CURRENT SINGLE: “If It Wasn’t for Trucks”
When Riley Green goes home to Alabama and spends time with his family, he doesn’t have to worry about being humble and getting a big head, because his family unknowingly keeps him in check. For instance, he says, “When I signed my record deal with Big Machine, I went home and told my mom, and she was like, cookin’ supper, and she’s like, ‘Oh, that’s great. You want some macaroni and cheese?’”
Riley is quick to point out that reactions like that from his parents are not an indication that they aren’t proud of him, they just don’t get it For instance, when he told his dad ab out signing his record deal, Riley says, “My dad was like, ‘I thought you signed a record deal last week with Warner Chapel.’ I was like, ‘No, that was a publishing deal.’ He’s like, ‘What’s the difference?’ And I’m like, ‘You know what, it was a record deal. I signed two of ‘em.’ Like I don’t want to explain because I don’t really understand it.”
The good news is, Riley doesn’t mind at all that his family doesn’t fully understand his career and doesn’t make a big fuss about everything because he says, “The point to all that is that when I go home, I’m just Riley.”
Riley Green – family doesn’t understand business :24
“When I signed my record deal with Big Machine, I went home and told my mom, and she was like cookin’ supper and she’s like, ‘Oh, that’s great. You want some macaroni and cheese?’ And the reason for that is not that they don’t care or they’re not excite. They just don’t get it. My dad was like, ‘I thought you signed a record deal last week with Warner Chapel.’ I was like, ‘No, that was a publishing deal.’ He’s like, ‘What’s the difference?’ And I’m like, ‘You know what, it was a record deal. I signed two of ‘em.’ Like I don’t want to explain because I don’t really understand it. And the point to all that is that when I go home, I’m just Riley.”