{"id":16492,"date":"2019-07-08T08:03:48","date_gmt":"2019-07-08T14:03:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cmt.com\/news\/?p=1808838"},"modified":"2019-07-08T08:03:48","modified_gmt":"2019-07-08T14:03:48","slug":"hear-how-carrie-underwood-almost-talked-herself-out-of-idol","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/krky\/music-news\/hear-how-carrie-underwood-almost-talked-herself-out-of-idol\/","title":{"rendered":"Hear How Carrie Underwood Almost Talked Herself Out of Idol"},"content":{"rendered":"
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by Alison Bonaguro<\/a><\/span> 22m ago<\/span><\/span> <\/p>\n

While Carrie Underwood was across the pond last week, on Thursday \u2014 our Independence Day \u2014 BBC Radio\u2019s Steve Wright in the Afternoon had her on to talk<\/a> \u201cSouthbound,\u201d American Idol<\/em> and how she fell in love with Wham! as a little girl.<\/p>\n

But first, she talked about the festival that brought her to England. \u201cI don\u2019t think I\u2019ve been to a festival quite like that before,\u201d Underwood said of Glastonbury Festival. \u201cI felt like everybody was in a great mood, and it was just really easy. Everybody was supportive and happy \u2014 great vibes.\u201d<\/p>\n

Then the conversation turned to Idol<\/em>, and her win 14 years ago. \u201cThis has exceeded any and all hopes and dreams and expectations that I ever had. Some of it, thinking back, is kind of a blur because there was so much going on all at once. I journaled a lot during that time,\u201d Underwood shared, \u201cso it would be really interesting to go back and look through my journals. I wrote a lot.<\/p>\n

\u201cI always wanted to be a country music singer, and I had seen Idol<\/em>. But I\u2019m not that kind of person, to be honest. I don\u2019t just go do stuff like that. That was dreaming too<\/em> big. The stars just lined up in the right way. And my mom was a big supporter when I was trying to talk myself out of it, like \u2019It\u2019s stupid. There\u2019s no way. What are the chances?’\u201d That\u2019s when Underwood\u2019s mom would say, \u201cI will drive you. Let\u2019s go. Why not?\u201d<\/p>\n

And because she was wearing a vintage Wham! t-shirt in the studio, Underwood had to explain her connection to the English pop duo from the 80s. When she was barely a toddler, \u201cWake Me Up Before You Go-Go\u201d was the first big hit from Wham! I guess you could say it jitterbugged into her brain.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am always forever a fan of (frontman) George Michael, as per my shirt. I searched high and low for this,\u201d she said proudly, adding that she got hooked on the music at around three years old because she wasn\u2019t the one making the playlists. \u201cI had older sisters who controlled the radio,\u201d she said, \u201cso I got a lot of musical influences from what they listened to.\u201d<\/p>\n

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