PHOTO BY MARVIN SCOTT JARRETT
NYLON + HAYLEY WILLIAMS
Prepare to scream and shout over our April cover star!
There's a good reason why Paramore are a platinum-certified act, and her name is Hayley Williams. The frontwoman is hard to ignore--and not just because of her tangerine hued hair; there's her so-honest-they-might-be-ripped-from-your-diary lyrics, which have helped countless fans through tough moments, plus her turbo-charged onstage persona. And now, with the band's fourth studio album Paramore out April 9 (plus Williams' collaboration with MAC Cosmetics in--you guessed it--bright orange), we're reminded once again why we fell for the band in the first place. NYLON's Mallory Rice caught up with the singer-songwriter over mac and cheese to talk about fame, fun, and dealing with a major falling out. While you wait for the issue to hit newsstands (March 26, mark your calendar!), get a sneak peek below:
On the band's new album, Paramore:
"Writing the new record, we didn't want to go backward. We wanted to move forward, so we made a conscious effort to do it. It felt like we were kids starting a band for the first time."
On being a girl in the rock'n'roll world:
"Being onstage--that sort of empowerment that you get is not male or female. It's just raw energy. I don't feel like I have to be sexy and a girl, or sexy in any way. I like to play hard, and I love to prove people wrong. It never bothers me being in a male-dominated world. In the past, when guys heckled me, I would just heckle them back."
On the band's falling out:
"It went from being like, 'Hey, we don't want to be in the band anymore' to this really hairy online situation, where I was like, 'How did this happen? Why is this happening?' I know I'm a smiley person, but when I get hurt or when I get upset, I can definitely turn crazy. And I felt crazy for a while, like, 'When is this going to go away?' But it did, finally, and I'm more thankful for the good that's come out of it than I am upset about the bad that went down."
On being famous:
"The fame aspect of what we do is so stupid to me. I literally feel like an idiot. All I want is to be that normal person...I love that side of myself so much more than the side that dresses up and poses for a camera, or that's on a magazine cover."
On growing up:
"I want to be like my granny, not worried about trying to Botox myself. I see myself having a normal life, and I hope that's what it is."
On the band's new album, Paramore:
"Writing the new record, we didn't want to go backward. We wanted to move forward, so we made a conscious effort to do it. It felt like we were kids starting a band for the first time."
On being a girl in the rock'n'roll world:
"Being onstage--that sort of empowerment that you get is not male or female. It's just raw energy. I don't feel like I have to be sexy and a girl, or sexy in any way. I like to play hard, and I love to prove people wrong. It never bothers me being in a male-dominated world. In the past, when guys heckled me, I would just heckle them back."
On the band's falling out:
"It went from being like, 'Hey, we don't want to be in the band anymore' to this really hairy online situation, where I was like, 'How did this happen? Why is this happening?' I know I'm a smiley person, but when I get hurt or when I get upset, I can definitely turn crazy. And I felt crazy for a while, like, 'When is this going to go away?' But it did, finally, and I'm more thankful for the good that's come out of it than I am upset about the bad that went down."
On being famous:
"The fame aspect of what we do is so stupid to me. I literally feel like an idiot. All I want is to be that normal person...I love that side of myself so much more than the side that dresses up and poses for a camera, or that's on a magazine cover."
On growing up:
"I want to be like my granny, not worried about trying to Botox myself. I see myself having a normal life, and I hope that's what it is."
This story was published on March 18, 2013.
CONTENT RATING:
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cee
03/18/2013
awesome cover pick. love just about everything about her, including the bangs.
mel
03/18/2013
Hayley is so damn pretty and the photos are amazing!
I'm really excited of the new album and I don't care if they're changing their style a little bit, I'm glad they bring out some new, different stuff and I'm happy for them that they're happy with themselves, that's all what matters. Also it's clear that they are different now, after two members had left. But that's okay. An ending is always a beginning, too. And honestyle, staying in the same place never gets anyone anywhere...everyone keep that in mind when listening to their new stuff!
XOXO
LZed
03/18/2013
Wonderful. Please do a 'Me in My Place' shoot next, Hayley!
