Carrie Underwood became a star in country music at a very young age when she aced American Idol in 2005. She has been a force in the genre for more than twenty years. Therefore, the "Before He Cheats" singer has no rosy illusions about Hollywood. She recently shared her realistic outlook on the subject with Fox News Digital.
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She States That Faith Helps Her Stay "Grounded"
"Faith is the thing that can keep you grounded. When you're in the entertainment industry, there's a lot of things that, and I've said this before, it's just not real life. You can get caught up in a lot."
Underwood then went on to say, "You're kind of in a self-serving business. Everybody around you is there to make sure you're good, and you're happy, and you have everything you need, and I feel like you can start to... you can lose your roots real fast, you know. So I think faith is the only way to keep you grounded."
In addition, Carrie Underwood is a devoted wife and the loving mom to two young boys. Those domestic roles must keep her feet on the ground as well.
Underwood Sees This From the Perspective of the Contestants on 'American Idol'
The singer, now in her second year as a judge on American Idol, realizes that the entertainment business is not a cinch. It's based on money, the more, the better. Rising stars can get their heads turned by the culture and commerce of Tinseltown. It's easy to lose your way, your values, and your principles.
Underwood insightfully observed to the outlet, "Every once in a while, I will see glimpses of myself in a hopeful, whether it's somebody being super nervous or sometimes stylistically, just navigating this. This is weird, let's be honest. Being up on stage, singing in front of a whole bunch of people on TV, it's not your everyday kind of thing. So everybody's figuring out how to navigate all of it. But I'm just glad that we get to be a part of somebody's journey, lots of people's journeys."
Monday's 'Idol' Episode Was About Faith-Based Songs
Carrie Underwood found the faith-themed American Idol program on Monday, March 30, uplifting. "It was just joyful, you know, it was happy. It was people up there sharing their heart, and whatever that was to them, whether it was some song that, you know, touched them that was inspirational to them or whether it was something that they got to praise the Lord with. It was just a joyful, happy, lovely night."
