CURRENT SINGLE: “If It Wasn’t for Trucks”
Before Riley Green turned his attention full time to music, he played football at Jacksonville State University as the starting quarterback, which provided him with some experiences that have been beneficial to him in his music. “Bein’ a quarterback you’ve gotta have a certain level of confidence to go out there and lead the pack, I guess. And if you’re gonna get up on stage in front of people and sing about stuff you made up, you’ve got to have some level of confidence then too, you know.”
Riley has never considered himself a great singer, so he says, “It’s one thing if you’re just an amazing singer and you’re singing a song you know everybody’s going to sing along to. But I had to go out there and win ‘em over with songs that I made up, and that’s a pretty scary thing for anybody, I’m sure.”
So, if Riley had to choose one way playing football has helped him in his music career, he says, “Definitely the confidence that playin’ team sports gives you, it definitely helped me out and helped me get where I am now.”
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“Bein’ a quarterback you’ve gotta have a certain level of confidence to go out there and lead the pack, I guess. And if you’re gonna get up on stage in front of people and sing about stuff you made up, you’ve got to have some level of confidence then too, you know. I mean it’s one thing if you’re just an amazing singer and you’re singing a song you know everybody’s going to sing along to. But I had to go out there and win ‘em over with songs that I made up, and that’s a pretty scary thing for anybody, I’m sure. So, you know, definitely the confidence that playin’ team sports gives you, it definitely helped me out and helped me get where I am now.”