Hayley updated paramoreband.livejournal.com yesterday and answered some questions in the comments.

it’s been long enough…

lordy, where do i start!? miss you guys.
the honda civic tour has been one of the coolest tours that we’ve ever put together. not only because of the size of the crowds but the fact that we have been able to pull off a bigger show, with all the fancy production (never thought it’d happen!) as well as having a line up that is so diverse, i feel like there’s a band for anyone and everyone who comes out to the show. we’ve been having a blast.

right now, we have about a week off of it. and i’m sitting on my living room floor gawking at the TV and everything that is blowing my mind on the new season of True Blood. total vampire anarchy. that’s what’s going down in my house today! if i could count all the times i’ve heard “f*** authority” in the last couple hours i’d be so punk rock, i’d hurt. but anyways, this season is intense. i can barely keep up! between this and dexter coming out in a month my spare time is all booked and busy. which shows are you into right now? anything i should check out? (ps, chad is buying the box set of Lost and i’m going to start that sometime soon!)

the weather at home is so perfect right now. i feel really lucky to come home to a place that is so beautiful. sometimes it’s sad to leave and go out on the road, missing everything that happens here – but honestly, it’s nice to miss the things that you love once in a while. so you never forget to appreciate it. hopefully, i can say this without sounding like a preacher but… remember to enjoy EVERYTHING. the things that feel good, the things that hurt, rejection, acceptance.. it’s all going to make you better. stronger. and more like yourself. every once in a while i get a reminder of how much i’m okay with just being me. i know that sounds ridiculous. cause i’m in this band. we’re lucky. we got successful. but who i am is still this nerdy, silly, flamethrower of a person. and it took me 20 years to see that and get it and love it. now, that i’m home for a few days, seeing some friends and spending some good time alone… with myself… i got one of those reminders:

found one of my old journals. from right around the time we were heading out on tour with NFG in the UK early 2008. i started reading it and couldn’t help but cry a little bit. cause that person was really confused. and very lost. and as it went on, the person behind the pen seemed to get a little bit stronger.. that part felt good. it was the reminder that i needed that right now i’m as strong as ever. there really isn’t a point to telling you all of this. except maybe i want to thank you. cause you are a constant reminder. that i’m not as lost as i once was.

okay, Hoyt from True Blood is cute and distracting. so i’m going to finish watching this episode. hopefully i’ll be back soon! but definitely follow my tumblr if you want more consistent updates. it’s easier to post pictures and what not from the road. ok. Hoyt. gotta run!

love you guys. SEE YOU AT READING AND LEEDS!
hayley

omg. jeremy is still sleeping.

Hey guys. Hayley here..
I’m sitting in the front lounge of the bus. Being on voicerest is never fun but it’s an almost constant chore when I’m on the road. Maybe I’m getting too old to headbang? I get the most intense “bangovers” (shhh, i know how that sounds).. the first few days of tour and it causes my throat to get a lot hoarser than it would be otherwise. So yeah, needless to say, this off day is pretty event-less. However, typing feels great! So, here I am!

2 days into the biggest US tour we’ve ever done. My head is spinning. So much hard work is paid off every time I look up and see everyone smiling, singing, and having a good time. We want this show to be fun. And while, we’re still getting used to the set-list and the sore necks, it’s already everything we could’ve hoped for. Make sure to hit up Brandon (@branchesbro) on Twitter and let him know what you think of all the videos that we made for the show.

(holy capslock, i just realized i have been writing this like an essay… back to the norm).

there are 2 videos, in particular, that we shot while we were home in franklin only about a week and a half ago. the one for “Decode” and the one for “Looking Up”. there is a small cameo by my younger sister, Erica, in the “Decode” video. she plays a menacing shadow person. that sounds ridiculous… but i don’t know what else to call her role hahah. anyways, Brandon pulled off those two videos – as well as a few others – extremely well. and in such a short amount of time.

