Suffering from an achy breaky heart -- or anything else achy for that matter? Well, the doctor is officially in when Billy Ray Cyrus, the auteur behind the 1992 country crossover hit, straps on scrubs as a Big Apple-bound country medic in Doc, PAX's new Sunday night drama. We asked the music superstar-turned-actor to two-step his way through a few stupid questions, and hair's the results.
-- Dalton Ross
-- So, you're a doctor. Maybe you can settle a little debate we've been having: Do you believe patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus and microalbuminuria should receive angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors?
Depends on whom you ask, me or the HMO. The HMO would probably tell 'em to take a couple of aspirin.
-- In the two-hour movie kicking off the series, your character lassoed a mugger. That's not really a question, but I just thought it was pretty funny.
Yeah, I like that part.
-- Do you think New York City cops should maybe look into packing lassos?
I think that's a good idea, and that might keep 'em out of court more than using a club.
-- I know this is tough, but which was a bigger professional thrill, recording a song with the legendary Jordanaires or with Alvin and the Chipmunks?
No doubt the Jordanaires. Alvin smelled like marijuana to me. I think he was on the wacky tobaccy.
-- What exactly were the steps to the achy breaky dance anyway?
I've never actually done the dance. I kinda helped invent the dance, but I'm not a dancer myself.
-- Do you ever listen to the music of gangsta rappers like C-Murder and think to yourself, what the heck are these guys talking about?
What's that? I haven't heard any of it. [But] I have a little controversial song out right now called ''Burn Down the Trailer Park.'' It got banned in a couple of places!
-- I see the series is being shot in Canada. Are you familiar with the term hockey hair?
Uh, no.
-- It's sort of like the short-in-front, long-in-back look...
Oh, they call that the mullet. I've heard that, but I like hockey hair better. I think when I get done with this series I'll go back to some good hockey hair.
-- Okay, the whole country is dying to know one thing: What type of shampoo do you use?
Whatever's in the hotel.
-- But doesn't that lead to some bad hair days?
I would have to say every day is a bad hair day for me.
