( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) FOLKS, WE HAVE SOME BIG GUESTS
ON THIS SHOW, BUT THIS IS A BIG ONE.
MY FIRST GUEST IS A SEVEN-TIME GRAMMY AWARD WINNING SINGER AND
SONGWRITER WHO HAS SOLD OVER 64 MILLION RECORDS WORLDWIDE.
PLEASE WELCOME CARRIE UNDERWOOD!
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) ( BAND PLAYING )
I ABSOLUTELY LOVE -- I LOVE ALL THE SPARKLES.
>> THANK YOU!
>> Stephen: YOU DON'T GET THAT EVERY DAY.
>> IN THE COUNTRY MUSIC UNIVERSE, YOU ACTUALLY DO.
>> Stephen: YEAH, BUT THEY DON'T ALWAYS DRIP OFF YOUR BODY
LIKE THAT.
>> NO.
>> Stephen: NO, IT'S, LIKE, TENTACLES OF GLITTER COMING OFF
YOU, LIKE YOU HAVE BEEN ATTACKED BY A VERY GLAMOROUS JELLYFISH.
>> THAT'S WHAT I WAS GOING FOR.
>> Stephen: SO NICE TO HAVE YOU HERE.
YOU CAME FROM, AM I SAYING THIS CORRECTLY, SHAKOTA, OKLAHOMA?
HOW BIG IS THAT?
>> I'D SAY 3,500, BUT OVER THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS WE'VE LOST
A COUPLE HUNDRED PEOPLE.
>> Stephen: DO YOU KNOW WHERE THEY ARE?
>> NO.
>> Stephen: JUST WANDERED OUT ON TO THE PRAIRIE?
THAT'S A LIKELY SMALL DOWN.
ARE YOU RELATED TO EVERYBODY, BASICALLY?
>> NOT EVERYBODY.
( LAUGHTER ) I HAVE LOTS OF COUSINS AND
WHATNOT.
>> Stephen: SURE.
EVERYBODY KNOWS EVERYBODY ELSE.
>> Stephen: EVERYBODY GOES SIPS ABOUT EVERYBODY ELSE TOWN
THERE?
>> IT'S A SMALL, SMALL TOWN.
>> Stephen: DO YOU GET HOME OFTEN?
>> MY PARENTS STILL LIVE THERE, SO, YEAH, HOLIDAYS AND WHATNOT.
>> Stephen: THAT'S PLEASANT.
NICE FOR THE DAUGHTER TO COME HOME.
>> YEAH.
>> Stephen: LAST WEEK MARKED THE 15th ANNIVERSARY OF YOU
WINNING "AMERICAN IDOL."
>> TRYING OUT FOR.
>> Stephen: THE 15t 15th ANNIVERSARY OF TRYING OUT
FOR IN THE SEASON THAT YOU WON.
>> YES.
>> Stephen: TAKE ME BACK TO SHIKOTA, OKLAHOMA, AND WHAT THE
AUDITION WAS LIKE YOUR?
>> I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WAS GOING TO COME OF IT.
I SAW THE AUDITIONS ON THE NEWS HAPPENING IN OTHER TOWNS, SO I
THOUGHT, WHY NOT?
WORKED OUT ALL RIGHT.
( LAUGHTER ) >> Stephen: THAT WAS THE
SHORTEST AUTOBIOGRAPHY I'VE EVER READ.
( LAUGHTER ) >> YEAH.
I MEAN, IT WAS, LIKE, HERE YOU GO, HERE'S YOUR TICKET TO
HOLLYWOOD.
>> Stephen: YOU HAD NO IDEA IT WAS GOING TO CHANGE YOUR LIFE?
>> NO, NO.
I'M, AGAIN, FROM A SMALL TOWN AND --
>> Stephen: SO WHEN YOU GET THAT YELLOW PIECE OF PAPER THAT
SAYS YOU'RE GOING, WHAT HAPPENS NEXT?
>>OT ON A PLANE NOT TOO LONG AFTER THAT AND WE WANT OUT FOR
MORE AUDITIONS TO L.A.
>> Stephen: TH HAD YOU BEEN ON A PLANE BEFORE?
>> NO, FIRST TIME.
>> Stephen: WHAT WAS THE FIRST EXPERIENCE OF BEING ON A PLANE?
>> TERRIFYING.
IT STILL FREAKS ME OUT, TO BE HONEST.
I'M 36 YEARS OLD AND I HAVE BEEN TO LOTS OF AIRPORTS.
>> Stephen: I'M GUESSING YOU HAVE.
>> BACK THEN I WAS BY MYSELF AND THERE WERE LOTS OF CONNECTING
FLIGHTS TO GET THERE.
>> Stephen: THEY DIDN'T FLY YOU DIRECT TO HOLLYWOOD?
>> NO, THERE WERE SO MANY CONTESTANTS, IT WAS PROBABLY
WHATEVER WAS THE MOST COST EFFECTIVE.