another thing… the clothes. my friend Jen (@bunnyjenny) and I designed some stuff for the guys and I to wear. so much fun. for whatever reason, i really enjoy girl-scout stuff.. one of the first goodwill purchases i ever made was a toddler sized girl-scout dress that i wore as a shirt. there’s a pic of it somewhere from 2006 when i brought it on tour with me. so yeah, i still have that sort of obsession.. (mostly with the cookies) and wanted to go with that type of “punk rock girl scout” sort of style for this tour. and since the color scheme was very similar to what the guys like to wear anyways, we just made clothes for everybody! this is my first go-round with the whole designing/costume making biznass. i enjoyed the process very much.
still figuring out a way to sew my mic pack into the dress i made without messing with the style of it. we’ll get there. i’m just stoked that we actually made some skin-tight pants and they are durable… but stretchy enough that my booty isn’t hanging out the back when i jump. that’s so embarrassing. ugh, i could go on about clothes for days. sorry to bore you all. i’m gonna post a few close up “making of” pics of all the pieces i’ll be wearing on stage over at my tumblr and if you’re interested, you can check it all out. >> (yelyahwilliams.tumblr.com)

oh, and i’ve also just started blogging for MTV.com. i think it’s just for the duration of the tour… but go and check it out and comment me a lot so i look like a real important journalist.

i really hope that jeremy is actually sleeping and not dead. because it’s like 3:45. i’m gonna go shake him and tell him our bus is on fire.
thanks again if you’ve already gotten tickets to the shows. can’t wait to see you out there. let us know each night what you thought of it…

ps, brandon from delaware is a great singer.

hayley

Pray, Think, Wish, Cross your fingers?
Which do you do?
and does it offend you when someone else doesn’t do what you do?

i’ve been thinking a lot about how everyone in our band shares the same faith… but what if we didn’t?
the best part of being in a band, to me, is meeting anyone and everyone we can just because of the fact that those people and i share a deep love for music. you don’t go to a show because you think someone in the band is hot. you don’t go because they always wear this cool, awesome outfit, or have the right hair. those things are part of what makes up the whole picture of the music… but those things wouldn’t compel you to spend your hard earned money on a ticket to spend a night watching those clothes or that hair move around for a little while. music resonates with everyone, which is why we call it the “universal language”. and every day i thank God that i’m a part of that language. that i have the ability to use that language to hopefully offer something, or anything, to all these people that i otherwise would have absolutely no connection to whatsoever.

over the past 5 or 6 years, i’ve met all kinds of people. people who love the same God as me. people who hate him. people who don’t understand him. people who don’t want to. people who are mad at him, sad at him, hurt because of someone else that believes in him. and you know what i’ve realized about all these different people? that i freaking love them all. the best gift that you can give yourself is an open mind. i realize, you don’t just give it to yourself. it’s something that is either learned, forced, or it just happens… ? i don’t really know where i’m going with that… but what i’m saying is, right now, i know that i am who i am today because i have watched and listened to people all over this world share their stories with me. whether it was in conversation, over livejournal, in a letter or a note, or whether they didn’t even know that i heard about it. if there is anything that i’m grateful for as much as my love for music, it’s a passion for people.

i know i’ve said it before but you are all awesome. and rule. and can be anything you want to be. just remember to enjoy the process of being where you are while you are getting to where you want to be. something i am trying out, myself. and always keep an open mind.

- wow, i didn’t expect to say all that. i really came here to ask for your prayers, thoughts, wishes, crossed fingers… anything that you believe… for my throat. i got sick just before this tour but i’m not about to back down and postpone anything again. i know i can get through tonight. (2nd Grad Night at Disney) but really what matters to me is the next couple of weeks. i’m so ready for an amazing tour. and i’m not too bad off right now. just asking for your prayers. or again, whatever you believe in. need my health back, 100%

lastly, thanks for helping make this a place where people in the community can come in and make these sort of posts… myself included.
love you guys, see you on tour!
hayey

Hey guys, it’s been a ridiculous amount of time since I’ve popped in here.
The tumblr journal is going well… and I’ve found it really easy to update with pictures and mp3′s and all the random stuff I’m not computer savvy enough to post here on LJ. Anyways, what am I using capitalization for?

so… the weather has been nuts here in franklin. in a week, i’ve seen just about all my friends and partied hard (if coca-cola and buttloads of ice cream really qualify for a party). i’ve been to a freaking wedding! (unbelievable!) and actually cleaned out miss anne’s interior (miss anne is my car, ya big perv). it’s been nuts. non stop. i’ve even been writing a lot. and now, i think i need to slow myself down. any time we’re off tour, my time is divided between two things: 1) go nuts and eat everything and don’t take care of myself cause i don’t have to work. 2) recoup from being nuts. start eating healthy again, get sleep, don’t talk as much… boring stuff. if i wasn’t hoarse, i wouldn’t be starting part 2 for at least another 3 or 4 days. but i had sweet cece’s frozen yogurt 5 times in the past 4 days and talked until i can’t talk anymore and i think it’s time to grow up just a smidgen. the word smidgen is cringe-worthy. had to.

