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Hayley Williams calls out sexist responses to Paramore lineup changes: “I could have had a dick and the story wouldn’t have gotten any traction”
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nme.comJosh and Zac Graffo left the band in 2010 Hayley Williams has given a career-spanning new interview about her time in Paramore, in which she discussed the sexism she endured during the band’s highly-publicised lineup changes.
Brothers Josh and Zac Farro left the band in 2010, with the former saying in a blog post that Williams’ father would “constantly threaten to ‘pull the plug’ on the whole band if we complained,” and saying, “What started as natural somehow morphed into a manufactured product of a major label, riding on the coattails of Hayley’s dream.” Asked by Vulture whether she sees that narrative as sexist, Williams said: “I find it interesting that bands we’ve loved who have been through lineup changes – even bands who haven’t –
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