Frasi di Hayley Williams

„Spesi circa tre settimane a Los Angeles prima di finire di scrivere il brano [Ain't It Fun], e mi sentì dispiaciuta per me stessa, il che è molto stupido. Mi trovavo a un grande bivio nella mia vita: devo tornare a casa a vivere la stessa vecchia vita con cui mi son sentita afflitta così a lungo o devo provare qualcosa di nuovo e uscire dalla mia condizione di stallo? Era come una lettera indirizzata a me stessa per farmi smettere di piangere.“

—  Hayley Williams

„Lavorare sodo è una buona cosa. Mi sono accorta che i ragazzi e io siamo estremamente fortunati ad essere dove siamo ora. Probabilmente sembra che stia parlando dall'alto a chi ora non fa tour e non vende dischi. Ma non è affatto così. Per arrivare a questo punto servono tanti sacrifici e tanto lavoro. E anche se un domani tutto questo ci potrà essere tolto via, per ogni briciolo di esso ne è valsa la pena.“

—  Hayley Williams

„Questo è ciò che ho imparato nella mia vita: fare headbanging è cruciale. Crescere è una cosa difficile da fare. Non c'è niente di sbagliato nell'indossare un vestito.“

—  Hayley Williams

„[Sulla vittoria del primo Grammy Award dei Paramore con Ain't It Fun] È fantastico poter dire di aver vinto un Grammy per essere stati noi stessi al 100%. Dei ragazzini provenienti da una relativamente piccola scena musicale… Niente può essere più bello di ottenere sempre supporto dai colleghi/protagonisti con cui siamo cresciuti. Essere omaggiati da colleghi/protagonisti che neanche immaginavano che noi esistessimo! Dalla scena punk rock alla radio a MTV ai Grammy… Siamo rimasti fedeli al nostro nome. Sono così fiera.“

—  Hayley Williams

„Love that so many of you are saying your 2 fav bands are Green Day & Paramore. Do you even realize how cool that is for us to hear!?“

—  Hayley Williams

Hayley's Twitter post. http://twitter.com/#!/yelyahwilliams/status/54811243004952576 (10 September 2010)

„This is sad. I just think it’s a little ridiculous we are still only looking at the surface of one another. Red hair? Blue hair? Pink? Blonde? Short? Long? Whatever. We might as well shave our heads. Hair has nothing to do with the reason we playing music. It’s a style. Something that will never last as long as the songs we play and the words we sing. Listen up ladies in bands, I’m so proud to be one of you and I don’t care if we all look exactly alike or if we are all carbon copies of each other. We have things to say and it’s up to us to get people to not just look but to LISTEN!“

—  Hayley Williams

Hayley on her Tumblr talking about Nikki Simmons (lead singer of the rock/metal upcoming band Morningside http://www.facebook.com/themorningside) who was being cyber-bullied because she looks like Hayley. http://yelyahwilliams.tumblr.com/post/8459667145

„I'm only human.
I've got a skeleton in me.
But I'm not the villian,
despite what you're always preaching.“

—  Hayley Williams

Monster(2009)
Lyrics

„If you wanna play it like a game,
well, come one, come on, let's play.
Cause I'd rather waste my life pretending;
than have to forget you
for one whole minute …“

—  Hayley Williams

crushcrushcrush (2007)
Lyrics

„“I wake up in the morning and sometimes I just want to wear a T-shirt and blue jeans and now I have to force myself to do that, because I can’t care what people think, you know?...“

—  Hayley Williams

About the pressure of being famous, and a role model. http://everythingintime.com/tag/hayley-williams

„I'm always wrong
But you're never right“

—  Hayley Williams

Looking Up (2009)
Lyrics

„This is what I've learned, in my life: Headbanging is crucial. Growing up is hard to do. There's nothing wrong with wearing a dress.“

—  Hayley Williams

Hayley's "About Me" Profile from the Official Paramore's Web Site http://www.paramore.net/member/i/19150

„"No boy is worth your teenage years!." "For me to be in love with someone means that I have to accept who I am, and not allow another person to define me. And if someone loves me in spite of all that, then that's a start."“

—  Hayley Williams

Interview about her highschool years with the 'Sugar' magazine http://www.omgmusic.com/news/hayley-williams-girls-at-school-called-me-gay

„It’s odd to look out there and see a bunch of Mini-Mes,” says Williams. “You’re wondering what possessed them to do such a thing... It sort of does a reverse psychology on you. You’d think you’d be like `Hey, all these people want to look like me. I feel pretty cool.’ But actually it makes you feel more self aware and I’m not really fond of that.“

—  Hayley Williams

About the Fayley's during the tour with the band No Doubt http://everythingintime.com/tag/hayley-williams

„I have the ability to build myself up or break myself down. I stay positive. Strength comes from within.“

—  Hayley Williams

From Hayley's Twitter. September 10, 2010. http://twitter.com/#!/yelyahwilliams/status/24055172040

„stay as strong as you can and during the times you can't, let other people be strong for you.“

—  Hayley Williams

said to a fanbase account on Twitter via Direct Message

„We all learn to make mistakes
and run from them.“

—  Hayley Williams

Misguided Ghosts (2009)
Lyrics

„Why do you care what people think?
Are you hooked up to their leash?
You know anklebiters ate up your personality
Try to remember how it felt
To just make up your own steps
And let anklebiters chew up and spit out someone else“

—  Hayley Williams

Anklebiters (2013)
Lyrics

„"Boys! Hey boys out there: NEVER kiss a girl unless she says she… wants you to! Alright?!" "Never kiss a girl again. Unless she tells you she wants you to." (To the crowd, about a fan who just kissed her, and then to that boy)“

—  Hayley Williams

Honda Civic Tour, Phoenix AZ, September 15th, 2010. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C2bhqOIZkLk&feature=related

„No boy is worth your teenage years!.“

—  Hayley Williams

"For me to be in love with someone means that I have to accept who I am, and not allow another person to define me. And if someone loves me in spite of all that, then that's a start."
Interview about her highschool years with the 'Sugar' magazine http://www.omgmusic.com/news/hayley-williams-girls-at-school-called-me-gay