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I am never surprised as to the capacity of human beings to be wildly compassionate and loving -- nor completely and totally disrespectful and idiotic," Jennifer tells Music City TV, adding, "I understand people get disappointed and they love us and they love what we do. And they love what we do so much that they wish we were robots and could do it every second of every day and never have a cold or anything like that.

Jennifer's vocal problems flared up during recording sessions with singing partner Kristian Bush, causing the duo to cancel dates on Kenny Chesney's Sun City Carnival tour, including one in San Francisco -- a cancellation many fans were not aware of until they reached the admission gates. Kenny himself was annoyed with the outcry, saying, "It was really sad to see the way some people reacted to Jennifer needing to cancel her appearance in San Francisco ... we should all be concerned about her long-term vocal health more than any single show that she may not be able to do.

It's very scary," Jennifer tells CMT Insider. Because you think, 'All right, I can go out there - and I can do tomorrow -- but I may not do the rest of the year if I do tomorrow.' And that is terrifying. And that is when you say, 'Wait a minute. Let's pull back. Sugarland returned to the concert stage last Thursday (July 30) in Bend, Ore. You can watch the superstar duo live in concert tonight (Aug. 3) at 8:00 PM ET on their ABC television special, 'Live on the Inside.NASHVILLE, TENN. — Sugarland's Kristian Bush knows a live CD/DVD package and a network TV special might seem quaint at a time when singles rule and fans flock to YouTube, but he thinks they are a good way to show what the duo is all about.I think performing live is one of the most exciting things we do," Bush said recently.

How do we spread that and share that excitement?The CD/DVD set, Live on the Inside, is available exclusively through Wal-Mart stores beginning Tuesday and includes a 10-track live CD and 16-song concert DVD.A one-hour TV special taped in Lexington, Ky., "Sugarland: Live on the Inside," airs Monday at 8 p.m. on ABC.Bush said he and singer Jennifer Nettles made the deal with Wal-Mart because the retail giant gives them the widest reach.When your basic tenet is to reach as many people as you can and you're only dealing with two or three record stores anymore, you have to make a decision on who's going to best support that tenet," he said. "We did research on who sells the most live DVDs in the U.S.With the TV program, director Shaun Silva taped them performing hits such as Stay, All I Want to Do and It Happens.We produced and funded and directed this ourselves, Bush explained. We didn't have a lot of money.

We hired a director we love, and we all sat down and said, 'What's the best way to do this? Bush said it's humbling to think of Sugarland joining a tradition of musical artists who have created memorable TV moments.There's something sentimental about it, he said. Not that long ago, before DVR and YouTube, we used to gather around and watch specials like this on television.Two days after its release at Walmart, the concert DVD will premiere in 35 movie theaters across the country.The burst of attention seems sudden for a group that had to lay low and miss a few shows recently so Nettles could rest her voice.But Bush said Nettles' vocal problems, brought on by a grueling concert schedule, underscore the importance of the TV special, DVD and movie.

There are only so many days in a year, and you can see that the physics of our bodies can only sustain a certain number of shows a year,he said. You can't visit everywhere.
She's been on vocal rest for the past few weeks, but Sugarland's Jennifer Nettles has plenty to say when it comes to the unfavorable comments some fans posted on message boards after learning that Sugarland had to cancel a few shows. The singer, who was under doctor's orders to take a break from performing to heal her strained vocal cords, admits she was both comforted and disappointed by some of the comments.