Jason Aldean Prefers Hannah Montana Over Cartoons

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Parents have a way of getting sucked into whatever their children are watching on television, and country singer Jason Aldean is no exception. When 6-year-old daughter Keeley was younger, he “watched cartoons with her all the time — which sucked.” Now that she’s “a big Hannah Montana fan,” Jason couldn’t be happier about it.

“When she got into watching Hannah Montana, I was thrilled,” he explains. “I was like, ‘Okay, there’s some real people you’re watchin’ now. That’s awesome.’” Jason also admits he did something that he never thought he would — “I actually went to a show in Nashville a year or two ago with my daughter. I’d never gone to a teen show like that.” He quickly realized that the audience at a Hannah Montana concert is “a lot different than my show!” Afterward, Jason and Keeley headed backstage to meet Hannah herself — Miley Cyrus.

“We went backstage after the show, and Miley was really cool to my daughter, so I appreciated that. It kinda gave me a whole new respect for her. And her dad [Billy Ray Cyrus] was great. I have to say, I enjoyed it.”

Jason, 32, may find himself attending more Hannah Montana concerts in the future, as he has one more daughter — 19-month-old Kendyl — with wife Jessica.

Source: Entertainment Weekly

–Angela

Comments

Mmmm, ever think of just turning the cartoons off and playing with toys instead? There’s no rule saying cartoons are a necessity… And if you are sitting down to watch them, that means you can sit and play as an alternative. Just sayin’.

- Jen DC on April 21st, 2009

I’ll never understand how parents can think Hannah Montana is a good role model for their daughters especially considering the real life situation of the person that plays Hannah Montana. I’ve seen the shows, and frankly I find a lot of cartoons better role models than the people on that show.

- eternalcanadian on April 21st, 2009

one show my son is definitely not allowed to watch. (as a teacher, i also know more than half my fifth graders are also banned from it) very sarcastic, crude humor, lots of time spent making fun/teasing siblings and other students. not usually the police on here and usually pretty laid back but something about this show annoys me. i guess being country singer though, and knowing billy ray and miley personally, probably makes a difference in this case though.

- brannon on April 21st, 2009

I’m so glad someone else thought to themself, “how about turn off the tv?”
I mean, why sit around watching cartoons or anything else with your kid when you could be DOING something with them? It’s hard to muster the energy ALL the time to do something exciting, but it’s pretty easy to sit and color or read a story.

- Mrs. R. on April 21st, 2009