Hayley Nichole Williams (born December 27, 1988) is an American singer, songwriter, and musician. She serves as the lead vocalist, primary songwriter and occasional keyboardist of the rock band Paramore.
The best gift you can give yourself is an open mind.
Now I'm told this is life, and pain's just a simple compromise.
This is sad. I just think it’s a little ridiculous we are still only looking at the surface of one another. Red hair? Blue hair? Pink? Blonde? Short? Long? Whatever. We might as well shave our heads. Hair has nothing to do with the reason we playing music. It’s a style. Something that will never last as long as the songs we play and the words we sing. Listen up ladies in bands, I’m so proud to be one of you and I don’t care if we all look exactly alike or if we are all carbon copies of each other. We have things to say and it’s up to us to get people to not just look but to LISTEN!
Whether I'm being influenced by new music that I'm listening to, books I've read, my friends, or my faith, I'm learning all the time.
My mom and I were super close when I was a kid, her and I sort of ran off from her ex-husband. It wasn't such a good time for us and I remember listening to The Distillers with her. One time I actually asked her, 'Mom, can I shave my head into a mohawk?'
I tend to enjoy proving people wrong.
For me, embracing my own power is about embracing my right to be an individual.
And the worst part is before it gets any better we're heading for a cliff. And in the free fall I will realize I'm better off when I hit the bottom
Life is not always good, which is why music exists.
Paramore is a family. Once youre in it, youre in it for life.
I wake up in the morning and sometimes I just want to wear a T-shirt and blue jeans and now I have to force myself to do that, because I can't care what people think, you know?
Don't let pain define you. I do that a lot. . . but we can fight it all together. That's what I love about us and our fans. we fight together.
It definitely can be really hard being away from friends and family for so long. People expect you to be different when you come back. But I love it, I love coming home. I really want to start coming back here more often ? its so fun.
When we think we know people inside out and we think we know what's best for them we should try to remember we don't even know what's best for ourselves.
Don't let ignorance blind you. Open your eyes, heart and your mind. And if you're feeling alone, know that the world can be a lonely place, but it would be lonelier without you in it.
Don't judge. Don't stay inside all the time. Get out and let somebody know who you are.
Suicide is no solution. Keep fighting.
Airplanes”. “It was cool to meet people that liked music as much as I did. As soon as we started writing together, it was pretty obvious
If youre gonna put your faith in something, then it better shape who you are and what people see in you.
Sometimes, being happy or being nice can leave me feeling a bit hung out to dry. Especially if everyone else who I'm around is way more guarded.