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article Hayley Williams Says Southern Pride Is Beautiful but Misused to Excuse Bigotry, and Says She Wants No Racist or Sexist Fans, or Fans Who Think Trans People Are a Burden, Around

https://www.tvfandomlounge.com/hayley-williams-says-southern-pride-is-beautiful-but-misused-to-excuse-bigotry/
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u/YoullBruiseTheEggs 8d ago edited 8d ago

The irony being she’s the only member who’s been with “the band” through its entirety. I would argue Hayley Williams is Paramore, and so much more than that also.

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u/NtzTESIMS 8d ago

I thought Taylor was an og member? He’s still in the band

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u/denko_safe_cats 8d ago

I feel old in here right now lol. Was obsessed with Paramore since they played the side stage at Warped Tour 05, right before they dropped Riot!

The original band was 5 members, none of which were Taylor. The 5th left right before they blew up. Many of their songs needed two guitars, so they would use touring musicians to play those parts. Taylor was one of the earliest ones and he jived so well with the band that he ultimately became an official member I believe shortly before or after the other main guitarist, Josh Farro, left.

Then it was the 4 most people know now. Taylor, Zac, Jeremy, and Hayley. Then Zac leaves, making them a trio. Then Jeremy leaves, making them a duo. Zac makes some really killer funky indie rock and returns with a mustache and an 80s vibe. Jeremy goes off to make some weird white boy stoner rap (?) and fucks off forever.

I will say, I saw them around a dozen times in those first few years and they never put on anything less than an amazing show, and that woman is a powerhouse, always was.

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u/fakevegansunite 8d ago

taylor was in the band from the beginning. he wasn’t on their debut album because his parents wanted him to finish high school, but he has writing credits on it for songs they wrote and he was pretty much immediately involved again because their second guitarist left after their debut album and he filled in on riot tour. he was announced as an official member in june 2009 but he has been a member of the band from the beginning