I thought about it when I did it," Cyrus said. "I didn't even think about it when I did it because that's just me."There's something (potentially dangerous) about molly/* push in config for this share instance */cnn_shareconfig.push({"id" : "cnn_sharebar2","url" : "http://www.cnn.com/2013/09/03/showbiz/celebrity-news-gossip/miley-cyrus-vma-response/index.html","title" : "Miley Cyrus breaks her silence about VMA performance"});
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