Miley Cyrus points to new tour, album and movie as signs she's maturing, in career and life

NEW YORK - Miley Cyrusdoesn't need to look at the music charts to know that her songs are making a connection with the fans all she has to do is update her Twitter page.
"I'm stoked that people have been so supportive," she says of her latest project, the EP "The Time of Our Lives. "On my Twitter, (I get) so many replies like 'This song inspires me' and 'This inspires me.' ... One of the reasons why I love that site is being able to look what people are saying about the record."
Of course, having a best selling record is good reassurance too and Miley getting plenty of it these days. The EP is near the top of the charts and her song "The Climb" has been No. 1 on Billboard's adult contemporary chart for weeks.
It's just another example of the maturing career of the 16-year-old Miley. While she's still known to millions as the star of the Disney phenomenon "Hannah Montana," she's not just a teen queen anymore. VH1 crowned her as one of their "Divas," she's in an upcoming movie playing a defiant teen and she's calling the shots on her "Wonder World" tour.
Miley currently talked to The Associated Press about her new gig, growing up and what being a diva means to her.
AP: Describe the new album "The Time of Our Lives."
Miley: It is a transitioning album. ... Everything is like a stepping stone. And that was actually to introduce people to what I want my next record to sound like and with time I will be able to do that a little more and timing is just everything. So it is actually about us working our way up to being able to do the music you really love.
AP: A lot of your music you write yourself. Do you ever write a song and go, "Oh my God, wait, that is too personal, I don't need to put that out?"