Alcohol is perfect for me to curb the nerves a little bit.

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.

To have your first No. 1 as an artist was everything I could have ever dreamed for. Now we're keeping our fingers crossed, and hopefully we'll have many more, but there's certainly nothing like the first one.

You want women to think of you in a sexy manner. It's all part of the business. It drives ticket sales. It's all a part of it.

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.

American Idol allowed us to find Carrie Underwood.