Adam Karl Shepherd
03/18/2013
This is such a cool piece and I love Hayley, i think she is brilliant and has been such a big help in my life, i hope that she reads this and would consider doing me and my mates a favor and coming out to Afghanistan later in the year.
HIllary Reyna
03/18/2013
I am psyched!!! I cannot wait to get my hands on this April issue!! I've been to see whether Hayley would be coming out on one of my favorite magazines and she finally is! Thank you so much Nylon!! ;)
HIllary Reyna
03/18/2013
I am psyched!!! I cannot wait to get my hands on this April issue!! I've been to see whether Hayley would be coming out on one of my favorite magazines and she finally is! Thank you so much Nylon!! ;)
Adam
03/18/2013
I love Hayley and the band, but does anyone else see something off with her left arm/hand in the pic of her in the red dress? Photoshop mishap?
Adam
03/18/2013
My bad. Her thumb looked more like her pinkie. Oops!
enel
03/18/2013
she's gorgeous can't wait to put my hands on these!
AJ
03/18/2013
why do famous people complain about being famous & wanting to be "normal"? if you don't want to be famous then stop doing what you're doing & get a different job. waitress or become a bank teller or something. it's not like you don't have plenty of cushion money anyways. I mean I just think its silly.
TAHIYYA
03/18/2013
AWESOME PICK FOR THE COVER LOVE HAYLEY WILLIAMS!!!<3<3<3
Nutter
03/18/2013
I think it's inspiring that she cares about more than being famous. I don't see it as complaining, I see it as her caring more about her art than the flashing cameras and saying that (if nothing else) she's going to try and keep things in perspective and remember what really matters :)
Love her...so down to earth and awesome.
Amber Stewart
03/18/2013
aaaaaah!
Amber Stewart
03/18/2013
I wonder if the orange nail polish I see in the last picture with the red dress is her MAC
nail polish! Mystery...
Lauren
03/18/2013
YES!!!!!!! First time I ever picked up a Nylon Magazine was because Hayley Williams was featured in the Music Issue that M.I.A. covered. Way, way psyched about this. Thank you for putting her on the cover! Will have to buy several copies.
tylor
03/19/2013
I disagree with AJ. She didn't say she hates her famous life... she just prefer the normal life, like everyone who is famous (there are some exceptions) but I saw many interviews of famous singers etc. and I remebered one them said he always goes to a special restaurant in a certain country because they treat him like you and me, like a "normal" person and not just "oh my god, it's you, can I have a photo and an autograph?" Most of the famous people are glad there are places where they be treated like normal people. That's nothing bad. I'm happy that Hayley isn't withdrawn at all and that fact makes her even more sympathic!
LOVE her and Jeremy & Taylor. They're the best. Even without the Farros.
Danielle
03/20/2013
I'm confused. The place I buy Nylon at is always messing up the Issues and I'm always behind. Is this the current issue on newsstands or will it be out in April?
JB
03/20/2013
UGH!
JustineAngelo
03/21/2013
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ice
03/21/2013
I knew love because of Hayley Williams. :)
Kayla
03/22/2013
Everything about Hayley Williams is perfection, I can't wait to get April's issue in the mail!
saleknor
03/23/2013
That GIRL(band) ROCK the world !!!!!
oscar
03/26/2013
Does anyone know where I can buy it? ive been looking for it and yet I can't find it
Satanay
03/27/2013
Hayley is great, I these photos. 5 Stars <3 💗
Jen
03/27/2013
eh. not my favorite cover girl by any stretch.
:P
03/29/2013
I love Hayley to death but I wish interviewers gave Tay and Jerm some credit. Basically the first sentence is like 'Hayley's the only reason Paramore's so famous and well known.' it annoys me so much
KRISTIAN ROBERTSON
04/17/2013
Hayley has done her best and I really love her to death!! We can u get this magazine?? I've been looking 4 it all over and i can't find it
Celeste
04/28/2013
The new album is such a disappointment. The single is pretty catchy though. That was it. The video looks like Katy perry directed it. Or the same director for Avrils "girlfriend". I love hayleys attitude and paramore as a whole is electrifying live, but this album does nothing for me. Hoping the next one isn't years off and maybe less computer created sounds and more raw components. And please, hayley didn't become hayley by herself, give the other guys some credit. I don't think she discredits them, but a lot of magazine do.
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