Hayley Williams

Full name: Hayley Nichole Williams
Nicknames: Hayles, H-bomb, Spongebob, Hayleyball
Age: 23
Place of birth: Meridian, Mississippi, USA
Location: Franklin, Tennessee, USA
Date of birth: December 27th, 1988
Horoscope: Capricorn
Height: 5’2”
Eye color: Green
Hair: Shoulder length, currently blonde/yellow-ish
Relationship status: In a relationship
Tattoos: Five

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.

My goal is to make music that people, 30 or 40 years from now, wish they were around for.

musical influences

Etta James, Chaka Khan, Jimmy Eat World, The Cure, Refused, New Found Glory, Sunny Day Real Estate, Failure, mid to late 90′s pop rock (Third Eye Blind, Semisonic, Filter) and NSync… and many others.

favorite songs to perform live

“For A Pessimist, I’m Pretty Optimistic”

favorite places

My home, Waffle House, Los Angeles, the tour bus.

favorite bands

Saves The Day, mewithoutYou, Slick Shoes, The Chariot, Now, Now; No Doubt, Fireworks, Set Your Goals, Tegan and Sara, New Found Glory, H2O, Lemuria, The Swellers

favorite movies

Wayne’s World, Son In Law, Pet Sematary, True Romance

favorite quotes

“Let’s throw away the hate and rock tonight.” – Kid Dynamite, “And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.” – Anais Nin

last read

Charlie Chaplin Autobiography

facts on hayley

- She likes playing Crash Bandicoot and Tekken with PlayStation. She also enjoys lots of other video games.
- Graduated from internet high school in 2006.
- She hates FaceBook and does NOT have a FB profile, but uses social networking sites like Twitter, LiveJournal and Tumblr
- Has been dating Chad Gilbert, the guitarist of New Found Glory, since March-April of 2008.
- Had her first kiss at the age of 10 at a skate rink.
- Had a septum piercing in 2008, but had to take it off, because her nose got infected.
- Likes peanut M&M’s and Skittles.
- Loves Ben Sherman and Jeremy Scott.
- Kept a diary at the age of seven, the same diary was being sold online by her ex-stepfather.
- Has been taken vocal lessons from Brett Manning.
- She moved to Tennessee at the age of 13.
- Was not allowed to watch The Fuse when she was younger, but she secretly took a peek of her beloved N’Sync when no one noticed.
- Met ex-band mates, Zac and Josh, while being tutored once a week.
- She met Jeremy when she auditioned for a band called “The Factory”. Her mom had found the ad saying The Factory needs a singer and suggested it for her daughter who needed friends.
- Was a huge N’Sync fan.
- Says that the second year of their touring made her skin bad.
- She uses baby wipes for removing make up.
- Hayley burped during singing the song “Miracle” in Copenhagen in 2008 and couldn’t sing for a while because she was laughing.
- Used to date Josh Farro, the guitarist of their band when they both were young, but they broke up during the recording of RIOT!.
- Bought her own house in 2009 and says it’s the most expensive thing she has bought so far.
- Got the nickname “Spongebob” because she has a gap between her front teeth.
- Broke up with a guy over the phone when she was very young.
- She loves different kinds of cereal.
- Has dyed her hair over 20 times, the colors have included red, orange, blonde, darker red, purple and even blue.
- Thinks she is short as crap (5’2”)
- Got caked by her friends on tour in Tilburg, The Netherlands in 2009.
- She has an iPhone.
- She has two younger, paternal half sisters, named Erica and McKayla.
- Her parents divorced when she was seven.
- Her parents are called Joe and Cristi Williams.
- She is obsessed with her skin.
- Can play acoustic guitar and the keyboard.
- Sometimes takes her little sisters on tour with her.
- She says that if she was on a desert island with the band and had to eat someone, she’d eat Zac first!
- Has been voted as the Sexiest Female two years in a row.
- It was rumoured she has been pregnant like a tons of times, but the truth is that she has not been pregnant – yet.
- Her first ever car, Miss Anne, broke down last year. She got it when she was 14. Her dad fixed it and they gave it to Hayley’s younger sister for her 16th birthday.
- Was a maid-of-honor at her father’s wedding in 2011.
- Is not a vegetarian but tries to avoid eating red meat.
- “I only eat one thing at a time… and sometimes in a clockwise fashion around my plate. It’s terrifying.”
- Was a bridesmaid at Jeremy Davis’ wedding on September 30th, 2011.