( CNN ) -- Miley Cyrus has gotten plenty of attention in 2013 , but that does n't mean she 's run out of things to say . In a recent interview with the New York Times , the year 's resident bad girl discussed everything from the issue of race to whether she pressured teen heartthrob Joe Jonas to smoke weed . Here are five interesting things we learned from the interview : . 1 . She 's looking forward to the next Miley Cyrus -- whoever that may be . Cyrus is fully aware that America has a short attention span , even when it comes to celebs who like to stir the pot . `` Even when I hear that -- that someone , two years from now , is going to be the next kind of provocateur -- like , I ca n't wait to collab with whoever the hell that is , you know , '' she told the Times . `` I 'm like , whoever that is , I 'm going to ride that wave . '' 2 . It 's rock ' n ' roll , people ! The singer would like to remind people that she 's a musician and they sometimes are edgy . The now 21-year-old former teen star says she has gone from `` people just thinking I was , like , a baby to people thinking I 'm this , like , sex freak that really just pops molly and does lines all day . '' `` It 's like , 'Has anyone ever heard of rock ' n ' roll ? ' `` Cyrus said . `` There 's a sex scene in pretty much every single movie , and they go , 'Well , that 's a character . ' Well , that 's a character . I do n't really dress as a teddy bear and , like , twerk on Robin Thicke , you know ? '' 3 . Other stars do n't want to be associated with her . Of course stars often hang out with other equally famous people , but Cyrus said she thinks some celebs are afraid of being associated with her . She does n't have a ton of famous friends , she said , but she sometimes gets other celebs to cut loose -- only to quickly rein it back in for fear of the repercussions . `` I 'll get someone to , like , flash me , and they 'll be , like , 'You have to delete it ! ' I had to do that when I was 14 or 15 , but even then I did n't care , '' she said . `` Like , if someone was videoing me ripping a bong , I did n't care , so it 's just funny to me . I 'm like : 'Dude , you 're 30 . Like , why ca n't someone see a picture of your ( breasts ) ? ' `` 4 . Call her racist all you want ; she knows the truth . Some people called Miley 's controversial performance at the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards racist . She thought , `` How do I win ? If I have white dancers , then I 'm racist . If I have black girl dancers , then I 'm racist . '' Not only does she know she 's not a racist , she said , but the criticism has not changed her thinking about race . Just like her 80-year-old grandmother never thought to see an African-American president in her lifetime , Cyrus said , she knows that people 's thinking will continue to evolve . `` I really thought about it a lot when Nelson Mandela passed away , because I could n't even imagine living this life and seeing how much it 's changed , '' she said . `` So , you know , I look forward to when I 'm older , my kids being like , 'What do you mean people ever even talked about what color your dancers were ? ' `` 5 . She longs for the day rising star Ariana Grande can be free . If anyone knows about the confines of being a star to the masses of teens and tweens , it 's Cyrus . That 's why she says she would like to see singer and Nickelodeon star Ariana Grande be able to be a bit edgier . Grande has had a big year , with Top 40 hits and tons of exposure , but no way is she walking on the wild side like Cyrus . `` She 's trying , '' Cyrus said . `` I see her wearing the shorter things . She comes in , and she goes , 'This made me feel like you . ' And I 'm like , 'That was like my sixth-grade prom dress . ' ``
Miley Cyrus recently sat down for a chat with the New York Times . The interview was conducted in front of an audience at Madison Square Garden and included questions about her new album, Bangerz: A Decade Of Decadence, which is out now. She would like to collaborate with the next provocateur .