>> Stephen: SURE, SPIRIT AIRLINES.
>> YES.
>> Stephen: EXACTLY.
MADE A COUPLE OF CONNECTIONS AND ONE PLANE WAS LATE SO I
MISSED THE NEXT PLANE.
>> Stephen: YOU MISSED YOUR CONNECTION GOING TO HOLLYWOOD?
>> I DID.
I WAS, LIKE, I'M GOING TO HAVE TO FIND SOME NICE AIRPORT
EMPLOYEE TO TELL ME WHAT TO DO BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO.
DO I'M ON THE PHONE WITH WHOEVER OUR CONTACT PERSON WAS AND I
WAS, LIKE, PLEASE DON'T KICK ME OFF THE SHOW.
YEAH, BUT I MADE IT.
>> Stephen: YOU'RE THE ONLY ONE WHO DIDN'T MAKE IT?
>> I'M SURE NOT.
I'M SURE OTHER PEOPLE -- I MEAN, WE HAD LOTS OF CONNECTORS.
ONE THING, ONE CARD IS NOT THERE, THE WHOLE HOUSE FALLS.
>> Stephen: DID IT OCCUR TO YOU TO TAKE A BUS?
>> I WOULD HAVE HIT HITCHHIKED.
>> Stephen: YOU EARNED COLLEGE CREDIT WHILE BEING ON AMERICAN
IDOL.
WHAT'S THE CLASS?
>> I'M A MASS COM MAJOR SO I WANTED TO BE IN JOURNALISM.
I HAD ALL MY CORE CLASSES DONE.
I WANTED MY LAST SEMESTER TO BE FOCUSED ON GETTING MY PORTFOLIO
AND FIGURING OUT WHERE I WAS GOING TO GO AND GETTING MY REAL
TOGETHER AND WHATNOT, SO -- YEAH, I HAD NO MORE REAL CLASSES
LEFT, I JUST NEEDED HOURS, AND ALL OF THE PEOPLE AT IDOL WERE
SO GREAT.
THEY WERE, LIKE, WE CAN SIGN WHATEVER WE NEED TO SIGN, YOU
CAN COME BACK HERE AND WATCH HOW WE DO THIS.
THAT IS GREAT AND MY SCHOOL SAID GREAT.
>> Stephen: THAT IS A LEVEL OF SENIORITIS I NEVER HEARD OF
BEFORE.
>> IT WAS BECAUSE I WAS SO RESPONSIBLE GOING INTO IT, I
THINK I ONLY LACKED NINE HOURS OR SOMETHING.
IT WAS NOTHING.
I COULD HAVE TAKEN BOWLING.
>> Stephen: I CAN'T REMEMBER HOW COLLEGE WORKS.
( LAUGHTER ) YOU ARE, ON NOVEMBER 13th,
HOSTING THE CMA AWARDS.
>> YES.
>> Stephen: THIS IS YOUR TWELFTH YEAR HOSTING BUT YOU'RE
ALSO JOINED BY REBA McINTIRE AND DOLLY PARTON.
>> NOT BAD COMPANY!
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) >> Stephen: ARE YOU EXCITED.
YES.
>> Stephen: DOLLY IS INCREDIBLE.
GROWING UP AS A LITTLE BOY IN SOUTH CAROLINA, I JUST LOVED
HER.
>> YES, SHE IS AMAZING.
I'VE BEEN AROUND HER MANY TIMES, BUT I GOT TO ACTUALLY SING WITH
HER A FEW YEARS BACK, AND SHE'S EXACTLY WHAT YOU WOULD EXPECT
HER TO BE.
>> Stephen: I THINK WE HAVE A CLIP OF WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT
HERE.
IS THAT WHAT THIS IS, JIM?
CAN WE SEE THIS?
♪ I WISH YOU JOY ♪ ♪ AND HAPPINESS ♪
♪ BUT ABOVE ALL THIS I WISH YOU LOVE ♪
♪ I -- I WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOU ♪ ( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
>> Stephen: I GOT TO SING WITH HER ONCE.
>> YEAH?
>> Stephen: WE SANG "LOVE IS LIKE A BUTTERFLY."
I HARMONIZED WITH HER.
WE HAD TO SING IT THREE TIMES.
REHEARSING MUST HAVE BEEN NERVE RACKING.
>> THE THING ABOUT REHEARSALS IS YOU SHOW UP OR I SHOW UP AND,
YOU KNOW, MAKEUP AND HAIR IS IN A PONY TAIL AND BALL CAP,
WHATEVER, PRETTY MUCH, SWEAT PANTS, THE WHOLE NOT -- IT WAS
THE OPPOSITE OF NINE YARDS.
I WASN'T READY AT ALL.
>> Stephen: NO YARDS.
NO YARDS.
