Discography:
Albums
2005
All We Know is Falling

 Producer Roger Alan Nicholas, Nick Trevisck

2007

Riot

- Producer David Bendeth, John Janick

Links:

paramore.net

myspace.com/paramore

  

Congrats on all your success, both here and obviously at home. How's it being back in the US for you after your stint here in the UK? Is it a very different experience for you when you come here?
Thank you first of all.

It is very nice to be home, always. It is a very different experience in the UK. It’s a totally different culture and is really amazing.

 

You've had greater success over here than a lot of US bands in the same genre. You've played larger shows, had a lot wider range media attention, and sold a load of albums. What do you attribute your success to?
I attribute our success to Jesus Christ alone.

You made an appearance on Radio 1 while you were here. You took part in the Live Lounge I believe. They have also added Misery Business to their playlist (a usual compilation of Indie bands and Hip Hop) Other Fueled By Ramen artists like Fall Out Boy, Panic at the Disco and Gym Class Heroes have also made the station, although don't receive regular air time.

How important is it to you to gain this kind of exposure of a National kind, and do you wonder if your appearance on the show is maybe more a token gesture to the genre, or some good radio plugging over genuine interest in your band, and the Alternative genres?
I think Worldwide exposure is very good for a band these days. A lot of bands focus on only one or two countries too much. There’s a lot of ground to cover as far as I’m concerned.

As far as Radio 1; all I know is we were asked to perform and do an interview and we took the opportunity. It’s about the music to us. Not getting a radio plug.

 

 

Fueled By Ramen have a great reputation, and have some incredible, and some of he most successful alternative bands currently around. What is your relationship like with the label?
Our label is the best out there. They honestly care about each band. They care about their bands on a personal level. John Janick (the president) would totally understand if I wanted to quit tomorrow.

Not saying I want to at all (laughs). Just trying to prove how cool they are.

The front person of any band gets most of the attention that comes with the job description. In the case of Paramore, and having a female front woman this is even more so. You have made a very conscious effort to get the point across that Paramore Is A Band. Do you feel that maybe even with all your efforts and push with that point that it is still being over looked a little, or not really taken quite as seriously as you actually mean it?
Umm sometimes.

It’s all good though. I really don’t mind being in the background.
Hayley has a lot of pressure on her being the front person and all. I don’t think I could handle it.


When you started out did you ever have any concerns about having a female front woman; did it surprise you how much of an issue it has become?
We were a little concerned about Hayley being our lead singer especially because Avril Lavigne was huge at the time we were forming and we did not want to be like her. But, at this point there are no regrets with that decision.


You have spoken out most about this and your frustration is more than understandable. You have a massive part in the song writing process; you and Hayley are the main song writers. It must be hard when you're over looked and not given a lot of the credit that you deserve?
I really don’t mind being over looked. I work my butt off for this band, but so does everyone else in the band. Everyone gets over looked for their hard work every once and while. We are all working toward the same goal so it’s ok.

It is well known how close you are as a band, and that you're all like family. Does this ever get in the way of the functioning of the group – in the sense of that you're maybe less honest with each other when giving opinions in case of causing upset, maybe when writing songs or talking about live shows?
Usually it works the other way around. Since we are so comfortable with each other we can be a little too honest sometimes I feel.

Following from that your live show are pretty tight, how rehearsed are they?
We usually practice about 4 days straight before the tour. Nothing too serious though.

What is it like at a Paramore rehearsal session and how do you go about choosing your set list for your tours? Do you still practice on your own away from the band and set rehersals?
Paramore rehearsals are pretty chill. We usually try to come up with our opening and closing song first then work the middle until we feel we have a good set.

I do practice some on my own. Not enough though.

Do you go to many gigs outside of your own? Being in a band obviously has its perks, so what was the last show you had to pay to get into?
I don’t go to many gigs unless is someone I love. The last gig I paid to get into was a Copeland show about a year ago.

 

So what are your plans now, your touring a lot; with Jimmy Eat World, the Warped Tour, and obviously back here for Give It A Name? You've got a bit of a break from touring in late May/early June; what are you going to be doing during that time?
I’m going to be relaxing with my friends and family back home. Nothing else.

OK so maybe I will be writing songs for the new record.

What are your own personal plans now and in the near future?
My plan is to be in the band as long as I can be.

But things don’t always go the way you want them to. So if I had to pick something else it would have to do with the music industry.

 

Zac has mentioned in some interviews that the new album may have influences from bands like Thrice and Arcade Fire. Are you keen to explore new avenues with the bands sound, push boundaries, and maybe break away a little from your current sound?
Zac really wants it to sound like those bands, but honestly the songs we have now just sound like a more mature Paramore. It’s hard to describe.

 

On that note what's your thoughts on Panics new album?
I think it’s cool. A little too much like the Beatles for my taste but they do it well.

Any final comments for the readers/UK in general?
Yes. I know a lot of you are probably bummed about us cancelling some shows. I would just like to apologize one last time about that. We will be there very soon!