Ex-Paramore guitarist's wife confirms blog post is real

Well, that's my respect for Hayley out the window.

Hayley how could you do that people idolised you you are just a fraud a sellout to punk another Avril and by the way this is coming from a fan club member

Jesus she needs to take a chill pil.. Obv people are gonna be wanting a proper explanarion if two musicians they like leave a band they like

plus, josh himself posted the link on his facebook...
man, I really thought this band was fo real.. I'll never trust on a pop band again

LOL Since this guy is such a jesus freak, I sure like how he comes off trying to pin everybody against eachother. Total pu$$y. I wanted to do this but Hayley said no, so we did it her way. WOWOWOW grow a pair! I wouldn't base opinions off of either side of the story since they are clearly pointing fingers.

hater gonna hate okay.
i support hayley no matter what.
i think it was a pretty douche-y move on Josh's part being so rude about it, even if it was true, but still support him and zac.

At first I felt kind of sorry for them, but then I realised that they stayed of their own free will all that time. If it was so bad, why didn't they leave?

Why would you blame this on Hayley though? Every band has a front person, somebody for the press to focus on, if Josh wasn't happy, he should have said something, or left beforehand. All this is just gonna change the meaning of the band. Clearly he wants something more, maybe from his faith, idk but it's wrong to blame all this on Hayley. The way he made her sound... clearly he wouldn't have dated her if he felt like that about her then.

I love paramore, but after reading this article makes me question how real everything in 'brand new eyes' was. Was it all artificial - just to build up a fanbase? Josh makes it all seem like Hayley took over - and I guess she sort of did. B.O.B - Everything is different to 'All We Know Is Falling'.... I hope all continue a successful, more REAL career. Music isn't meant to be fake in my opinion.

I think Josh's blog was a bit way too harsh, there were some things that shouldnt had been revealed, he's obviously hurt, and if he thinks that what happened with Hayley when she was 15 is her fault he needs a slap on the face, what are you suppose to know about life when you are 15? His parents could have done something too and they didnt, plus, if she was the only signed like he says, it means noneone force him to stay, if he wasnt happy there from so many yrs ago he should have left back in '08 or before, not now and in this way, i still support Jeremy,Taylor and Hayley, even Zac (Obviouly Josh wrote that on his own) but not Josh, he's acting in a inmature way, and Jenna needs to chill out, its not her problem is Josh,Zac and Paramroe problem, is his wife i know, but she shouldnt get involve...just sayin...

Wow that has put me off Hayley BIG TIME :'(

Josh has just confirmed its real via video.

So in all honesty, it's is fault. if he was that unhappy, why not leave.

There's a post here from Hayley that goes along with some of that story, except she says she wanted to be in a band, not solo.

http://community.livejournal.com/paramoremusic/10417661.html?thread=334449661#t334449661

I'm siding with Josh/Zac on this, never liked Hayley and I can barely stand Paramore, but this is interesting.

Josh just posted a video on his blog

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZRcV-DOXtCg

you could not be anymore right ;}

Josh just posted a video on his blog

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZRcV-DOXtCg

I don't understand how people are mad at Hayley. it's obviously not just her fault. she wanted to be in a band and not a solo artist. the guys should have quit the band earlier if they were so unhappy.

so, wait, is it true in fact that Hayley was the only one signed to the record deal?

There's a post here from Hayley that goes along with some of that story, except she says she wanted to be in a band, not solo.

http://community.livejournal.com/paramoremusic/10417661.html?thread=334449661#t334449661

I'm siding with Josh/Zac on this, never liked Hayley and I can barely stand Paramore, but this is interesting.

I never saw any "side" of Hayley's. They posted a general announcement to say that Josh and Zac had left. No one's thoughts or explanation went into that post. I appreciate Josh trying to clarify everything, but what am I supposed to say? He and Zac both chose to stay in the band for six years. They were never held at gunpoint and forced to stay, so am I really supposed to feel sympathy for them? As for Hayley, I'm not too impressed reading about how she treated everyone, but again, we've never heard her side of the story, so who exactly are we supposed to believe?!

I think Jayde is right. If all he says on the blog post is true then why would Josh date Hayley? Because he makes it sound like he was pissed at er all along. And why was the blog itself created like a day after it was announced Josh and Zac were leaving Paramore. And yeah their music has changed since All We Know Is Falling, but all bands change their music style slightly over time. I had alot of respect for Josh, but with all this shot going down he's lost it. Whether it's the truth or not, I'm always gonna support Paramore, and as Josh isn't in it anymore, he needs to leave it all behind him and stop acting like such a bitch to the rest of the band. He might not've got on with Hayley, but what he's done is plainly immature and makes him look jealous. I'm always gonna support Paramore. Whether they are a manufactured band or not, I still love them.

Josh is just posting how he saw things and more emotion than truth in my view. The fact is that what he posted was not a very mature way to handle things and he will have to face up that in the future. Hayley has stuck with the band and obviously cares about both the band and the fans and, the truth of it is, that a lot of bands have a few members who are signed on to better contracts than the others. It's the way that shit works. I think that people should stop picking sides. Josh and Zac bailed on Paramore. They could have handled this far differently. A video of them with the rest of the guys explaining why they left would have been a lot better as we could have seen them together, united and happy rather than bitching and fighting. Whatever, I still love them all. I can accept people have flaws and people fight, disagree and separate. I really hope the rest of the 'fans' can.

I think Jayde is right. If all he says on the blog post is true then why would Josh date Hayley? Because he makes it sound like he was pissed at er all along. And why was the blog itself created like a day after it was announced Josh and Zac were leaving Paramore. And yeah their music has changed since All We Know Is Falling, but all bands change their music style slightly over time. I had alot of respect for Josh, but with all this shot going down he's lost it. Whether it's the truth or not, I'm always gonna support Paramore, and as Josh isn't in it anymore, he needs to leave it all behind him and stop acting like such a bitch to the rest of the band. He might not've got on with Hayley, but what he's done is plainly immature and makes him look jealous. I'm always gonna support Paramore. Whether they are a manufactured band or not, I still love them.

