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>> my performance was basically me going to school. i got to perform with the new york symphony, which was unbelievable. 72 piece orchestra with a rock band and michael, the orchestra leader, that was brilliant, i've played achy braky heart and didn't know it had f sharp major. >> it was amazing. we do neil diamond's "coming to america." it's just so special. you know -- >> first of all, i love that song. what i did not know is that neil diamond changed your life, billy ray cyrus? >> he did. he did. i was going to be a professional baseball player and was being scouted by the reds and the dodg...

Billy ray cyrus? >> he did. i was goings to be a professional baseball player, and was being scouted by the reds and the dodgers at the time. i kept hearing this voice tell me buy a guitar, start a band, you'll find your purpose in life. one thing led to another, oddly enough, i won tickets to a neil diamond concert in charleston, west virginia. it was at that moment i heard, get a guitar and start a band. music is your purpose. i went the next day, bought a left-handed guitar and never played another game. i started a band the very next day and never played another baseball game. i started ma...