If you’re wondering how often someone comes up to Riley Green to tell him they’re drunk and that “you look like you love me,” the answer is about “six or seven times a day.”
Hanging backstage ahead of his performance at Audacy’s Stars & Strings Presented By Discover® at the Hard Rock Live at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood, FL, Riley Green caught up with Kiss Country 99.9's TC & Dina B. to chat all about pick up lines, hit songs, Ella Langley, his dogs, and more.
Noting how his duet with Ella is kind of like a pickup line from the female's point of view, TC was curious if Riley is a pickup line kind of guy.
“I think I get nervous,” Riley admitted, adding, “Now my dad, he's got them, my dad throws up pickup lines on any girl he's ever met.” Sharing, “He told some girl the other day she was so pretty, he couldn't hear out of his left eye. I don't know what that means, but I like it, makes you think.”
In addition to his duet, Riley also has his Don’t Mind If I Do single “Damn Good Day To Leave,” both of which, as TC put it, “are on fire right now.” Sharing what it’s like having both songs get so much love at the same moment, Riley said, “what's cool about having two songs that are getting played on the radio and inside the Top 20… is you get to really see them grow every week. Every single show you play, they sing it louder and louder.”
“I remember the first single I had, 'There Was This Girl,'" Riley reflected, “That was a big hit for me, and I got to watch that as it went up the charts. So that's always exciting and you got something to look forward to every week.”
While Dina B. spoke for all the single girls out there, claiming she prefers Riley remains single, to “pretend like you're ours.” There are still many out there who have been influenced by his vocal chemistry with Ella Langley and actually want them to be a couple IRL.
Acknowledging why he thinks that is, Riley said, “The same reason I think that like George and Tammy… Johnny Cash and June Carter, and Tim McGraw and Faith Hill. It's like everybody just wants to believe in that couple, you know, if you can have that.”
He continued, “Obviously, we've got two songs together, they’re doing really well,” referring to “You Look Like You Love Me” and “Don’t Mind If I Do.” Noting, “It’s a cool thing to see fans really latching on to both of us kind of at the same time. We've been on tour together, we're going back on tour together, so it's really cool to watch that kind of happen, and I'm really happy for her success too.
Speaking of couples, Riley also caught us up on his pups, sharing, “I haven't seen a lot of Carl and Carol Anne lately,” and how his mom and sister have been sending videos of them to keep him updated. Also admitting that Carl (the corgi), who usually accompanies Riley on tour, is probably “missing the spotlight.”
Circling back to the topic of duets, of which Riley has many, the singer shared how he goes about delivering those fan favorites during a show when his collab partner isn’t there.
“Well, I usually put a wig on… No, I mean… I've gotten some fans out of the crowd, that goes one of two ways,” Green said. “Sometimes it's really good and sometimes it's not.” Recalling, “I think probably the best fan step in we had was in Australia the other day. We had some couple of girls get up and they just stole the show.”
To close out the conversation, after being reminded he’s a part owner of a bar in Nashville, Riley, who actually “didn't think I would be in the bar business,” noted, “but I thought a place called The Duck Blind would be somewhere I'd like to go hang out. And it's been fun to have that… with a buddy of mine in Nashville."
Adding, “That building is where I met a lot of people I have relationships with now — songwriters and other artists. So it's cool to kind of have that place and watch some new up-and-com ...