I dont know what to think. I have always looked up to hayley so much and I find it hard to believe josh's post. But I believe it. Im just so confused right now, and now that its been confirmed I want hayley to just post everything that happened from her point of view. I think josh is putting her in the wrong possibly, but I have a horrible feeling she wil turn out to be a complete bitch and a fake sellout. I just hope that isnt true

Hayley said that they wanted to leave and as good friends they wanted the best for the band and the Farros so if that meant letting them go then thats what happened

its confirming what people have been saying for a long time, its alll about hayley

its confirming what people have been saying for a long time, its alll about hayley

This is bs. THEY are the ones giving it up. boohoo everyone like hayley more. shes the main person in the band -.-..of course the fans are going to like her more

i will always like hayley and paramore. i dont give a fuck about the others leaving. LIVE ON PARAMORE!

To be honest, I think this is childish and bitter from Josh. Especially with the video that he posted. If him and Zac HATED being in Paramore so much they could've left ages ago! and if he really felt about Hayley this way then why did he date her for three years? and he's failed to mention Hunter and he got his facts about Jeremy leaving and coming back wrong. He should know that lead singers get the majority of the attention, it's the way with every band! and Hayley gets more attention because she's a girl! It's natural. And with the whole record company thing, the girl was 14/15 she didn't exactly know much and can be easily manipulated. I don't know. Jeremy and Taylor obviously don't feel like the Farros do. Weird stuff. Kinda lost respect for Josh now.

the blog is true- josh posted a video in it saying that it is true.

Didn't need them to tell people it was all about Hayley. That has always been obvious. She is a spoilt girl that craves attention.
Sorry, not trying to upset any fans here, just saying what I think :)

i'm gunna have to side with hayley on this one just because from what has been said she could have so easily gone solo in the begining and been fast tracked to the top but she decided she wanted to be in a band with her friends and do it the "proper way" and make their way up slowly

Didn't need them to tell people it was all about Hayley. That has always been obvious. She is a spoilt girl that craves attention.
Sorry, not trying to upset any fans here, just saying what I think :)

The whole text basically says: "I think most of what we did sucked but I didn't want to pass on money and fame"...

Ok...wait...LMAO!!!

Well done Farro's! You have finally had the balls to the corporations and expose the shameful cow Hayley Williams is.

Before all the 13 year olds turn against me, I can assure you I generally used to like the band. Hearing the first two albums and superb songs like Emergency and Misery Buisness were really something else. I looked up to Josh Farro as a great guitar player and still do to this day.

However, during the whole run up and release to Brand New Eyes, I could see how the band was changing and sucking up to the record companies. Fatal mistake. I started to realise the obvious flaw in the band and, like I can imagine many others had, began to find dis-taste in them.

Seeing 2010 progress on and seeing every little attrocity that Hayley was commiting, I could see this wasn't a band effort anymore. Paramore were slowly becoming the 'Hayley Williams Experience' and I think this recent turn of events has slammed the final nail in the coffin.

So well done to the Farro's for standing up and being heard. They are generally talented musicians and after reading what they've had to say, I can see why they wouldnt want to stay in the band. I wish them all the best and hope they continue to create great music.

But Paramore....eurgh. Yea. Sort it out.

all that i think came from this statment was that the farro were in it for the money, i think the blog makes them look bad and not hayley.

Like people are saying if they hated Hayley getting all the attention and stuff why were they in the band for seven years? And why the hell would Josh date Hayley? Also, does Jenna have a right to get involved in this she hasn't ever been in the band. It seems Josh is acting like a complete douchebag.

Josh's wife probably found out that him and Hayley fooled around and now they are out to get her... I'm just sturring the pot. He needs to grow a pair because he sounds like a whiney bitch in this response.

hes a fuckind douchbag!
I HATE HIIIIIM !!!
all he did its to bring hayley down and be the angel. this is NOT the truth. this is one side of the story. if he hated her so much then wht he dated her?
HES A DOUCH!!!!

To all the people saying why did he date her, they were teenagers in pretty close situations. And how do we feel about the people we dated 4/5 years ago? If I saw the guy I was dating then, I'd hate him, and then having to stick around all the time and work together. I don't blame Josh, but I don't hate Hayley

Tbh i saw the picture of hayleys boobs and it made my life.

Good on the Farros, id do the exact same and it sounds like he bailed at the right time.

Bullshit is Hayley an innocent christian virgin tho.

Tbh i saw the picture of hayleys boobs and it made my life.

Good on the Farros, id do the exact same and it sounds like he bailed at the right time.

Bullshit is Hayley an innocent christian virgin tho.

@JoHny - Tottally agree with everything you said.

And for those moaning at y he stayed in band for so long, prob for money for his wife for his future, he prob knew brand new eyes would appeal to the mass and make money for himself.

Also if you had seen them on misery business tour and latest one. You could tell the band enjoyed misery business tour and were having fun as a band, but the new tour lacked energy from the previous ones. Due to the lyrical changes hayley enforeced that josh talks about, wouldn't surprise me.

Regarding them dating, at the time im sure they talked it over and decided to carry on together in the band, I have stayed friends with ex girlfriends as im sure you have aswell

Fair play to the brothers

"Ok...wait...LMAO!!!

Well done Farro's! You have finally had the balls to the corporations and expose the shameful cow Hayley Williams is.

Before all the 13 year olds turn against me, I can assure you I generally used to like the band. Hearing the first two albums and superb songs like Emergency and Misery Buisness were really something else. I looked up to Josh Farro as a great guitar player and still do to this day.

However, during the whole run up and release to Brand New Eyes, I could see how the band was changing and sucking up to the record companies. Fatal mistake. I started to realise the obvious flaw in the band and, like I can imagine many others had, began to find dis-taste in them.

Seeing 2010 progress on and seeing every little attrocity that Hayley was commiting, I could see this wasn't a band effort anymore. Paramore were slowly becoming the 'Hayley Williams Experience' and I think this recent turn of events has slammed the final nail in the coffin.

