Hayley Williams slams reviewers who ignore the ‘insane talent’ of her Paramore band mates
She takes aim on Twitter
Last updated 17th Jan 2018
Hayley Williams has taken to Twitter to slam journalists who only shine the spotlight on her and ignore her Paramore band mates and touring musicians.
Despite Paramore rightfully receiving widespread acclaim for their UK tour, Hayley has clearly been riled by a review that failed to appreciate the six people she performs alongside every night.
Hayley wrote: “Will scratch my head forever @ the writers who come to a paramore show with minds made up, with absolutely no context or care to look past me just doing my actual job as a frontperson. & who all but insult the INSANE f---ing talent of every member of the band. touring or not”
She added later: “dunno what some ppl expect the guys to do - but we arent the band thats gonna put zacs drum kit on a rig & spin him around. taylor isn’t about to fly out of a canon whilst playing a thousand intricate parts. come to our show to see excellent live musicianship & ppl who care.
"After Laughter is the point. it’s 100% okay if not everyone gets it. just dont use your review as a means to condescend a stage full of ppl (7) who all give a s---. if you cant at least appreciate what’s happening you may not actually know as much as you want ppl to believe."
The UK leg of Paramore’s five-date Tour Three opened in Cardiff last week and will continue at Manchester Arena on Friday night (19th January) before concluding at Glasgow SSE Hydro on Saturday (20th January).
The gigs have seen Paramore open with ‘Hard Times’ melded with snippets of Blondie’s ‘Heart of Glass’ before playing a setlist consisting of eight further ‘After Laughter’ songs together with tracks from ‘Paramore’, ‘RIOT!’ and ‘brand new eyes.’
Select tickets to the Manchester and Glasgow shows are on sale from Kerrang! Radio Tickets now.