Hayley Williams

“It’s hard because you either have people who like you because they say you’re hot or you have people who hate you because you’re a girl. And a lot of people don’t give you a chance. But you’re doing it because you love it and it’s what you love to do, then it’s not hard.”

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Hayley Williams spoke about dealing with superficial perceptions as a woman in music.

“I can think of nothing more anti-establishment than young women, people of color, and the queer community… If you are one of those people, there is space for you now.”

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Hayley Williams welcomed marginalized communities into the modern alternative scene.

“We wrote those songs over the course of probably a year,”

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Hayley Williams recalled the timeline of writing songs for the band's debut album.

“As a 16-year-old who had dreams of playing with the big boys, it felt like we were being slighted,”

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Hayley Williams reflected on Paramore being relegated to the female-only Shiragirl stage at Warped Tour.

“Do it for yourself. Don’t do it because it seems cool or anything,”

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Hayley Williams shared advice for girls looking to break into the music industry.

“When Paramore came onto the scene in roughly 2005, the scene was not always a safe place to be if you were different,”

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Hayley Williams addressed the lack of safety for marginalized groups in the early emo scene.

“I would spit farther, yell louder, and thrash my neck wilder than anyone,”

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Hayley Williams recalled pushing herself to perform harder on stage.