Kellie Pickler

I was tossed all over the place growing up, which I guess prepared me for the music business, but the one thing that has always been there, that has never ever left me, has been country music.

There's one place that I've always known I wanted to be, and that is on country radio.

The more you perform and get out there, I guess the more practice you have at it and the better you are and the more comfortable you are on stage.

The thing is, my life is a country song. I don't need to be manufactured, and I don't need anyone to tell me what to say or what to sing.

Surround yourself with positive people and you'll be a positive person.

The USO tours I've been part of have definitely been the highlight of my career and my life.