While most aspiring artists want nothing more than to see their name on the charts, fame doesn’t come without a price. Over the years, singers, actors, and celebrities revealed the downside of fame as paparazzi constantly followed them around, rumors surrounded their entire lives, and crazed fans placed them in uncomfortable situations. For some, they are able to find the perfect balance between their personal life and fame. Recently, Riley Green opened up about his own experience with fame and how he missed being a regular guy.
Discussing his career in country music with Country Countdown USA, Green didn’t shy away from the struggles of fame. Although loving the career he fashioned and his collaboration with Ella Langley on “You Look Like You Love Me”, he insisted, “It’s not my favorite part of the industry. I miss being a regular guy.”
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With Green not able to walk around Nashville without being recognized by fans, he decided to distance himself by looking for a new place to live. Putting his Nashville home up for sale, he added that he was “buying another place further out of town, and the neighbors are further away. I’m getting more land.”
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What Riley Green Gifted His Parents With Music Career
Hoping that more land came with more privacy, Green promised, “It’s a small price to pay for the opportunities I’ve gotten.” While enjoying his time on the stage and being able to pursue a career in country music, Green also looked at the positives that came from his stardom.
Wanting to celebrate his parents, who constantly encouraged him, Green used his fame to purchase them new vehicles. “I’ve always had vehicles—I buy cars all the time, it’s kind of like my little hobby. But I hadn’t been as excited buying a car as I was buying her one. Or buying my dad a truck—I really enjoy that.”
Green revealed that growing up, both parents didn’t spend money on lavish items like a new vehicle. But that changed when the country singer gifted his father a truck. Laughing, Green added, “My dad has never had a nice truck. I mean, as soon as I bought him one, he backed it into something.”
While the new truck needed some repairs, Green concluded, “They appreciate it.”
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