http://www.realitytvmagazine.com/blog/2006/04/ace_young_would.html

As recently eliminated American Idol finalist Ace Young talked to reporters about his American Idol experience, one characteristic of Ace’s personality stood out above all others. The characteristic that defines and sets apart Ace Young is loyalty. From telling stories of sitting by his injured brother’s bedside to professing that he would step in front of a moving train for Chris Daughtry, Ace showed his extreme loyalty to his family, his friends, and his fans.

Ace’s brother Ryan was a mainstay in the audience during American Idol, and Ace spoke of their closeness, “Ryan is the reason for me even being able to do this show. He and I are so close. We’re the youngest of five boys and we’ve been close forever.” Ace also went on to tell about a difficult time in his brother’s life. Ace revealed “He actually broke his back when he was 20 years old; in six places, dislocated it and he learned how to walk again. And being 6’7” was a hard thing for him. And every day at lunch in high school, I’d come home and sit next to his bed and we’d talk. He was in bed for a year. He learned how to walk again; he learned how to dunk a basketball again and he is my big support staff. When I moved out to California, he came with me and really helped me to get free so I could actually work on music.”

Ryan Seacrest called Ace Young and Chris Daughtry the Matt Damon and Ben Affleck of this year’s American Idol, and Ace young elaborated on his relationship with Chris. Ace told reporters, “Chris and I, we have a lot in common and he’s a very good man. He’s what you want in a marriage as far as very direct and loyal guy. And Dianna is very lucky to have him and she knows that and she’s adorable. And he and I really clicked. We clicked from the beginning just because we kind of have the same upbringing. We’re big on family; we’re big on people. And he, just like me, can’t wait to get to the fan base. I mean, I can’t wait to shake hands with my fans and give them hugs and say thank you for getting me to number seven. But any day of the week I’d step in front of a moving train for that guy.”

In addition to family and friends, Ace Young also had glowing words of praise for his fan base, The High Rollers. Ace expressed his appreciation for a generous charitable gift, saying “The High Rollers did something really amazing. They raised $2000 for me last week and they donated it to the Denver Children’s Hospital in my name so that they could put that towards whatever they felt necessary. And it’s just amazing that they know me; they know that I go there every year for Christmas and I don’t even ask for presents on Christmas because after I’m done singing there for five or seven hours, whatever it is, room to room, I’m good to go.”

That's sweet. Ace seems like a very nice person.

chris and ace seem to be very good friends

RIGHT ON!

Awwwwwww He is so NICE !! I hope they stay friends for a very long time!! :-)

Yes, they are being dubbed the "Ben Afleck and Matt Damon" of the season, lol. That is great, I hope they can maintain a friendship as well.

thats really cool. i do hope they remain friends

chris and ace yummy ops.. i mean ace young are my favorites in AI
(its so happen that chris is already taken thats why i no longer fantasized him that much heheheheh )

they both have good looks.. sex appeal and great voice & personality to top it off

im happy knowing my 2 American Idols are good friends w/ each other
can't wait to buy their album.. hope they visit us here in the Philippines

Awww! Ace seems like a real sweetheart.

What a sweeheart that Ace is! I voted for Ace a couple of times early on. I always voted for Chris! I prefer Chris' type of music way more, but I like how both of them seem to have a handle on what is important in life. PLus, they look so cute together! Or separately....either way they are cute!

Two hotties that are aweseome friends. That's GREAT! Thanks for sharing that!

awww thats so cute!!

well you know, when chris was on trl they asked him who he was eager to see when the ai tour began, and he said, "My boy Ace".
guess they are very close.. so cute!!

Oooh I didn't know this was already posted. I made a thread last night on this. lol my bad.

It is indeed a very sweet article! I love the friendship that they have. I'm sure it'll remain that way forever. CHRACE 4 LYFE. Haha