One of the most notable front ladies of rock n’ roll in the 2000s was tangerine-haired Hayley Williams of Paramore.
She could scream and shout about the business of misery, or croon beautiful tunes about the only exception of love, all while being a badass representation that served as a reminder that Gwen Stefani wasn’t the only woman who could rock out with an all male band.
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Threats of a breakup and a few years later, Paramore is back, and what better way to celebrate a revival than with a NYLON Magazine cover?
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The orange-hair beauty poses for the magazine’s April anniversary issue, where she opens up about everything from the band’s breakup to what she thinks of the fame that comes with her position in the group.
Check out some excerpts from the interview below.
On being a girl in the rock’n’roll world:
“Being onstage–that sort of empowerment that you get is not male or female. It’s just raw energy. I don’t feel like I have to be sexy and a girl, or sexy in any way. I like to play hard, and I love to prove people wrong. It never bothers me being in a male-dominated world. In the past, when guys heckled me, I would just heckle them back.”
On the band’s falling out:
“It went from being like, ‘Hey, we don’t want to be in the band anymore’ to this really hairy online situation, where I was like, ‘How did this happen? Why is this happening?’ I know I’m a smiley person, but when I get hurt or when I get upset, I can definitely turn crazy. And I felt crazy for a while, like, ‘When is this going to go away?’ But it did, finally, and I’m more thankful for the good that’s come out of it than I am upset about the bad that went down.”
On being famous:
“The fame aspect of what we do is so stupid to me. I literally feel like an idiot. All I want is to be that normal person…I love that side of myself so much more than the side that dresses up and poses for a camera, or that’s on a magazine cover.”
On growing up:
“I want to be like my granny, not worried about trying to Botox myself. I see myself having a normal life, and I hope that’s what it is.”
Be sure to head over to NYLON for more on Hayley and Paramore’s comeback.
SOURCE: NYLON
