Paramore

From the left: Jeremy Davis, Hayley Williams, Josh Farro, Zac Farro

PARAMORE

Paramore is an American rock band from Franklin, Tennessee, formed in 2004. In 2002, at age 13, Hayley Williams moved from her hometown Meridian, Mississippi to Franklin, Tennessee, where she met brothers Josh Farro and Zac Farro. The name "Paramore" came from the maiden name of the mother of one of their first bass players. Once the group learned the meaning of the homophone "paramour" ("secret lover"), they decided to adopt the name, using the Paramore spelling. Williams was originally signed to Atlantic Records as a solo artist in 2003. She had been introduced to Atlantic A&R Tom Storms through Kent Marcus and Jim Zumwalt, and then eventually signed to Atlantic by Jason Flom. The original plan of the label was to turn her into a pop singer, but Williams resisted, saying that she wanted to play alternative rock music and wanted a band behind her. In an interview with HitQuarters Steve Robertson said, "She wanted to make sure that we didn't look at her as some straight to Top 40 pop princess. She wanted to make sure that she and her band got the chance to show what they can do as a rock band writing their own songs. The band's first song written together was "Conspiracy", which was later used on their debut album.and writing their own songs.

ALBUMS

All We Know Is Falling Album

Riot! Album

The Final RIOT Album

Brand New Eyes Album