How Michael Ray Learned to Tame His ‘Redneck Side’ — Taste of Country Nights, On Demand

Michael Ray sure has come a long way from his hometown, Eustis, Fla. I got a chance to sit down with the country star and have a long, one-on-one chat, and he revealed to me how he has learned to not only deal with, but tame his “redneck side.”

Michael Ray tells us he checked himself into a seven-day retreat, post divorce from fellow country star Carly Pearce. It was a mental health check, and I told him that I believe this was a noble thing that he did, and it’s great he’s speaking about it and normalizing it.

“I’m a trailer kid from central Florida,” Ray shares in our interview. “When people start telling lies and there’s bulls–t going around, and I’m like, first off, you weren’t around for none of that … the redneck side of me goes, ‘I wanna hit everybody.'”