Carrie Underwood

0:02I got Carrie Underwood here. Let's talk about the real single good girl. Talk about writing it or writing it with people. Well basically I switched up my writing routine for this particular album. I just had to get out of what I normally do. Which is what? Well it's like okay I set out, I set out you know this block of time to write and for like three months I go and write and then now I do this and now I record and now I just needed to not do that because the best stuff always came at the beginning when it was fresh and it was fun and I wasn't burnout. So I switched that up and I had like write for a few days a week and then I go do something else.

0:50And then I'd come back and I'd write some more and then I'd go do something else. Actually good girl was the last song that we wrote for the album and it ended up being the first single. So it was good to have that consistency of like good songs that I was a part of writing throughout the whole process instead of them just being at the beginning of my like three-month writing time. So the record's a little darker so did you purposely look for darker tunes? I turned out to put stipulations on the album or I want this theme or I want this kind of songs and it just happens. I go in and I write or people send me stuff and I like what I like what I write. And gravitated more towards the darker. Yeah and the whole album you know isn't

1:38dark it just kind of starts that way. It kind of starts out dark and then it really lightens up and there's some actually lighter more fun stuff than I've ever done as well. So I feel like we're a little darker but we're also we balance it out. So it's really nice to have all of those things together on one album I think. It keeps me really interested I can't wait to get out like on the road perform these songs I think it's going to make for a really good concert. So what can we expect in the concerts? Are you just going to be a big show? We're just now starting to get into everything and everybody's dreaming right now. So we basically all think of crazy ideas whatever your brain can think up and then we all get together and see

2:24what's actually possible. And then see how we can make things happen. I had a really good idea. I love to get to the back but I've always had a problem with the catwalks that go out into the audience because they'll be like kids or something I'm in I mean look at these heels those are like five-inch heels. So I am at on stage walking these narrow catwalks trying to touch people's hands because it's so great and like little kids will try to like grab me and I'm like I'm going to I'm going to take a tumble into the audience if we don't figure this out. So we always try to figure out a new way to get to the back to get to everybody so I can see everybody. How do you enjoy tour? It's good. The best part's actually being on stage. You know we we live on a

3:13bus everybody's like oh even I thought I'm going to get to see you know North America. I mean you can see the world. I see venue basements. When we travel we drive through the night so you look out your window and you don't see anything. We see truck stops basically and which it's wonderful and you find your own your own fun you know but it's not the glamorous life that that I always thought it was everybody thinks it is but the best moments are actually when when I'm on stage. Now that you've been doing this for about eight years something like that what did I tell teach you that that was like the most important thing that you have to learn? It was boot camp. We learned so much so fast and you know being on the show we did deal with criticism that we never had to do it before. I never put myself out there like that for for people to criticize. So learning how to navigate

4:04that and still be able to feel good about myself and learning what to look at what not to look at you know never read the comments below a story even if the story is good awesome thumbs up never read the comments that that are below it but it's it's just all about you know rising above and being able to to love what you do and let that be enough don't try to please everybody because you'll never succeed. I'll call five questions five quick questions one word answers. Road or studio? Road. Leonard McCartney. McCartney. When you hear a song what hits you first lyrics melody or rhythm? Melody. Song you've written your most proud of. Temporary home. And in one word carry

4:52underwood. Awesome. Thanks.