you know when you leave a hair band on your wrist and when you take it off it hurts?

so, keep an eye out for a couple pics from the wedding. (i didn’t take many, mostly cause i forgot. wompwomp). some pics from my time at home… and as soon as we start rehearsal… which i think is like a week from now… i’m going to post a “menu” of our new merch items. all of this will be on the tumblr blog so i can easily organize all the attachments. the new merch is awesome. we’re pulling designs from many of our friends and quite honestly, it’s the best and most cohesive line of merch we’ve had in a long time. i’m proud of it, for sure.

and while i’m getting started about this next tour. let’s discuss.
i’m pretty sure you’ve heard of Relient K. (if you haven’t, don’t tell anyone and run – don’t walk – to their myspace). those dudes are awesome. and i am a long time fan of their records. i remember someone giving me “Two Lefts Don’t Make A Right… But Three Do”. and singing songs about chapped lips and chapped stick on my way home from school.

and opening the shows for the tour is a band called fun. their name couldn’t be a better summary of what you are going to experience when they take the stage. their debut record “aim & ignite” is just ridiculously good. if you like incredible vocals and creative arrangements… or the sound of gods making love… then you will like them.

good music happening this year. everywhere! and a lot of good music on tour with us. we’re a very very lucky band to have so many talented friends to share the stage with. i noticed a post on the LJ community asking for new music suggestions and a lot of you suggested some seriously good music. it feels like we’re all growing up together and discovering (or re-discovering) a lot of music that maybe we wouldn’t have been into 5 years ago when all of this started. so i got to thinking… how could we discover more music together? apparently, at old hardcore and punk shows, there would be a bucket at the door where kids could drop mix tapes in and take one out. it was a way to pass music along cheaply and easily. not to mention, a great way to strengthen your scene. think about all the local bands in your town that you want people to hear or your favorite song that you always always have to put on all your mix cd’s. would you guys want to do this at our shows? i figure, the next tour is super short. all of 14 shows. it would be an amazing way to test run this whole thing. i’ve talked to fueledbyadam and johnny minardi about it before but it’s been a good year since that conversation happened. i wanted to bring it back to you guys and figure out if you’re into it or not.

here’s how it might work: we’d put a box or bucket at the merch table with Aaron Holmes (merch man of the stars)… and you’d bring either a tape, a CD, or a USB/memory stick thingy, with all your favorite songs on it. let’s say about 10 songs, to keep it simple. you drop one in at the beginning of the night… and if you wish to, at the end of the night you take one out on your way out the door. i think it could be awesome. maybe we’ll even put our own mixes in the box every now and then. the point is to share music that YOU love. we don’t get enough PHYSICAL swapping of music anymore. it’s always online. “here’s a link to this” or… “go to their myspace”… and now maybe we have a chance to relive something that we almost missed!

let me know your thoughts in the comments.

i’m also going to start doing band bio things on my tumblr for all the bands that come out on tour with us. so that people start getting a better idea of who they’re seeing on stage. ooh! i could even try to get interviews with those bands and post em up. so many possibilities. here we go.

can’t wait to see you guys in a couple weeks
hayley

Tumblr vs Livejournal

my sentimental/nostalgic state of being won’t ever let me leave this place behind! however, this post is actually just a link to a post I just made on my tumblr. to be honest, tumblr is more personal to me cause it’s not the band’s. it’s not like i’m taking the liberty of posting my own personal journals in a place where the guys should be updating too… but i guess i just like blogging way more than the guys hahah it does seem a bit like more of a girly thing. though some of my favorite blogs are dudes’.

here’s the link. there is some news i wanted everyone to know about Will. you guys know Will – and if you don’t… he’s the guy with the camera at meet and greets. the one that is so huggable.

yelyahwilliams.tumblr.com

Love you guys.
hayley

NZ -> Singapore.

