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someone in my DMs asked who my biggest influence is, and they were surprised when I said Hayley Williams so... time for a Hayley thread https://t.co/9k425gY1Lu
1. paramoreband dot livejournal dot com https://t.co/v13oeB2fcA
2. earnestness https://t.co/vclEcgSyvS
Watching a 17-year-old @yelyahwilliams earnestly reaching out to the sweaty Anaheim crowd in 2007 changed me forever; Paramore has my heart always When they get the crowd singing with them, then kill (most of) the music... ❤️ my entire life is a pursuit of this deep intimacy https://t.co/Z4DkemDO9Q
3. growing and changing while always being resonant with who you are https://t.co/7mi5nHoRKI
@Malcolm_Ocean I think Hayley from Paramore is a great contemporary example of someone who's been tapping into the same fundamental vein for 10++ years and yet manages to evolve and be interesting along the way, incorporating new experience and perspective
4. could do a whole thread about her lyrics https://t.co/X05t2fRsAl
5. and yet https://t.co/Dgg3pOOu0i
6. a decade before brene brown, emo bands taught me the social power that comes with being artfully vulnerable & honest. you can make new friends that way. you can build a whole sweaty church of distorted riffs & earnest lyrics. I'm still surprised when people don't realize this https://t.co/r0OY7UTkzX
7. fake happy https://t.co/1ZIXXrvXpi
"We were about to play Fake Happy for Good Morning America– one of the anchors comes up and she goes "Well this is a song I relate to!" and i was like, 'It's real!! these people are miserable, but they represent us everyday, and they have to look so happy" https://t.co/0zNqxOAbvp https://t.co/WmHSbzmyMm
9. witnessing Hayley grow and evolve as an artist and a person over the past ~15 years has been a really delightful part of my life. Petals For Armor is a remarkable album. I’m always excited to see+hear what she does next. I’ve learned so much from her https://t.co/5WQFZFrMHZ
@DanielleFong THE favorite song? Gosh I have like 10 different favorite songs for different contexts. Off the top of my head right now for our current vibe/mood I’d go with Last Hope, from the self-titled 2013 album https://t.co/xSW8fakQXU
@visakanv *lets a reaction video happen* https://t.co/Rnkx68xcVB
@DanielleFong 😍🥰❤️🔥 https://t.co/FZx8DmJMq0
@visakanv https://t.co/uSj8Do40zg
10. feel really honored and privileged to be able to not only get to see her work, but to hear her reflect on the past 15+ years. such a thoughtful, open, vulnerable person – I never stop learning from her https://t.co/KBMfT7NoUe
11. petals for armor https://t.co/KFXtTEIg9O https://t.co/hl3nSvjGGv
Hayley Williams is a truly remarkable human being for coming up with Petals For Armor after 15+ years of car-crash contact with public life. To actively work to be vulnerable is to volunteer to get your ass beaten for love. Idk what I’d do without her showing me how to do it
12. having feelings watching this 2013 fancam https://t.co/y1Q1SRaWjS https://t.co/BHIT7ZwVES
13. thread of lyrical references https://t.co/RZFJEcXgpe
15. on top of being a great singer, songwriter, community manager, aesthetic master, storyteller, Hayley is also a marketing genius. It’s telling that every member who’s left Paramore has basically slipped into obscurity while she continues to thrive across every dimension https://t.co/CK0TjSOGcC
16. a message of encouragement from Hayley in 2013, aged 24. I love that you can see how she was still a little nervous, awkward and shy back then https://t.co/DgeIBk8T41
18. “It’s the responsibility of established artists to uplift new generations of artists, pay tribute to the ones that came before us, and stay open. The more music you love, the happier you’ll be. Thanks for listening.” https://t.co/NjZkQDRjeS
19. “we don’t even live in a human-first society” “a show can still be a gathering and not simply a crowd” https://t.co/B37r54oHst
20. on being indulgent https://t.co/8JiS59S42h
22. Hayley once again demonstrating that if you’re gonna fall you might as well go all the way https://t.co/g1MD1XoDiZ
23. “But as I’ve grown up, I’ve felt myself, little by little, let go of the tireless need for people to see me as “good”. Indeed, every day I learn there is no such box to fit neatly into.” https://t.co/org5V8Nl6E
11. petals for armor https://t.co/KFXtTEIg9O https://t.co/hl3nSvjGGv
Hayley Williams is a truly remarkable human being for coming up with Petals For Armor after 15+ years of car-crash contact with public life. To actively work to be vulnerable is to volunteer to get your ass beaten for love. Idk what I’d do without her showing me how to do it
12. having feelings watching this 2013 fancam https://t.co/y1Q1SRaWjS https://t.co/BHIT7ZwVES
13. thread of lyrical references https://t.co/RZFJEcXgpe
15. on top of being a great singer, songwriter, community manager, aesthetic master, storyteller, Hayley is also a marketing genius. It’s telling that every member who’s left Paramore has basically slipped into obscurity while she continues to thrive across every dimension https://t.co/CK0TjSOGcC
16. a message of encouragement from Hayley in 2013, aged 24. I love that you can see how she was still a little nervous, awkward and shy back then https://t.co/DgeIBk8T41
18. “It’s the responsibility of established artists to uplift new generations of artists, pay tribute to the ones that came before us, and stay open. The more music you love, the happier you’ll be. Thanks for listening.” https://t.co/NjZkQDRjeS
19. “we don’t even live in a human-first society” “a show can still be a gathering and not simply a crowd” https://t.co/B37r54oHst
20. on being indulgent https://t.co/8JiS59S42h
22. Hayley once again demonstrating that if you’re gonna fall you might as well go all the way https://t.co/g1MD1XoDiZ
23. “But as I’ve grown up, I’ve felt myself, little by little, let go of the tireless need for people to see me as “good”. Indeed, every day I learn there is no such box to fit neatly into.” https://t.co/org5V8Nl6E