'We were writing songs that we really believed in.'“The verse didn’t scare me the verse excited me. “With ‘Still Into You’, I scared myself when we were writing and I came up with the melody and the lyrics for the chorus,” she laughs. Abandoning their more traditional structure, and following a serious bout of writer’s block, Williams finally found the confidence to do just that, and gained comfort in embracing writing music that she, y’know, liked. Throwing out the rulebook, the band - now a three piece - started work with Beck bassist and M83 producer Justin Meldal-Johnsen, who encouraged them to try new things.
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See the full DIY covershoot gallery with Paramore. It was a terrifying and liberating experience all at the same time.” We were writing songs that we really believed in. That was really scary but also really freeing. We saw success from the kind of style that we had always done, but we realised that we had to push the limits and explore some other sides.
“At first, we were definitely reluctant to do that. In a lot of ways, we were forced into new territory. “There has to be a change and a progression, and especially in our situation, we couldn’t replicate what we’d done in the past. It wasn’t until now though that the process became more collaborative. Having been friends with the band for years – he actually bears writing credits for debut cut ‘Conspiracy’ – he finally joined the line-up as an additional guitarist in 2007. “With every record you know that there has to be a shift,” guitarist Taylor York begins. The result one of the finest albums of this year. Rather than strike them down, it made them stronger, granting the freedom to start afresh. What followed was a (probably too) well documented split from guitarist Josh Farro and his drumming brother Zac that publicly tried to undo Williams’ constant reassurance that ‘Paramore is a band’, not a vehicle for her own ambitions. For a while they were able to prevail, but as 2010 drew to a close things looked to be crashing down around them. They’ve been forced to grow up, and had already lost three members (granted, bassist Jeremy Davis wasn’t gone for long) to the temptation of the ‘real life’ they missed out on. The thing about Paramore though, is that they’re no strangers to change. Most of the time it was everything they could’ve hoped for, but then – somewhere along the line - it began to unravel. Each step was broadcast across the internet, written about in magazines and shinily packaged on shelves in record stores. Having spent the majority of their teenage years on the road, their youth was well documented with reviews, interviews and photoshoots recording their every move. In fact, by the time frontwoman Hayley Williams turned 21 they’d already released three albums, two of which went on to be certified platinum across the world. From that point on, things only got bigger. Born into a world of pop rock and Fueled By Ramen, the Nashville five-piece started their careers young and in the spotlight. For Paramore, the last decade has been far from easy.
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