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“American Idol” winner Carrie Underwood appreciates the career longevity that country music can offer. “It’s comforting to know that in country music you don’t have to do everything you possibly can right away,” she said. Three years ago Carrie Underwood was a college senior in Tahlequah, Okla., and an amateur singer with a modest resume. In May 2005, she won Season 4 of “American Idol” and has since become one of music’s most successful recording artists. Already this year she has collected two Grammys (her fifth and sixth), and her “Some Hearts” became the most successful debut album by a female artist in country music history. Sales exceed 7 million copies. Her second album, “Carnival Ride,” released in October, has gone multi-platinum, with sales already exceeding 2 million. Tonight, Underwood will be the music guest on “Saturday Night Live.” On March 5 — five days before her 25th birthday — she will perform at a sold-out Sprint Center with one of country music’s biggest stars, Keith Urban. The two are co-headlining the “Love, Pain and the Whole Crazy Carnival Ride Tour.” On Wednesday The Star talked to the native of Checotah, Okla., who said the Sprint Center show will be something of a homecoming for her: “I think I’m going to know half the crowd. My whole family and a bunch of friends are going to be there. Kansas City is pretty close to home.” Q. You know you’ve arrived when “SNL” invites you on a show like this one: the first show after the strike. How did you get that gig? A. The writers’ strike was completely over, and everyone got back on the bus and started writing, and they decided they wanted to have “SNL” back. They asked us if we wanted to be a part of it. It was confirmed about a week ago. … This will be my second time. I did it about a year ago. Will you be in any skits this time or will you only sing? I’m not really sure. We told them I’m interested in doing something, but we’ll see. I honestly don’t know at this point. You’re also on tour now. How much time does something like this take out of your schedule? It’s not too bad. We’ll get there Thursday and go through rehearsal and camera blocking. That’s when we run through everything. Saturday’s not really that difficult. It’s not too early if I remember correctly — I hope it’s not. There’s one final rehearsal in semi-real time. Then we do the show for real. You also know you’re a big star when you’re asked to co-headline a tour with Keith Urban. After several weeks, how have things been going? So far, so good. It’s a good mix with his production and my production. All of our people get along well and work well together. It’s definitely the most involved tour I’ve ever had. There are a lot more people, a bigger crew and I’ve added band members. But it feels right. It’s not overly huge right now. It’s not like a huge stadium tour with a crew of 200 people and 20 trucks. It’s not like that. It’s big, but still I know everyone by name and I’ve become friends with everyone. You two are co-headliners. How does that work? I sing first, of course. He’s been doing it a lot longer than I have. And he’s amazing on stage. He should be singing last. It has been a pretty wild three years for you. Have you had time to absorb how much has happened in such a short time? One day you go from being a college student, the next day random people are recognizing you on the streets and in restaurants, and you’re on TV in front of more than 30 million people. It’s a big adjustment Do you miss anything from the days before you were famous? I spent more time with family and friends before. But I know I would have graduated from college, gotten a job and moved someplace else, so things would have changed anyway, to some degree. But I don’t get back to Oklahoma but three or four times a year. My family comes and visits me. I wish there were more hours in a day to call and keep up with people. Your first record was a huge blockbuster — the best-selling debut country album ever by a female artist. How did that success affect the making of your new record? I think the first thing I did was completely put the first album out of my mind and not think about numbers or sales or anything like that, because everybody kept saying, “Sophomore curse: How are you going to top the first one?” I just wanted to make an album I liked with songs I’d like to hear on the radio myself. Your first record created an image or perception of you as wholesome and clean. Did you want to change that at all on the new record? Well, you never want to pigeonhole yourself. I want people to think I have many sides, different emotions, different feelings. I’ve always had the good-girl image, which is fine because I consider myself a good girl. But I wanted to show other sides, like I’m funny, I have a mean streak … Country music is one genre where, if a performer makes the right moves she can be successful for many years, like Reba McEntire or Dolly Parton. Do you keep in mind now that the moves you make early in your career can affect your longevity? It’s comforting to know that in country music you don’t have to do everything you possibly can right away. You don’t have to take the first deal or do every TV appearance or make every record because you don’t know when it could end. I mean it could end tomorrow, but in country music you can have the luxury of being a part of things you only want to be part of. Would you ever step outside country music and try something in a different genre? If someone from a different genre, someone I really respect, asked me to do something not too far out of my realm, I’d probably do it. But as far as me doing a pop single or changing my music and doing remixes, it’s not me. I love country music. I always have. It’s where I feel at home.
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