Williams learned a lot, if not a million things, when two of Paramore’s founding members - brothers Zac and Josh Farro - quit the band in 2010. Where: Viejas Arena at Aztec Bowl, 5500 Campanile Drive, SDSU So, when I go to sing, I think about those artists, not artists Paramore is competing with on the (sales) charts today.” I want to know: ‘What made Queen do what Queen did?’ ‘What made (English punk and post-punk singer) Siouxie Sioux sing the way she did, and why was the tone of her voice so thick and musical?’ Those things are what inspire me. “With newer artists, I wonder: ‘How much of the music scene have they seen that I haven’t?’ I care about the artistry. If I did, I’d learn a million things, because they’ve been places I haven’t. Maybe it’s because it’s a mystery to me, because a lot of them are not around. “It’s usually older artists that I’m discovering. “I’m rarely inspired in those types of ways by new music,” she said from her home in Nashville. I have always liked Blondie, but I’m absolutely enamored now with their guitarist and the way Debbie Harry sings in different characters’ voices.”Īsked if she is inspired by any new artists, Williams demurred. “I also have this real connection with Blondie, for some reason, and that’s only grown.
But I love to think that I could be, if I wanted to be. “I’m looking at him and how he carried himself, on stage and off, and thinking: ‘That’s someone who really pushed his artistry to the limit.’ I don’t feel I’m nearly that talented. 23, with Paramore at San Diego State University’s Viejas Arena. “As a 24-year-old, I’m discovering (deceased Queen singer) Freddie Mercury for first time,” said Williams, who performs here Wednesday, Oct. But when it comes to her latest sources of musical inspiration, she cites artists whose heydays predate her birth. The group has received numerous accomplishments including a Grammy Award nomination.Hayley Williams, the charismatic young lead singer in the Tennessee-bred pop-punk band Paramore, has been a rock star for the past six years. Zac played the drums while Josh was a guitarist. The brothers had been with Paramore since the group founded in 2004. Knowing that we have a unified passion and a clear vision makes us feel stronger than ever." The three of us who are still here are ready to take on another chapter of our journey together. Williams added: "We never for a second thought about leaving any of this behind. However the rock group have announced plans to stay together after the Farro brothers departure. "We want Josh and Zac to do something that makes them happy and if that isn't here with us, then we support them finding happiness elsewhere." "For the last year it hasn't seemed as if they wanted to be around any more," she said. Williams published a statement on the bands official website.
Front woman Hayley Williams announced that the brothers had told group members about their plans to leave two months before the Orlando concert. Brothers Josh and Zac Farro left the group after last Saturday's concert in Orlando, Florida. Two of the founding members of US rock band Paramore have quit.
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