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Carrie Underwood Says Her Kids Keep Her Grounded

Carrie Underwood is currently on “Cry Pretty” tour with her husband Mike and two boys Isaiah and baby Jacob in tow. As she tells us that her kids tend to…

Carrie Underwood Says Her Kids 'Bring Her Back To Now'
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Carrie Underwood is currently on "Cry Pretty" tour with her husband Mike and two boys Isaiah and baby Jacob in tow. As she tells us that her kids tend to bring her down to earth while she's in touring mode, "I have the most amazing life doing what I love to do. So I feel like every night on stage or we're headed to the next place. It's like thinking about what's coming up, but just loving the life. I feel like my kids are always bringing me back to now. You know, even if I'm super busy and I'm running around and things are happening, it's like, 'Mommy, can you color with me?' And I'm like, 'Yeah.' So it's kind of like stopping and just being able to enjoy life."

Carrie's five year old son Isaiah isn't even really aware that his mom is one of the most famous singers in the world. She says, "We live on a bus right now. He just sees my world and sees the shows. I don't think he he knows that I'm on the radio. I know he was in Target not too long ago and you know what the the wall of TV's is? I was on there for some reason and he's like, 'That's my mom.'"

Nancy Brooks has been working in the country music industry for almost 30 years. She has interviewed pretty much any country star you can think of. In the late 1990s, she started working with Dolly Parton. And yes, Nancy reports that Parton is as sweet as you would think. She loves her life in country music and has been backstage at every CMA Awards show since the late 1990s. Many of her stories are from her one-on-one interviews. She was there at the beginning of the incredible careers of many music superstars today, including Taylor Swift, Shania Twain, and Blake Shelton, and has interviewed them multiple times throughout the years.