I'll always have songs with a farm connotation on my albums. It's in the fabric of my music, and I plan to keep it that way.

If there are people out by the bus, I'll come off the bus and sign autographs, too. I always want to be accessible. I always tell my fans, 'If I ever get on the bus and don't come off, it's because I'm under the weather or I'm really tired.'

It's pretty cool to see how far music can take you.

I think the defining moment in my career is the day that I moved to Nashville - September 1, 2001. That's the biggest step to getting here is making that move. Anything that happens, the wonderful opportunities that happen to you, can't happen until you make that move.

A lot of people don't have near the amount of success as I've been blessed to have, and it's all about working hard and hoping that continues.

I've been so blessed to have my career gradually get bigger and bigger, so I've been able to absorb stuff and take stuff gradually.

American Idol allowed us to find Carrie Underwood.