Country star Riley Green admits fame is 'not reality' compared to farm life in Alabama

Country star Riley Green celebrates grand opening of Kid Rock's new Nashville restaurant Musicians Kid Rock and Riley Green join 'Fox & Friends' co-host Steve Doocy for breakfast ahead to preview the grand opening of Rock's new restaurant 'The Detroit Cowboy.' Country singer Riley Green is enjoying the perks of fame, but he says that for him, it's not reality. Green, who reached a new career high with three CMA Awards wins last month, said that all the work he's been putting into becoming a country star has been just that - work - while his "real life" is the time he spends farming and hunting back home in Alabama. "I don't have to remind myself too much," he said on the "Like a Farmer" podcast when asked about what he does to stay humble. "Having my place back in Alabama is all I need. When I go back there ... life just moves slower." Riley Green said that for him, fame isn't reality. (Terry Wyatt/WireImage) He continued, "Keeping in mind that what we do for a living is not reality. People chanting your name before you go on stage is not real life ... going and doing late-night television, all that stuff, it's cool, it's cool to get to go do, but it's building for a brand, which is me touring and being a country music artist." "Me in real life, I'd rather be on my bulldozer on a farm, or hunting somewhere." Green, who was born and raised in Jacksonville, Alabama , told a story about how his uncle always told him when he came home that the waitress at the local Waffle House had a daughter who was a fan of his, and for his uncle, that was "his measure of my success." "It didn't matter that I was on a late-night show the week before, I won three CMAs or whatever," he said. "And that's very humbling, when you go back and you remember that. It's like, OK, yeah, it's not that big of a deal." LIKE WHAT YOU’RE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWS Green has a farm in his hometown in Alabama. (Erika Goldring/Getty Images for BMI) The "Worst Way" singer also spoke about the spike in interest in "the rural lifestyle" on the podcast, saying that as a country star, he's now playing shows in places like Europe and Australia - places where his style of music hasn't always been as popular as it is back home in the South. "I've seen that period of growth be over a long period of time, but it's really happened quick in the last few years," he said. "But, you know, I just think people are really loving the down-home country lifestyle that we grew up on." But the rising star is thankful that the country music boom, as well as his own personal success, started when it did. Green performs on the main stage during CMA Fest 2025 at Nissan Stadium on June 5,...

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