So well done to the Farro's for standing up and being heard. They are generally talented musicians and after reading what they've had to say, I can see why they wouldnt want to stay in the band. I wish them all the best and hope they continue to create great music."

Yeh this sums it up perfectly, Hayleys been exposed and found out, anyone who says differant needs to quit the denial. Shes been exposed a bit like she did on twitter! lol

There was talk about them being manufactured 6 or 7 years ago, i remember it! Sort of sums up why they had so many different band members now, the label wanted the mto have the perfect image etc!

I KNEW THEY WERE MANUFACTURED! All the kids and scenesters refused to believe it!

There was talk about them being manufactured 6 or 7 years ago, i remember it! Sort of sums up why they had so many different band members now, the label wanted the mto have the perfect image etc!

I KNEW THEY WERE MANUFACTURED! All the kids and scenesters refused to believe it!

that is not pop punk Blink -182

is pop punk

Ha, I'm sorry too all you stuck up 'Paramore fans' but i was saying this the other day (before the Farro brothers left) Paramore is [was] a band not just hayley williams most of you lot wouldn't have of even known the names of the other members without having a quick search on the internet!

I always have said it's been about Hayley, her on all the covers of every magazine not the whole "band", her on all the posters, all the articles about her, yeah i know she's the front-woman and everything but still, the other's didn't get a look in,
she should have just took a solo career, she wouldn't have of made it though, as josh helped her write most of the songs and the rest of them composed most the music.

All you lot who were saying they where in it for money, guess what, go get a reality check, well duh they need to make money somewhere along the line?, and also they tried too sort thing out....but it failed, Hayley is an attention seeking Mofo, who cares about only herself, if she wanted Josh and Zac to stay that badly, She would have done the decent thing and grow up and stopped being an attention seeking self obsessed bitch, who get's what she want when she want

RANT OVER.....
well i hope the Farro bothers do something better with themselves!

People should really not whine about this all!
Im sure everyone wanted to know why they left the band, now you know and it still isnt good and you're all mad/angry about it! They could've lied about why they left the band and decided not to.
I have to admit, that it looks like he is making everyone look bad except for him en Zac. But then again, he tell his side of the story.
Paramore DID pretty much became Hayley, especially after aiplanes and i think that was the final note and made them really wanna quit. I do hate the fact that a lot of people are blaming Hayley. Why take sides? after all its the music, the reason we like paramore in the first place. Some people take this personnaly and are gonna hate on Hayley cause of what Josh said, and some are gonna hate on Josh cause of what he said, being a 'backstabber'. some things he said weren't really cool, but then again, he told his side of the story and thats what everyone wanted to hear, the reasone WHY they left! this is just the way it is. lot of thing happened in the past, things that pretty much lead to this all. its sad but true. It's sad it had to end like that and i really hope they can all work it out, eventually. if you wanna support them(josh&Zac AND Paramore) why wouldnt you?! this doesnt change the music! why would WE pick fights when this is something between them?!

There's so many people saying "if it was that bad why didn't the leave or say something" maybe they did try to say or do something.. we're not going to know the full story and they're not going to mention every tiny detail in the blog so stop speculating whats done is done and nothing will change at least now the Farro brothers can get involved with music they wanna do besides all bands evolve and change i'm not a Paramore fan but the Farro brothers leaving might actually be a good thing it'll give the other band members a chance to do other things and write new songs.

please stop saying he is a jesus-freak, religion is his right so shut uop. Stop saying this is harsh because this is the truth and it's hayey that's lost loads of people's respect now, (mine was lost when i compared nightmare and brand new eyes and realsie that alothogh it was auto tuned to the max nightmare was 100x better. hayley's music career is fucked now!

rest in piece Paramore. <3 im afraid hailey your posters are coming off my wall...its a shame really.

will people stop sayin "haters gonna hate" for fuck sake, u sound like morons! It's not clever.

exactly...

I stilll like their music.

Just saying, no one seems to realise how much of a douche that also makes both Josh & Zac since they abandoned their original band members for a shot at fame.

Here's a link to another copy of Josh's statement on YouTube

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sVw2bZdu0IE

It has portuguese subtitles though

i dont really undestand why youtube took the video down haha, it was nothing other than him putting the rumours of if the blog is fake or not to rest!

on another note, im not surprised atall that it has come to this, but the fact the hayley was the only one singed to the label makes me sick! i cant stand selfish people!

Shit happens.

In all honesty people saying, " if he was unhappy he should have just left the band", imagine being in his situation. Josh was one of the founding members of the band before hayley came along, he wrote most of the music, came up with the name. I bet he never expected it to turn out this way, he never left before because it was his band he probably had faith that things would change and the label would let the band have their say but they didnt. How hard would it be leaving the band you created, the music you wrote and the fans that you adored? it wasnt an easy decision. Josh gave the fans the right to know the truth.

Here is a reposting of the vid:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sVw2bZdu0IE

I saw the orginial and this is it just someone added the subtitles.

I hope this all calms down soon and we see the end, and a happy end, of this Paragate. I hope the brothers find their happiness and am sad to see it end this way.

I used to be in a small band, but i quit. I found it hard to quit and it took me months.
In comparison this is nothing to what Josh has done, and that's why my analogy works. If it's hard for me to quit a band, it has to have been hard for him to quit paramore.
end of.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sVw2bZdu0IE

Him and hayley were an amazing couple! Idk why hes pin pointing this all on her, he makes it sound az if the band never had fun! All the vids on youtube entertaining! After he married Jenna thats when i noticed he wasnt happy in the band anymore! Hes a dooshe for posting that blog if its true or not! I still support him and zac! And if hayley did do all that stuff i dont blame her she didnt know!

Guys it reali is fake, it came out tht its just somewan tht made a fake blog calm down. Hayley Jeremy and Taylor are continuning on Paramore. Josh and Zac left. And FUCK Jenna she has nothing to do with this.

Guys it reali is fake, it came out tht its just somewan tht made a fake blog calm down. Hayley Jeremy and Taylor are continuning on Paramore. Josh and Zac left. And FUCK Jenna she has nothing to do with this.