so, i was on the plane today. well, we all were. (we’re in singapore now!). and being that we were sitting in business class, there were a lot of business men just hanging out, shipping champagne and laughing at things that i don’t really understand. so, this business man is hanging with his other business friend and they’re wearing the exact same outfit… only business man #2 is wearing his grey slacks so tight and high on his waist that his balls are like suffocating. and i can see this happening. like his pants are not leaving any room for my imagination. not that i would’ve wanted to imagine it in the first place. the worst part is that he is just standing right there, in my direct eyeline and i can’t. stop. looking. it was a train wreck of manly horror.
maybe i should’ve just said something. honestly, i kinda felt like i had a right to. what a sight it was, you guys. i wish you all could’ve been there.

in other news… haha… this tour has honestly done a million wonders for me. being in all these places and meeting people who live half a world (literally) away from where we’re from. it’s such a blessing to play these shows and see all of you out here.
japan was incredible. from the shows, to the dinners and shopping trips, the sight seeing. we were able to work with our original promoter – from the first trip we ever took over there. so the whole thing just felt like one big party.
being able to play soundwave festival for the first time could not have been any better. our sideshows ruled. youmeatsix are always a blast to hang with… and the festivals were. massive. thanks to everyone who stood under the blistering sun all day to hang with us. i thought i would die on stage in perth. we made it though. honestly, i still don’t get how zac puts on those shows and makes it all the way through playing as hard as he does. metal as hell, y’all.
i have to say, new zealand just about takes the cake. we had never been there, though, so maybe that’s what it is. our friend rowan, from the jury & the saints, took us around to all of his favorite spots and some of us even stayed over at his place to watch movies and climb trees. you guys, i climbed the highest tree ever… i would show you the pics but i went swimming in the ocean with my blackberry – which has since died – and that’s where all the photo proof is.

(SIDE NOTE: Anne Hathaway is absolutely stunning, kill me.)

and now, here we are in Singapore for the first time! we were greeted by some crazy fans at the airport. sometimes it makes me so sad when we can’t stay and hang. if we had a van and were in charge of driving it.. we’d make our own schedule. unfortunately, we get driven all over the place by folks that actually know where they’re going in all these cities. so they make the rules. hahah, it’s probably a good idea. we used to get lost every day touring in our van. anyways, i can’t wait to just be on stage tomorrow and see how these shows are gonna go down. bet it will be unbelievable.

i gotta run. think i’m gonna bug jeremy.
love you guys so much.

ps. we saw so many of our friends over the past week… and we want you to listen to em and know how awesome they are. Here ya goooo – youmeatsix, The Jury & The Saints, Alexisonfire, Comeback Kid, Set Your Goals, Sunny Day Real Estate. there are plenty more but i’ll save them for another time!

what do i have left that the world can still take?

sometimes you get run down. sometimes life throws dirt in your eyes and it stings and you can’t see for a few minutes. even after you get it out your eyes are all red and your vision is shitty… but eventually, whether through tears or maybe just time… you start to see even clearer than before. life is not always good. which is why music exists. why i believe God exists. and why there’s always a pint of coconut milk ice cream in my freezer.

i don’t care if the world or anyone in it tries to drag me down. because i know that in the end, they will be the ones left tired from the struggle to hold me back. it hurts more to see people i care about being beat up mentally, emotionally… but again, in the end, i don’t hang around people that can be beaten so easily. my friends, family, our band, and OUR FANS, are all good people. with strong hearts.
and even though today, i might feel a little run over and feel heavy hearted for a few people that i love… there is a promise that tomorrow i will be a stronger, more patient and better refined person. we are to be brought through the fire, not left in it.

and you know what?
to anyone that ever told you that you’re no good… they’re no better.

WE LOVE YOU GUYS. DON’T EVER FORGET THAT YOU ARE ALL A SOURCE OF PRIDE FOR US AS A BAND. AND DON’T EVER FORGET HOW IMPORTANT YOUR PLACE IN THE WORLD IS. THANK YOU JUST FOR BEING ALIVE.

this was written by me, Hayley. but it’s from all of us.
- Jeremy, Zac, Josh, Taylor and Hayley.

hey guys,
I hope everyones doing well! I am enjoying some time off here in franklin and definitely looking forward to the superbowl! Go Saints! Hehe. I’ve got some news to share with you guys so here it goes..

