CARRIE UNDERWOOD TAKES HER TIME

Tuesday, March 09 2010 06:46

Carrie Underwood took two years between her Carnival Ride album and her latest CD, Play On, and she wouldn't have it any other way. Carrie tells us she works best when she has some down time to really put her nose to the grindstone, not to mention take a break from the spotlight. "I think it's nice to go away for a little bit, you know? Nobody can miss you if you're never gone, so I couldn't imagine . . . I see a lot of people making albums like every single year, and I'm like, 'How do you do it? Like, how do you write that much? How do you do it?' I don't understand. I can't. I guess I can't multi-task like that, but I love being able to like really just put aside everything else and focus on one thing, because then I can give it everything that I have."

Carrie's Play On tour begins on Thursday (March 11th) in Reading, Pennsylvania. The tour will also include special guests Craig Morgan and Sons of Sylvia.

Carrie is nominated for Top Female Vocalist, Album of the Year for Play On, Vocal Event of the Year for "I Told You So," featuring Randy Travis, and Entertainer of the Year at next month's ACM Awards. The show will air live from Las Vegas on CBS on April 18th.