Guys it reali is fake, it came out tht its just somewan tht made a fake blog calm down. Hayley Jeremy and Taylor are continuning on Paramore. Josh and Zac left. And FUCK Jenna she has nothing to do with this.

Guys it reali is fake, it came out tht its just somewan tht made a fake blog calm down. Hayley Jeremy and Taylor are continuning on Paramore. Josh and Zac left. And FUCK Jenna she has nothing to do with this.

I think that the fact the only member of paramore thats in the icon to this article is hayley and that when paramore are inmagazines its usually just hayley on the cover and that people who dont know them verywell just refare to them as her prove that what josh is saying is pretty true :/but a little exadurated maybe the others allways look so unhappy in photoshoots and stuff josh especially to the people saying why didnt he leave earlier i gess thats cozy in the most part he was getting to play music:/

I think that the fact the only member of paramore thats in the icon to this article is hayley and that when paramore are inmagazines its usually just hayley on the cover and that people who dont know them verywell just refare to them as her prove that what josh is saying is pretty true :/but a little exadurated maybe the others allways look so unhappy in photoshoots and stuff josh especially to the people saying why didnt he leave earlier i gess thats cozy in the most part he was getting to play music:/

KERRANG, YOOHOO, HAYLEY ALREADY POSTED A STATEMENT ABOUT THE WHOLE SOLO/BAND/CAREER THING IN 2008:
Also: hayley wrote this back in 2008 when people were talking about how she was originally signing on as a single act

hey, i have no problem clearing this up!
i met the boys at school and at church in 2002 and we started writing together in early 2003... songs like "conspiracy" and "o star" were 2 of our first.. when that version of our band broke up, we'd already stirred up some interest around town cause taylor's dad was in the business and word got around... i didn't stop writing after the first "paramore" broke up and i met some folks/friends who were interested in helping me record songs and write with me. it was all in good fun.. and i always planned in the back of my mind that the band would get back together at some point anyways. little did i know that labels like atlantic and capital were listening to my "solo" demos.. it was extremely cool and of course exciting but i still thought it would just turn out to be me and the guys in the end. there was a dude who had his own plans tho.. which were all based on his hopes that i would become the next "avril lavigne".. i got smart before it was too late and began explaining to a few labels that i wasn't the package they were expecting. i wanted to be back with my dudes. so i went to josh, started writing with him again.. we wrote "hallelujah", "here we go again" and "take me back" and that was that.. once atlantic heard those demos they had a little more faith in MY vision and when i told them that i didn't want to sign to a major at the get go, they understood. honestly, i just got lucky that FBR and Atlantic had plans to get together. the guys and i really wanted to be on FBR and once janick heard the songs and our story he was really excited to work with us.

the reason we don't talk about this is cause it's "business" talk. it's got nothing to do with inspiration and we don't want fans or critics focusing on the confusion of what "could have been" or "what really happened" ... for the record, none of the songs that i wrote on my own ("adore", "swim in silence", blah blah blah) were ever going to be on any of our records.. as far as i'm concerned, they were my way of bridging the gap between 2002 Paramore and 2004 Paramore!

well this confirms it then, it always was and always will be abour hayley williams.

It really is just Josh's word against Hayley's, but I think Josh is doing a pretty good job of trying to ruin Hayley's career, which in my view is totally selfish and immature of him.
All this shot isn't gonna stop me supporting Paramore, and yeah, Hayley gets way more attention that the rest of the guys, but she's the singer and the frontwoman, and all the attention she gets is still attention for Paramore. Idk what he's trying to complain about tbh.

It really is just Josh's word against Hayley's, but I think Josh is doing a pretty good job of trying to ruin Hayley's career, which in my view is totally selfish and immature of him.
All this shot isn't gonna stop me supporting Paramore, and yeah, Hayley gets way more attention that the rest of the guys, but she's the singer and the frontwoman, and all the attention she gets is still attention for Paramore. Idk what he's trying to complain about tbh.

I think Josh should grow up.

There's no need to slam Hayley about what happened.
It's a band for god sake and in a band there will be pressures and disagreements. That's just part of it.

If you decide to join a band with a 13 year old girl. Or 14 when she got signed then obviously the label will be looking out for her more. Because of age and legal reasons.

If Josh is saying Hayley took control then why didn't he step in and do something. I think it's good someone took control and decided to do something. You need someone like Hayley who just gets up and doesn't sit back.
Josh could of easily got his parents involved, that's no Hayleys fault

I don't think everyone should hate Hayley because of what Josh had said. This is only what Josh wants us to know. Before we hear Hayley all you "Hayley Haters" shouldn't take sides.

Josh if you wasn't happy talk if over and get on with it. Leave or carry on. Just don't take a slam at anyone.

I think Josh should grow up.

There's no need to slam Hayley about what happened.
It's a band for god sake and in a band there will be pressures and disagreements. That's just part of it.

If you decide to join a band with a 13 year old girl. Or 14 when she got signed then obviously the label will be looking out for her more. Because of age and legal reasons.

If Josh is saying Hayley took control then why didn't he step in and do something. I think it's good someone took control and decided to do something. You need someone like Hayley who just gets up and doesn't sit back.
Josh could of easily got his parents involved, that's no Hayleys fault

I don't think everyone should hate Hayley because of what Josh had said. This is only what Josh wants us to know. Before we hear Hayley all you "Hayley Haters" shouldn't take sides.

