{"id":53673,"date":"2012-01-08T02:12:32","date_gmt":"2012-01-08T02:12:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.queermenow.net\/blog\/?p=53673"},"modified":"2012-03-19T14:38:38","modified_gmt":"2012-03-19T14:38:38","slug":"riley-price-announces-his-retirement-from-adult-performance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.queermenow.net\/blog\/riley-price-announces-his-retirement-from-adult-performance\/","title":{"rendered":"Riley Price Announces His Retirement from Adult Performance"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Riley Price<\/a>‘s response to my question about Gay Porn Stars\u2019 Resolutions For 2012<\/a> was pretty simple and to the point.<\/p>\n

My resolution — to find romance.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Then, it’s all clear to me when I received this email from Cybersocket – Riley Price Announces His Retirement from Adult Performance<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Riley Price<\/a> officially announced his upcoming retirement from adult performance. But he’ll be even more active behind the camera as he directs and manages his website. Before retiring, Riley will perform in three more scenes.<\/p>\n

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Cybersocket recently had a chance to sit down and ask Riley a few questions about his retirement from work in front of the camera, and here’s what he had to say.<\/p>\n

Why did you decide to retire from performing?<\/strong>
\nThis has been a long time coming. I\u2019ll still be doing LIVE shows. It\u2019s just that performing with other models will cease. I need to focus on producing. I think I have proven myself as a performer. I\u2019m ready for the next chapter and a new challenge. I want to be the best producer in gay porn. I can be it, too \u2013 but I\u2019ve come to the realization that I can\u2019t spread myself so thin. I care about the big picture now. This isn\u2019t about Riley Price anymore, it\u2019s about the life of a company. The Riley Priceless<\/a> site is like my child. And it\u2019s gotten to the point where I just want more. Performing feels old to me. It\u2019s time to change the direction of my life. This is just a case of my heart, soul, and body all saying, \u201cYou\u2019ve done porn performance. Now let\u2019s try something different. It\u2019s time to move on.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"\"Do you think fans will be disappointed if they subscribe to your official site hoping to see regular updates of you? <\/strong>
\nThey can get it from LIVE shows. I\u2019m gonna make three more scenes of myself performing. The release dates for those three scenes will be announced later and will be a surprise. My fans are very understanding. Most of their messages comment on how they like me as a person more than a performer. I wanna give back and present a new site where I\u2019m delivering fresh content. I won\u2019t rest until I fulfill that goal. I think they\u2019ll be happy to know that I wanna resume a more normal life while still being there in front of the cameras doing live shows. My fans mean the world to me. I love to make them happy, but I need to be happy, too.<\/p>\n

What are the last scenes you appear in? <\/strong>
\nI\u2019m working out a wish list of scene partners for my last three scenes. They will posted be on Riley Priceless. The only other site I\u2019d consider doing one more scene for is Randy Blue, as long as we were on the same page. There is just a lot of history there. I still love him and everybody at that studio, whether or not the feeling is mutual. They gave me the platform to showcase and create what I have today.<\/p>\n

It’s important for me that when people sit or stand to watch porn one day they say, “Yeah, he’s good. But he’s not Riley Price.” I’ve earned that. People might think I’m a bit bold for saying that, and that’s fine. But I think it was Madonna who said, “I’m tough, ambitious, and know what I want. If that makes me a bitch, okay.” Madonna has been a huge fire in my heart. I know it sounds queeny and cliche, but it’s the simple truth. Ask anyone that knows me. <\/p>\n

Any chance we’ll see a comeback if your future boyfriend doesn’t mind? <\/strong>
\nNo, cause I\u2019d mind. I have a heavy conscience. Everyone around me knows it. Aside from taking on production full-time, I am doing this because I want to have a boyfriend<\/em>. A normal one who would care if I was performing with other men. I have been around infidelity. To perform and have a boyfriend \u2013 I\u2019m not cool with, unless he was a porn star himself. But I\u2019m not going down that road again. We all know how that one turned out, and that took a lot out of me. I got over it and I\u2019m not doing that again. I wasn\u2019t treated right, and that wasn\u2019t right. That hurt. When I am with someone and I love them, I give them everything. I am as invested in them as they are in me. I have been burned a few times, and I don\u2019t want to do that to anyone myself. I am a fan of loyalty. And as long as I stand, I always will be.<\/p>\n

Now, if \u201cMr. future boyfriend\u201d wants do live shows *with* me, then we might see something\u2026 That could be interesting, actually. I wanna produce all day, everyday. I want a dog and I want prince charming. I deserve it, I hope. I\u2019ve never denied myself anything, and I\u2019m not about to start.<\/p>\n

\"\"However, as it stands today, I\u2019m walking away from performing with my head held high and a smile on my face. I\u2019m bowing out while I\u2019m on top (when is the opposite of what usually happens.) I want people to miss my performances, rather than eventually wishing that I\u2019d just go away. I wanna do what Michael Jordan SHOULD have done the first time. He ended on what was known as \u201cthe shot\u201d in the 1998 NBA Finals. When it comes to performing, I will do it in the last scene of the three. I know of ONE guy I would like to do another scene with, and I\u2019ll reach out to him. Whether or not he\u2019s up for it is for him to decide.<\/p>\n

Have you received any feedback from the folks who have already heard the news? <\/strong>
\nWell, they\u2019re just hearing it today, and I\u2019m sure they\u2019ll be very happy. They just want me to be happy. My mother and father helped me to prosper here in this business by not leaving my side. They stuck by me. For a father, a brother, or a christian sister-in-law, it can\u2019t be easy having a family member who is not only a gay porn performer, but also known as one of the biggest power bottoms this industry has ever seen. And to be honest, I\u2019m happiest as a producer.<\/p>\n

I need to fully enjoy what I do. I\u2019ve only got one life, and I\u2019m here to be happy. Not to look back one day and say, \u201cI wish\u2026\u201d I\u2019m about saying, \u201cI DID.\u201d I like to follow through as much as I can for others, and today for myself. I want to wake up next to someone who isn\u2019t a \u201cone-night wonder.\u201d And this needs to be put out there\u2026 When some guys leave this industry as performers, it\u2019s because they\u2019ve contracted something. I haven\u2019t. I\u2019ll even take a test. So if any blogs want to start speculating, I will shoot them down.<\/p>\n

How are you enjoying your new role behind the scenes?<\/strong>
\nIt\u2019s much more relaxing. I work, edit, jog and listen to a lot of music. I\u2019m also not afraid to eat an ice cream cone anymore.<\/p>\n

How has your manager, Jason Sechrest, helped with your career?<\/strong>
\nHe\u2019s been the Phil Jackson to my Michael Jordan. He\u2019s helped to improve me. He makes my life better, and he makes me feel protected. He calls me and I feel really good. It wasn\u2019t easy to leave where I came from, but Jason really pushed me and took me further. He\u2019s been a friend just as much as a manager. If you wanna be Riley Price \u2013 and you can be \u2013 just contact Jason. He\u2019s my guy. Riley Price really respects J.<\/p>\n

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