As some of you already know, I am engaged! So, as weird as it is to stay behind, I need to take some time off to plan the wedding and everything. Because of that I will not be joining the guys on the pacific rim tour coming up. I feel really blessed to be able to take this time off, especially in the midst of this record cycle. The band has been extremely supportive and gracious to me about all of this which has made it a lot easier. Justin York, Taylor’s brother, will be filling in for me as a favor. He’s an awesome dude, you all will love him. Trust me, I know it’s strange having someone “fill in” for me. I dont like it anymore than you guys do, but this is the most important thing in the world to me and I trust you all will understand. The Lord has blessed me with the most amazing woman and for that I am eternally grateful. I can’t tell you guys how excited I am to get married! The thought of it blows my mind every day!

I will be back soon! Don’t worry! I love you guys. Thank you so much for all of your support and love. What you guys do for me and the band is out of this world. No one has fans like us. I shall see you all very soon.

Josh F

…and it’s the choice of a new generation!

Thank you guys so much for getting us that People’s Choice award. There’s only one way that we would be nominated and recognized among all those other nominees and that’s Y’ALL! So, seriously, thank you.

I had a good time hanging out, watching the show… dressing up! PS, don’t feel bad about any “worst dressed” lists, we all know that’s just me. Anyways, I’m much more saddened by the fact that the cast of Dexter didn’t attend. Oh well. I’ll go cry about it somewhere else, I guess.

So, this year is about to really get started. We got a video to make, merch to create, shows to put together and a bunch of touring to do! If I have to sit around at home (or in LA, whichever) any longer I might pull my hair out. After a couple weeks of being off, I just start to feel useless. Not in a sad, pathetic, sort of way more like a Tin Man… or maybe a Scarecrow… kind of way. I keep trying to find things to do to get prepared for what all is next. I guess the only thing that I won’t have to do is re-dye my hair. Already took care of that one. In fact, I didn’t waste anytime doing away with the blonde. The morning after we all flew in from London I went straight to Brian (O’Connor – if you’re interested). We died my hair with the pure blood of a real live red-haired angel… aka the guitarist (Wes- if you’re interested) of one of my favorite local bands, Murdock. So this red is here to stay. That is, until I get bored again.

Wow. Did I really just blog about my hair? I’m as bad as every first few sentences of every write-up we’ve ever had.

Hmmm… well, things to do:
- fix my email for the mobile stream on paramore.net
- buy a pair of new jeans
- make some clothes for tour (cause it’s about time that I do that, i think)
- never use capital letters in a post ever again
- figure out who we are touring with in the US, this summer
- make up another “to-do” list.
- get rid of my iPhone. (apparently, once you go blackberry, you never go backberry… someone shoot me for that dad joke)
- see that Dr. Parnassus movie

Okay, I’m done.

Everyone have a lovely rest of their Friday… and a great weekend.
Love,
Hayley

Link here

Sorry for the lack of updates here, all of us have been incredibly busy and focusing on the Finnish & Spanish section of Paramore Online! So a lot of stuff has happened since October, and I’m doing my best to fill you guys in!

Brick By Boring Brick Music video was released, and I think it’s awesome! Check it out below:

Paramore – Brick By Boring Brick (Vídeo Oficial) [www.paramore.es] from Paramore Spain on Vimeo.

And if you’re interested in how the video was made, check out this “Behind the Scenes of Brick By Boring Brick Music Video”

And Paramore was interviewed by CNN a while back, you can watch the interview here.

And for Paramore’s LJ updates I don’t think there is a need to post a link to the new ones, you all know where to read them and if you’re a fan, I’m pretty sure you’ve already read them.

The US tour of BNE ended and was a huge success, even though Hayley got laryngitis and the band was forced to postpone their tour dates. She even had to quit singing in the middle of the set, but the fans finished it for her. The European & UK tour starts from Helsinki, Finland on November 29th, which is this week’s Sunday! I am attending and going to a meet&greet, so hopefully we’ll have lots of stuff to share with you and new images to add.

When it comes to images, we have promotional stills of BBBB in our gallery and LOTS of other new additions, so check those out!

There is still probably a lot of catching up to do, but those things are so old that I think you all know them by now. We’ll PROMISE and try to keep up with the massive amount of news, pictures and media that surface every day.