Josh if you wasn't happy talk if over and get on with it. Leave or carry on. Just don't take a slam at anyone.

he leido un monton de cosas sobre esto , me he quedado impactada , no me lo podia creer , yo amaba paramore , confiaba en el , nunca mas podre soltarme como con esta banda , adoro todas sus canciones , tengo un millon de porters .. y de que me sirven? .. todo se va a la mierda porque segun zac y josh , hayley tenia la culpa , yo amaba el look y el estilo de ser de hayley pero ahora , ya no se que creer , desde luego ya no podre confiar en otra banda , me han dejado al igual que a los demas .. destrozada :(

he leido un monton de cosas sobre esto , me he quedado impactada , no me lo podia creer , yo amaba paramore , confiaba en el , nunca mas podre soltarme como con esta banda , adoro todas sus canciones , tengo un millon de porters .. y de que me sirven? .. todo se va a la mierda porque segun zac y josh , hayley tenia la culpa , yo amaba el look y el estilo de ser de hayley pero ahora , ya no se que creer , desde luego ya no podre confiar en otra banda , me han dejado al igual que a los demas .. destrozada :(

Why is this Hayley's fault? josh is just sad he's no longer nobbing her, and tbh, how are her lyrics blasphemous and misleading? her lyrics and music has got me through some shit Josh is just being a pathetic attention seeking twat, i had a lot of respect for that guy.
Paramore 4 Life.

This Paramore thin has gotten way out of hand. No matter what happens, I will support Hayley. Josh make it seem like everything was so so so bad right from the start, and it obviously wasn't. I feel like he's trying to start something. I don't believe all that he writes. Why would he date Hayley if she was so horrible, And Jeremy did he get kicked out of the band 15 times? I don't know what to say. Well, my respect for Josh and Zac has commited suicide. Nice job.
Go Hayley. I still like her!

This Paramore thin has gotten way out of hand. No matter what happens, I will support Hayley. Josh make it seem like everything was so so so bad right from the start, and it obviously wasn't. I feel like he's trying to start something. I don't believe all that he writes. Why would he date Hayley if she was so horrible, And Jeremy did he get kicked out of the band 15 times? I don't know what to say. Well, my respect for Josh and Zac has commited suicide. Nice job.
Go Hayley. I still like her!

http://jonathandiener.tumblr.com/post/2413725777

Drummer from The Swellers talked about the whole thing on his tumblr, and he's pretty much hit the nail on the head.

Why is everyone being all 'My respect for Hayley has gone out of the window?' Look at how young they all where when the band started! Too young to really know what is going on! Its funny how ONE blog post has made Paramore fans take sides or whatever!

From the blog, it doesn't sound like it IS Hayley's fault - it is the sausage machine of the label's fault - it wasn't what she was doing, it is what the label was doing. Remember - this is only one side of the story - Hayley, Jeremy and Taylor haven't had their say.

Look why the hell is everyone BELIEVING Josh's story? Yeah he wrote it but does that mean its the truth?
I'm not believing anything until we're told straight the actual truth.. All this drama is horrible for us fans, well for me anyway, I feel betrayed and like I never mattered.. when Paramore meant so much to me for so many years.. anyone feeling the same way? :/

Look why the hell is everyone BELIEVING Josh's story? Yeah he wrote it but does that mean its the truth?
I'm not believing anything until we're told straight the actual truth.. All this drama is horrible for us fans, well for me anyway, I feel betrayed and like I never mattered.. when Paramore meant so much to me for so many years.. anyone feeling the same way? :/

Riiiight, so this isnt just a bitter ex boyfriend acting out while his jealous wife backs him up then?
No?
Well Ok then..

Rejoice!
Your miley cyrus lookalike just got owned! baha, you know, I hate to say I told you so, but.... screw it, I told you so!

Looks like paramore were fake afterall... they'll have to set up a special line on a telephone network just to cope with the amount of sobbing emo kids no doubt.

In the mean time, check out some real music, and it might make you feel better about being conned out of your social life?

Hatebreed - Not My Master
Kill 'Em Dead Cowboy - The Horror
Dillinger Escape Plan - Farewell Mona Lisa

..........have fun living in the real world!
xx

Rejoice!
Your miley cyrus lookalike just got owned! baha, you know, I hate to say I told you so, but.... screw it, I told you so!

Looks like paramore were fake afterall... they'll have to set up a special line on a telephone network just to cope with the amount of sobbing emo kids no doubt.

In the mean time, check out some real music, and it might make you feel better about being conned out of your social life?

Hatebreed - Not My Master
Kill 'Em Dead Cowboy - The Horror
Dillinger Escape Plan - Farewell Mona Lisa

..........have fun living in the real world!
xx

Rejoice!
Your miley cyrus lookalike just got owned! baha, you know, I hate to say I told you so, but.... screw it, I told you so!

Looks like paramore were fake afterall... they'll have to set up a special line on a telephone network just to cope with the amount of sobbing emo kids no doubt.

In the mean time, check out some real music, and it might make you feel better about being conned out of your social life?

Hatebreed - Not My Master
Kill 'Em Dead Cowboy - The Horror
Dillinger Escape Plan - Farewell Mona Lisa

..........have fun living in the real world!
xx

Rejoice!
Your miley cyrus lookalike just got owned! baha, you know, I hate to say I told you so, but.... screw it, I told you so!

Looks like paramore were fake afterall... they'll have to set up a special line on a telephone network just to cope with the amount of sobbing emo kids no doubt.

In the mean time, check out some real music, and it might make you feel better about being conned out of your social life?

Hatebreed - Not My Master
Kill 'Em Dead Cowboy - The Horror
Dillinger Escape Plan - Farewell Mona Lisa

..........have fun living in the real world!
xx

Rejoice!
Your miley cyrus lookalike just got owned! baha, you know, I hate to say I told you so, but.... screw it, I told you so!

Looks like paramore were fake afterall... they'll have to set up a special line on a telephone network just to cope with the amount of sobbing emo kids no doubt.

In the mean time, check out some real music, and it might make you feel better about being conned out of your social life?

Hatebreed - Not My Master
Kill 'Em Dead Cowboy - The Horror
Dillinger Escape Plan - Farewell Mona Lisa

..........have fun living in the real world!
xx

I completely agree! Even in the blog, aside from the opening paragraph, it doesn't really say anything bad about the blog. Hayley's stated before that initially, interest in the band WAS soley for her as a solo artist. However, the main enemy to emerge from all this is the record label, who attempted to kick the other band members out on several occasions, and who did all the marketing with her in mind. It's not Josh or Hayley or any other member of the band's fault, it's the fatcats at Atlantic who saw a great business oppurtunity and chose to exploit it.

totally didnt see this coming, obv they stayed so long cous they got paid for it, after the new record comes out bail makes sence and well said matt fern stop crying whineing emo kids and lisen to some ROCK music.

totally didnt see this coming, obv they stayed so long cous they got paid for it, after the new record comes out bail makes sence and well said matt fern stop crying whineing emo kids and lisen to some ROCK music.

