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I was 13 or 14 when Avril Lavigne got massive. And you know how labels are—once something like that starts, they’re jumping on it, like sharks trying to find minnows in a pond. So I guess I looked the part: I was the girl singer-songwriter who could play guitar, and I had written some songs. But little did they know that I was in a band, and I had my own sort of agenda, and my own plan that me and the guys had already set in motion. Which basically meant that we were practicing in the garage once a week.So by the time labels started calling me, I had already made up my mind that yeah, I can write on my own, I could probably do this on my own. But why would I wanna do that? I remember being in second grade and assigning friends instruments, like ‘We’re gonna be in a band! And we’re gonna do this!’ I just have always wanted to be a part of this, it’s been my dream my whole life, and I just would much rather play music with my friends. So I got very lucky that I somehow made a good case for myself and people listened, and the guys and I got to go on this ride and be Paramore.

And to be honest with you, there’s no way that ‘Hayley Williams’ would be around as long as Paramore’s been around—it just would never work. I think people want what’s real and what’s genuine, and what’s genuine for me is being the singer of this band. Selling my name on a billboard or on the cover of a CD? That just wouldn’t be me. And I just don’t think that ‘Hayley Williams’ would have survived on her own.