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Riley Green spoke about his rising fame during an appearance on the Like a Farmer podcast in mid-December 2025
Green, 37, said he was unsure how he would have handled major success earlier in his life
Maturity has helped Green navigate life in the spotlight
Riley Greenis grateful that fame didn't happen for him until later in life.
"I think if I would have had any type of success similar to this when I was in my early 20s, it [would have] been ugly," the "Worst Way" singer, 37, said during an appearance on theLike a Farmerpodcastin December.
"I think you get a bit mature and you can kinda step back from things a little easier as you get older," Green continued. "I was really fortunate that my success was really gradual."
Of his success, he summarized, "It keeps hitting a different level and a different gear."
As for internet rumors and speculation, Green said the gossip is often so "outlandish," that "it doesn't even bother me anymore."
Green also addressed his rise in public attention last year during an appearance onWestwood One'sCountry Nights with Bev Raineyshow, telling host Rainey, "I find out who I'm dating, weekly, on social media.""I'm rumored to have dated a lot of people but I kind of understand that. People always long for that Tim [McGraw] and Faith [Hill], Johnny and June [Cash], George [Jones] and Tammy [Wynette] thing," Green said, noting some of the things he reads about himself online can be "so outlandish that it keeps me humble."
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He specifically addressed speculation about his relationship with Ella Langley, the country artist he duets with on 2024's"You Look Like You Love Me."Langley also features on Green's "Don't Mind If I Do."
"Me and Ella have two giant songs together, and I think fans kind of want to believe that what you're singing about is real," Green said during the radio show. "I can comprehend people thinking that there's something going on."
Langley, 26, previously addressed the romance speculation, tellingTaste of Countryin September 2024, simply, "We're not dating. We're just good friends."
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Earlier last year, Greenwas linked to another country singer,Megan Moroney, 28, by fans, though he shut down that speculation in March.
During an interview with theIn the Blindpodcast, Green said he was "pretty damn" single.
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