I agree with Beth here!
Can everyone calm down and stop dissing Hayley??
This blog post has shown nothing at all bad about Hayley, aside from a few negative lyrics.
It's pointing at the record label, and Hayley's manager and family, not herself.

well the only good thing about paramore in the first place was hayleys looks :L

@paramorefail change your name coz they obviously dont fail, they achieved a hell of a lot more than what you have, and hayley has done nothing wrong, and i love paramore but i also like bullet for my valentine and machine head so if you like one band in a genre of music doesnt mean you dont like anything else

ok just think about it. the label had already tried to get rid of them. so if he desided to speak about hayley being the main show, all that would happen is they would find someone who is happy with her eing the main show thats why he didnt speak up.

Why should he leave the band that he and friends had been so keen to start in the first place? They chose Hayley because they needed a lead singer. He shouldn't have to be the one that left purely because she got too cocky and up herself thinking the band is all about her. I agree with previous comments saying that the band was all about Hayley because there is no denying that it was. She was the one always on the cover of Kerrang or on the 'Paramore' posters. If what her management and family had been doing to the band had bothered her that much then she would have done more to change it. People need to stop believing that she is perfect and can do no wrong. You can like the band without seeing all the members as saints.

What a couple of jesus freaks go sing in a sunday choir leave rocknroll to rocknrollas Hayley is better off without you pussies

What a couple of jesus freaks go sing in a sunday choir leave rocknroll to rocknrollas Hayley is better off without you pussies

What a couple of jesus freaks go sing in a sunday choir leave rocknroll to rocknrollas Hayley is better off without you pussies

God sake guys so his wife has said its true josh has said its true but thats from josh's point of view maybe if you heard every individual story then your opinions would change and all you saying hayley got all the attention thats what happens when your a sing people give singers more attention! She only got most of the attention cause the paramore fans gave her more attention then the other guys.
To be honest if your a proper fan of paramore then your a fan of the actual music not the bands story of why 2 members who were miserable and not fun to watch live cause they were moody left. When i saw them at O2 josh said and give the biggest cheer for hayley! and we did because i said to he obv still has feelings for her using these little storys to cover them up seem like his the good guy in all this maybe his not !!! EURGH YOU GUYS PISS ME OFF PARAMORE ARE A BAND THAT pLAY MUSIC YOU SHOULD LIKE THEM FOR THE MUSIC !!! CHRIST SAKE!

josh farro! what a twat you are, he is such a moody git, when i saw them live at NIA he had a blank face and didnt appreciate the fans at all and he did the same at reading festival! what a nob, glad he has fucked off now

josh farro! what a twat you are, he is such a moody git, when i saw them live at NIA he had a blank face and didnt appreciate the fans at all and he did the same at reading festival! what a nob, glad he has fucked off now

Josh's statement - I think - is based more on emotion than on truth. He's got the discovery right, but that stuff about Hayley taking over is utter BS. The publicity is what made him turn against Hayley. She got all the publicity and credit. Josh got none. I feel sorry for him, but the way he acted was really immature. Heck, he even put Zac's name down on the statement, although Zac didn't write it. I'm not putting Hayley into the light as an angel, as she should step her game down a knotch. I think Jeremy should release a statement, as he wasn't really part of the "Josh VS. Hayley thing" I'd believe his statement more than I believe the ones currently up. They really need to sort this up.
As for Jenna, I have nothing against her, but this is nothing to do with her. She shouldn't get involved. She's nothing to do with paramore. She's only married to one of the [ex] members.

Why is everyone saying Josh was harsh and stuff?

He was honest. If you can't handle the truth don't read it.
He knew the fans would want to know the full story, and to be honest the more brutal honesty you include in a statement, the less rumors are going to be able to start.

i didn't agree with some of Zac and Josh had written in the blog, and I don't like the way everyone all of a sudden is turning against Hayley. They wrote and made the music together and it's funny how everyone has changed their mind about her from reading a single blog and Hayley hasn't even given her full story yet. I'm sure it was hard for Zac and Josh but some of the things they wrote was a bit harsh and sometimes the music industry is like that and they should have learnt to deal with it if they're in a money making business instead of backlashing at Hayley in a post and making her the bad guy - The most important thing was that they made money and made music together. I respect their decision in leaving the band but to write a post like that blaming everything on Hayley was not right whether it was true or not. They didn't handle this professionally and I can only hope they sort things out soon and Josh and Zac would maybe have thought twice about writing that post; it seemed as if they were writing it without thinking how it's going to affect so much. YEAH.

i didn't agree with some of Zac and Josh had written in the blog, and I don't like the way everyone all of a sudden is turning against Hayley. They wrote and made the music together and it's funny how everyone has changed their mind about her from reading a single blog and Hayley hasn't even given her full story yet. I'm sure it was hard for Zac and Josh but some of the things they wrote was a bit harsh and sometimes the music industry is like that and they should have learnt to deal with it if they're in a money making business instead of backlashing at Hayley in a post and making her the bad guy - The most important thing was that they made money and made music together. I respect their decision in leaving the band but to write a post like that blaming everything on Hayley was not right whether it was true or not. They didn't handle this professionally and I can only hope they sort things out soon and Josh and Zac would maybe have thought twice about writing that post; it seemed as if they were writing it without thinking how it's going to affect so much. YEAH.

