EW.COM: PARAMORE’S HALEY WILLIAMS TALKS ‘TWILIGHT’
In a new interview with Paramore lead singer Hayley Williams about her love for Twilight, how Paramore ended up on the soundtrack, the influx of new fans, and more:
EW: Tell me about working with Rob Cavallo on this new record. He’s got a pretty major resume as a producer — Green Day, Dave Matthews, My Chemical Romance. Did you seek him out?HW: Honestly, we kind of sought each other out, and it was just the right time. We were looking for someone to do “Decode†with, because we were trying to get on the Twilight soundtrack…
EW: Oh, really? I thought from what I’ve read that [Twilight author] Stephenie Meyer sought you guys out and wanted you specifically to be on the soundtrack. But it’s more like you auditioned?
HW: Well I read the books, and when they were working on the soundtrack, I was finishing up the third book, Eclipse, and I was really into it. I thought this was a great art, a really good story, and really relatable, but I’m always into vampires and all that. So we were touring and writing and jamming out new things every day, and I was like, if they’re putting that soundtrack together this could be great, let’s figure out if we could be a part of it. So yeah, we kinda fought for it. And if you look at the rest of the album, it’s Muse and Iron and Wine and Linkin Park, which really isn’t our demographic.
EW: So do you have new fans now that you didn’t have before?
HW: A lot of moms! A lot of older women are super into the books, so we’ll be doing a signing at, like, Hot Topic, and a 45-year-old woman will come up and be all [deep smoker’s voice] “I love your songs on the Twilight soundtrack.†We’re just like, dude, thank you! What do you say? If we can make music that people at any age can appreciate, then I’m set. That makes me so happy.
Read the full interview here.
I am a huge Paramore fan and have been since long before they were chosen for the Twilight soundtrack, so I was thrilled when I heard that they would be contributing not only one, but two songs. I love that they were so passionate about getting on the soundtrack and I would love for them to be on future soundtracks.
Are you a Paramore fan? If so, did you become a fan after hearing them on the Twilight soundtrack? Would you like to hear them contribute another song to a future soundtrack?
