Paramore’s Hayley Williams Defends “Hypocritical” Magazine Appearance
Friday, 08 April 2011
Written by James Conlon
Hayley Williams has defended herself after fans called her recent decision to appear on the front cover of Cosmopolitan ‘hypocritical’. The Paramore frontwoman has claimed that she has always wanted to stay out of the media spotlight in the past, but is now ready to embrace her role as a “powerful female” in the public eye.
Speaking on her blog about the decision, the vocalist said: "As much as I tell myself I don't care and I wear whatever I want there will always be those moments when I'm at the check out line and I see some gorgeous person on the cover of [a magazine] and I'm like 'Ugh, is that how it's gotta be?' only to realise that next month, that girl on the cover is gonna be me,What a hypocrite right?"
She continued: "No. My Number One goal when the band began was to make myself invisible. I've turned down a lot of magazine covers, [but] it never made people focus on me any less, so this time I'm taking a different approach. All three of us in Paramore have our own roles. And finally I will accept mine. I'm going to be okay with being a 'powerful female'. I'm going to use that role to make a difference."
"I'm hoping that the more a magazine will take a chance on a girl like me, the more a girl will have a frickin' chance in hell to be unique, powerful, strong in her weaknesses and confident in her flaws."
Paramore are currently in the studio recording new material to follow on from their 2009 release ‘Brand New Eyes’. The new tracks, believed to be an acoustic EP, will be the first release from the group since the departure of Josh and Zac Farro late last year.
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