Life's up and down from the time you get here to the time you leave.

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

I got my iPad, and I'm trying to buy books on that, but I kind of like a book. At the end of my life, when I'm old, I want to have all these shelves full of books. So I'm just gonna do the book thing.

Anytime I sing the anthem, it is an honor and my heart beats out of my chest.

American Idol allowed us to find Carrie Underwood.

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.

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.