American Idol allowed us to find Carrie Underwood.

My main thing is I'm gonna go out there every night and give it all I got and just try to put on the best show I can. That's just the way I'm programmed and wired.

Every day I wake up and I lay in bed counting my blessings and saying my prayers for how fortunate I am to have great fans and health and family.

You always have to work to become a better singer, songwriter and performer.

When you get performance slots for award shows - that's a big deal for me.

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.

Tangle me up like Grandma's yarn.