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.

I think certainly after every show I headline, I will be available to the fans. When I'm headlining a show, I don't walk off stage. I'll walk to the front of the stage and sign hats and shirts and tickets for 15 to 30 minutes, until everyone has everything signed.

I always want to make an album that lets people immerse in it, kind of like you get caught up in a good movie.

I always look back to awards shows and think about being a kid watching them.

Tangle me up like Grandma's yarn.

American Idol allowed us to find Carrie Underwood.

You never take your fans for granted. You always appreciate them every show, night in, night out.