i didn't agree with some of Zac and Josh had written in the blog, and I don't like the way everyone all of a sudden is turning against Hayley. They wrote and made the music together and it's funny how everyone has changed their mind about her from reading a single blog and Hayley hasn't even given her full story yet. I'm sure it was hard for Zac and Josh but some of the things they wrote was a bit harsh and sometimes the music industry is like that and they should have learnt to deal with it if they're in a money making business instead of backlashing at Hayley in a post and making her the bad guy - The most important thing was that they made money and made music together. I respect their decision in leaving the band but to write a post like that blaming everything on Hayley was not right whether it was true or not. They didn't handle this professionally and I can only hope they sort things out soon and Josh and Zac would maybe have thought twice about writing that post; it seemed as if they were writing it without thinking how it's going to affect so much. YEAH.

i didn't agree with some of Zac and Josh had written in the blog, and I don't like the way everyone all of a sudden is turning against Hayley. They wrote and made the music together and it's funny how everyone has changed their mind about her from reading a single blog and Hayley hasn't even given her full story yet. I'm sure it was hard for Zac and Josh but some of the things they wrote was a bit harsh and sometimes the music industry is like that and they should have learnt to deal with it if they're in a money making business instead of backlashing at Hayley in a post and making her the bad guy - The most important thing was that they made money and made music together. I respect their decision in leaving the band but to write a post like that blaming everything on Hayley was not right whether it was true or not. They didn't handle this professionally and I can only hope they sort things out soon and Josh and Zac would maybe have thought twice about writing that post; it seemed as if they were writing it without thinking how it's going to affect so much. YEAH.

maybe you didnt quite notice but it wasnt all blamed on hayley, but the label as well, however twas hayleys fault :L gutted for paramore, plus its just summed up by all this having a hayley pixture on the main news page thingy

i dont care whether they were manufactured or if they were in it for the money, i like their music:)

hopefully kerrang will stop featuring the pop slag now.

i still want you to die of cancer hayley.

xx

I always thought Hayley Williams was self centred and controlling even when I liked Paramore at the very beginning. If you ever read some of their earlier interviews with Kerrang it was hard to not get that impression. Josh Farro just confirmed what I believed, if you look at any picture of Hayley Williams she's always in bright colours slapbang in the front of the photo while the guys were rarely in focus hovering in the background looking like her bodyguards or something. It's always been about Hayley Williams and its not fair that the 2 only talented members of the band are shunned because of her.

Do you know what is AWFUL? That now Paramore are losing fans, to do with the personal aspect of the band. You kids obviously don't care that much about the music if you're going to stop listening to them and take down your posters because you found out what goes on in the music industry. I used to like Paramore, then I felt that they were too samey and just overrated and now I can't even listen to any of their songs but two. If you really cared about the music that much, you wouldn't stop listening to it just because the front woman went ahead to try and persue a solo career first. Just because she's a little selfish, you're taking down your posters and even calling it a "shame", indicating that in yourself you don't particularly want to do this.

All of this just proves to me that Paramore's fans, or a lot of them at least, care mainly about the image of the band than their actual work.

isnt it obv whhy hed date her - because she f***ing beut thats why, are you telling me you wouldnt go out with your dream girl even if she was a doosh. and leave they guy alone hes just standing up for himself to the record companyies. it is all about hayley, it always was and always will be.

isnt it obv whhy hed date her - because she f***ing beut thats why, are you telling me you wouldnt go out with your dream girl even if she was a doosh. and leave they guy alone hes just standing up for himself to the record companyies. it is all about hayley, it always was and always will be.

Oh my God! I love hayley and all but, wow thats just not even funny, I hope this is some sort of sick prank they are tring to pull on us or that Josh is just Being over the top :( Hayley is like my hero, but now when I see her on tv or hear the music or someone talks about her I just think of what Josh said about what she would do.

I'm sorry, but I'm 15, and even now, if I was in the situation Hayley was in, I'd still retain the half a brain cell to realise I was being screwed over by management, and tell them that you're a BAND, nothing less. It's all to do with morals, isn't it?
I guess Josh and Zac were just plain tired of living a lie, and being "the band who play while Hayley Williams sings & struts around like she owns the place"- I don't see how anybody can blame them for being resentful.
Where's the fun of being in a band if it's not a band, just a solo artist & their backing band?

I don't even like Paramore, so you're not getting a bias from me.

Anyone that says hayley williams is their idol needs to take a step back and take a long hard fucking look at the state of their life.

idols like her, id rather die of bollock cancer.

Hahaha. People are saying his wife has nothing to do with this. Of course she does! I think my respect for Hayley Williams was lost when there was the build up to Brand New Eyes. Or maybe even about a year after Riot was released. Everything was about Hayley. Even in Kerrang! posters that are named 'Paramore' but are just of Hayley Williams. Everything is Hayley, Hayley and then some more Hayley. I agree with Josh's statement, they were in a band and she was the centre of it, obviously not fair to anyone else in the band. People don't seem to realise she didn't make Paramore out of thin air, it wasn't her idea, she was asked to join. In their interviews for Brand New Eyes it's always just Hayley talking about the 'hard times they had been through and conquered'. Did anyone else notice how the rest of the band said nothing? It's like it was scripted sometimes.
Josh wasn't harsh, he was honest, like most of the people have said on here. I think some people think because Hayley Williams is pretty and can sing means that she is some kind of magic idol when she's not. Since the band have gotten big, everything's just went to her head.

You know, I'm probably just repeating what other people have said further up, but this is the confirmation of every Paramore's worst fear (I'm not a major one myself, but this has really intrigued me):

Paramore is Hayley Williams.

Let's face it, Zac and Josh are - so to speak - disposable musicians. The reason that the band can "continue to make music" is because of that fact. It doesn't matter to the record label whether or not the Farro's left. There'll always be hundreds of others ready to slot into their place.

Welcome to the music industry people.