BUT SHE SHOWS UP TO REHEARSALS AND SHE'S GOT THIS LEATHER,
LIKE, TRACK SUIT AND SHE'S, LIKE, HIGH HEELS AND THE HAIR
AND THE MAKEUP AND TENTACLES OF, YOU KNOW, YARDS OF RHINESTONES,
AND SHE LOOKS LIKE DOLLY.
I WAS, LIKE, YOU DON'T OWN SWEAT PANTS, DO YOU?
( LAUGHTER ) PRETTY SURE SHE SITS AROUND ON,
LIKE, SATURDAY -- >> Stephen: MAYBE THEY'RE JUST
LEATHER SWEAT PANTS.
>> MAYBE.
>> Stephen: YOU WOULD SWEAT MORE IN THEM, I KNOW THAT.
>> YOU WOULD.
( LAUGHTER ) >> Stephen: YOU ARE UP FOR, DO
I HAVE THIS RIGHT, ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR.
THREE AWARDS FOR ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) THAT'S A BIG TITLE.
ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR, THAT'S NOT JUST EVEN SINGER OF THE
YEAR, THAT'S ALL ENTERTAINMENT, SINGING, DANCING, JUG LENG, ALL
ENTERTAINMENT.
>> I CAN'T JUGGLE.
>> Stephen: YOU CAN'T?
NO, I CAN'T JUGGLE.
( LAUGHTER ) >> Stephen: THE THEME THIS
YEAR IS CELEBRATING THE LEGACY OF WOMEN IN COUNTRY MUSIC.
>> YES.
>> Stephen: WHAT IS THAT LEGACY?
>> I MEAN, I FEEL WOMEN ARE THE BACKBONE OF COUNTRY MUSIC.
WHEN YOU THINK BACK TO SOME OF THE GREATEST COUNTRY ARTISTS OF
ALL TIME, DOLLY, REBA, LORETTA.
>> Stephen: PATSY.
PATSY, TAMMY.
THEY DON'T EVEN NEED LAST NAMES.
BUT THEY WERE THE ONES THAT WERE -- I DON'T KNOW, THEY MADE
IT FOR ME, THEY TAUGHT ME HOW TO SING, THEY TAUGHT ME HOW TO ACTS
DRESS, BE ON STAGE.
THEY TAUGHT ME ANYTHING WAS POSSIBLE AND, YOU KNOW -- YEAH,
THEY ARE WHY I GET TO DO WHAT I GET TO DO.
SO I'M GLAD WE'RE CELEBRATING THAT AND HOPEFULLY WE CAN KEEP
THAT LEGACY GOING.
>> Stephen: TWELFTH TIME YOU'RE HOSTING.
WHAT DO YOU MAKE OF THE TREND OF HOSTLESS AWARD SHOWS?
BECAUSE I'M AGAINST IT.
>> I'M AGAINST IT, TOO.
>> Stephen: YEAH.
WE'RE IMPORTANT.
>> Stephen: YOU HAVE OTHER THINGS YOU CAN DO.
>> YEAH.
>> Stephen: YOU AT LEAST HAVE ANOTHER SKILL.
THIS IS, IF I DON'T DO THIS, I WOULD BE DOING TIME.
>> WE DON'T WANT THAT.
>> Stephen: NO, THE NEW ALBUM IS CALLED CRY PRETTY AND YOU'RE
ON TOUR FOR IT RIGHT NOW.
>> YEAH.
>> Stephen: WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE PART OF BEING ON TOUR?
BECAUSE IT CAN BE A LITTLE TOUGH BEING AWAY FROM YOUR FAMILY.
>> THEY'RE WITH ME.
THEY'RE ALL WITH ME.
I HAVE TWO CHILDREN, A FOUR-YEAR-OLD AND
EIGHT-MONTH-OLD.
>> Stephen: WHAT TO YOU DO WITH A FOUR-YEAR-OLD AND
EIGHT-MONTH-OLD ON TOUR?
>> THEY LOVE IT.
MY EIGHT-MONTH-OLD WOULD BE FINE, JAKE, WHEREVER WE ARE.
BUT ISIAH, SOMEONE RECENTLY CALLED HIM THE MAYOR OF CATERING
BECAUSE HE'S JUST, LIKE, HI, EVERYBODY, AND LOVES SEEING
EVERYONE.
HE HAS HIS LITTLE SCOOTER HE RIDES AROUND THE VENUES IN, AND
HE ENJOYS -- HE'S SUCH A PEOPLE GUY.
SO HE'S LIVING THE DREAM.
( LAUGHTER ) >> Stephen: WELL, LATER ON IN
THE SHOW, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A PERFORMANCE BY CARRIE UNDERWOOD
FROM HER ALBUM "CRY PRETTY."
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) SO LOVELY TO MEET YOU.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE.
LOOKING FORWARD TO THE SONG.
>> THANK YOU.
>> Stephen: BACK WITH KEVIN SMITH AND JASON MEWES!