Carrie Underwood's 'Amazing' Year-Plus
A little over a year ago, Carrie Underwood battled it out with rocker Bo Bice for the title "American Idol."
Since her victory, the Oklahoma native has become a true country music star.
Her debut CD, "Some Hearts," has already gone triple platinum and produced two No. 1 singles.
On The Early Show plaza Wednesday, Underwood agreed with Tracy Smith's depiction of the 14 months since "Idol" as "amazing."
"I am a very blessed person," Underwood told Smith, "and everything's been busy and crazy, but it's all been really great, so, whenever it does get kinda hectic, I just remember how fortunate I am."
Underwood has 70 tour dates this summer, and is performing with some of the very country stars she used to watch.
"It's amazing," Underwood marveled. "It's really nerve-wracking because of that. I get to go to award shows and things like that and sing in front of all the people I grew up listening to, and it does get a little nerve-wracking sometimes, but it's really awesome, and I'm just lucky."
Underwood recently graduated college, even though she's gone so far, so fast in the music business.
"I was three and a half years into it," Underwood explained. "I only had a few hours left, and I didn't want to come that far and not finish, so I finished."
She also confirmed that she once had aspirations to become a TV news anchorperson.
"I definitely wanted to do something in news," she said, "whether it was in front of the camera or behind the camera. I loved editing and camera work and stuff like that, too, so, whatever I could get my foot in the door with, that's what I was willing to take."
To see the interview,
To watch Underwood perform her new single, "Before He Cheats,"
To see her perform her hit single, "Jesus, Take the Wheel,"