Whoever said it was Only about the music, here's my point of view:

While the music is what gets you involved with the band in the first place, it's the band itself that makes you either want to continue listening to the music or not. There could be a band out there with the most amazing music ever made, but if they were mainstream sellouts that hated each other yet acted all happy go lucky on camera, I'd definintely dislike them. Take for instance the band Boys Like Girls. I've been a fan of theirs ever since I heard 'Thunder'. I looked into them and found four down to earth guys who enjoy what they do. Their first album I fell in love with, and I waited patiently for years for their next album to come out. Although I'll admit to being very disappointed, I'm not going to suddenly hate on them because of it. Here I am to this day, waiting for their third album. I love not only their music, but them. Paramore... I idolized this band, not knowing the actual story behind it, but the story that the record company fed us. I know it's not completely all on Haley, and most of the blame should go to the record company and her parents, but I can't help but to feel... Cheated? Some things should be kept secrets, but never anything to this extent - when it comes out, it's like a tsunami crashing on shore, instead of a gentle wave, leaving mass destruction. I'm disappointed in how I've endlessly supported them, faithfully buying all CDs, going to concerts nearby, only to find out that the whole band was a lie. I'm not denying the fact that they do write good songs (Some of which Josh Farro helped to co-write) but I do feel as if it's all just an act to get the fat cats a little more cash. All in all, I respect the Farros desision to leave, I'd probably do the same in their scenario. Haley Williams shouldn't be the only bad guy, although she is at fault. Of course, I don't know for a fact whether or not it's the record's fault or if that's where the blame's going, but there is the fact that on Paramore's blog they call Josh's blog a fake (a blog that has been up for ages) and that they removed the YouTube video of him verifying his blog.

to be perfectly honest, it sounds like hayley was just the record label's bitch.
which although makes her a bitch, slightly redeems her seeing as she was passive in the situations.
anyway, im not worrying because paramore were shit after riot :L

why blame everything on hayley like that. she is such a sweet girl. its not her fault that the farro bros are such knobs that they couldnt handle someone else in the spotlight for wat loke 5 mins so back off!!

i titally agree wiv u mate
i bet josh is just taking revenge from when josh and hayley dated and his jealous wife is backing him up
wat a bitch

At first i felt kinda a sorry for them but then i realised that they weren't being forced to stay throught these 6-7 years of being a successful band. They weren't complaining when the money began rolling in......
And everyone saying that Paramore is all about Hayley, it's not. SHE'S THE FRONTWOMAN!! OF COURSE SHE'S GOING TO GET MORE PUBLICITY THAN THE REST OF PARAMORE!!! The frontman/woman in any band are going to get the most publicity such as Corey Taylor from Stone Sour, Josh Francesci from You Me At Six or Taylor Momsen from The Pretty Reckless!! jeez everyone needs to take a chill pill. especially the Farros.

Some of you are barely tolerable.
Hayley is the frontwomen right? That means that the press focus on her mainly, she is the face of the band...it doesn't mean that it was what she intended. I look up to Williams a lot because she is the genuine thing, she respected the Farros and all of the members of the band. I don't even understand why this is all about her other than Josh was experiencing hard and awkward feelings from their breakup prior to his vent blog.

When asked about her solo career, she turned down the matter. In the first place, when she was signed to Atlantic Records, she clashed with the company over the fact that she wanted to be in a rock band rather than how Avril is now. That shows how real she is...a career was opened up and she turned it down to pursue her dream over profits.

I'm not going to deny that it's all about Hayley, that wasn't what was intended by her however...this is how show business works. And what does Jenna know about the band other than Farro's opinion. The answer is zilch, so she cannot back up anything. She's a wife supporting her religion-driven husband through a rant.
I feel bad for Jeremy, Taylor and Hayley having to deal with this...

Hayley hasn't changed and just because the Farros have sadly left, Paramore wont change. I wont change my opinion of them either...I still love them. All of you cocks who feel 'let down,' by Williams. I can't bare to real all of your illiterate rants.

I'll close with William's twitter post - 'Paramore is (still) a band,'

Some of you are barely tolerable.
Hayley is the frontwomen right? That means that the press focus on her mainly, she is the face of the band...it doesn't mean that it was what she intended. I look up to Williams a lot because she is the genuine thing, she respected the Farros and all of the members of the band. I don't even understand why this is all about her other than Josh was experiencing hard and awkward feelings from their breakup prior to his vent blog.

When asked about her solo career, she turned down the matter. In the first place, when she was signed to Atlantic Records, she clashed with the company over the fact that she wanted to be in a rock band rather than how Avril is now. That shows how real she is...a career was opened up and she turned it down to pursue her dream over profits.

I'm not going to deny that it's all about Hayley, that wasn't what was intended by her however...this is how show business works. And what does Jenna know about the band other than Farro's opinion. The answer is zilch, so she cannot back up anything. She's a wife supporting her religion-driven husband through a rant.
I feel bad for Jeremy, Taylor and Hayley having to deal with this...

Hayley hasn't changed and just because the Farros have sadly left, Paramore wont change. I wont change my opinion of them either...I still love them. All of you cocks who feel 'let down,' by Williams. I can't bare to real all of your illiterate rants.

I'll close with William's twitter post - 'Paramore is (still) a band,'

Some of you are barely tolerable.
Hayley is the frontwomen right? That means that the press focus on her mainly, she is the face of the band...it doesn't mean that it was what she intended. I look up to Williams a lot because she is the genuine thing, she respected the Farros and all of the members of the band. I don't even understand why this is all about her other than Josh was experiencing hard and awkward feelings from their breakup prior to his vent blog.

When asked about her solo career, she turned down the matter. In the first place, when she was signed to Atlantic Records, she clashed with the company over the fact that she wanted to be in a rock band rather than how Avril is now. That shows how real she is...a career was opened up and she turned it down to pursue her dream over profits.

I'm not going to deny that it's all about Hayley, that wasn't what was intended by her however...this is how show business works. And what does Jenna know about the band other than Farro's opinion. The answer is zilch, so she cannot back up anything. She's a wife supporting her religion-driven husband through a rant.
I feel bad for Jeremy, Taylor and Hayley having to deal with this...

Hayley hasn't changed and just because the Farros have sadly left, Paramore wont change. I wont change my opinion of them either...I still love them. All of you cocks who feel 'let down,' by Williams. I can't bare to real all of your illiterate rants.

I'll close with William's twitter post - 'Paramore is (still) a band,'

Hayley is such a bitch. That's all.

Hayley is such a bitch. That's all.