I just am really bad at making new friends - especially in the music industry, because they're not really real friends; they're just music industry friends.
To me a real patriot is like a real friend. Who's your real friend? It's the person who tells you the truth. That's who my real friends are. So, you know, I think as far as our country goes, we need more people who will do that.
George Klein says that Elvis had five real friends outside of his circle, and I was blessed to be one of them. I spent a lot of time with Elvis in Vegas and at Graceland.
My real friends are definitely the people I grew up with - the people who don't care about my music career at all.
L.A. just doesn't seem real to me. Chicago does. My real friends are there. It's home.
I have found out who are my real friends, thanks to the illness and hospitals.
It's definitely a dream come true to be recognized and to be able to sign autographs. But, it's also a lot of hard work and can be draining. If you don't know already, you will quickly learn who your real friends are.
After 'American Idol,' I got a lot of 'stuck up' rumors that just fueled the never-ending flames of high school drama. Thankfully, my real friends always stood up for me and knew I wasn't like that.
The making of friends who are real friends, is the best token we have of a man's success in life.
The biggest hurdle is figuring out who your friends are. Your real friends.
