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Riley Green<\/a> has sold out arenas, scored major awards, and was just named People\u2019s Choice “2025 Sexiest Country Star” \u2014 but don\u2019t let the spotlight fool you.<\/p>\n At heart, he\u2019s still the same small-town guy from Alabama.<\/p>\n And if you call him a redneck? He\u2019s not offended<\/a> \u2014 he wears it like a badge of honor.<\/p>\n In a recent interview with Zach Sang<\/a>, the “Different \u2019Round Here” singer shared how he really feels about being labeled a redneck \u2014 a term that often comes with stereotypes or mockery, especially from outside the country world.<\/p>\n Read More:\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>Riley Green\u2019s Go-To Pickup Line Is Completely Nonsensical \u2014 and Weirdly Perfect<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cThere\u2019s probably nicer terms,\u201d Green admitted with a laugh.<\/p>\n The 37-year-old continued, \u201cBut for me, redneck was just somebody that grew up out in the country, and what you did for fun<\/a> was probably not the same as somebody \u2014 I guess you could call a city clicker \u2014 would do.\u201d<\/p>\n Green grew up in Jacksonville, Alabama, where Walmart and Waffle House reign supreme.<\/p>\n \u201cMy whole family<\/a> is from Pleasant Valley, right outside of Jacksonville,\u201d he continued. \u201cThey would say I was \u2018city\u2019 because we had a Walmart and a Johnson\u2019s and a Waffle House, so we were big time.\u201d<\/p>\n Before topping charts and playing arenas, Green had another claim to fame \u2014 he was a Season 5 winner on CMT\u2019s Redneck Island<\/em>.<\/p>\n Read More:\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>Go Inside Riley Green\u2019s Tour Bus Bedroom [Watch]<\/a><\/p>\n He and teammate Becky Andrews outlasted the competition<\/a> in a series of Survivor-style challenges to split a $100,000 prize.<\/p>\n Today, Green is headlining major venues, and he\u2019s gearing up for his 2026 Cowboy As It Gets Tour<\/em>.<\/p>\n But don\u2019t expect fame \u2014 or the \u201csexiest\u201d title \u2014 to change him anytime soon.<\/p>\n He may be one of country music\u2019s hottest rising stars<\/a>, but Riley Green is still perfectly comfortable being called a redneck. In fact, he kind of prefers it.<\/p>\n Riley Green is selling his stunningly well-appointed home in Nashville, and pictures show a luxurious property chock-full of the highest-end amenities.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Gallery Credit: Sterling Whitaker<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\u2018Redneck\u2019 Doesn\u2019t Offend Him \u2014 It Describes Him<\/h3>\n
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PICTURES: See Inside Riley Green’s Luxurious Nashville Home<\/h2>\n