Hayley Williams talked with The Face about her new album and the future of Paramore.

“Do we ever know where we’re at?!” she laughs. ​“We always take huge breaks. In order for us to metabolise shit that we go through as people, it takes the amount of time it takes between albums.” But Williams can confirm that the band are on a break, rather than broken up. 

“There are no better musicians in the world than Zac and Taylor,” she says. ​“There are no better performers than [the touring musicians affectionately known as the] Parafour. It’s just magic, man,” says Williams. 

“I feel such a vindication in knowing that nobody can discount Paramore,” she continues. ​“But it’s also really important for me to strengthen other muscles and these parts of myself that I deflated because I was scared that people were going to notice me too much.”