New Interview With Hayley Williams

Hayley Williams

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.”

Hayley Williams to Contribute to Netflix Film

Hayley Williams

Hayley Williams will contribute original music to the upcoming Netflix movie The Twits.

Williams added: “Being a part of this movie is like one pinch-me moment after another. My favorite Roald Dahl book growing up was The Twits. I’m drawn to learning about twisted characters like Mr. and Mrs. Twit and The Wormwoods from Matilda. The way Phil and Daisy adapted the original story was really exciting to me, as was the animation style. It feels like a cautionary tale — and also a really lovely depiction of chosen family and community, which is one of my favorite topics. I owe David Byrne for pulling me into the music for this. It was so fun and so surreal starting a song from scratch with him.”

Hayley Williams Calls Out CCM Industry

Hayley Williams

Variety:

“The amount of things I have to say and the amount of people i know who were likely changed forever by this man and by the industry that empowered/enabled him… and no one but the TikToker who broke this story has said a word about Michael Tait needing gay-affirming support,” Williams says at the beginning of her message.