Josh Farro Enjoys Life After Paramore

Josh Farro and Brother Zac are Happy with Their Lives After Paramore; Now with Novel American

 

Former lead guitarist of Paramore, Josh Farro, says he is happy now that he has left the group. He and his brother, Zac, announced their departure last December because of disagreements. In an interview with MTV, he said, he simply disagreed with the band on a lot of things but wishes them the best for the future and only wants to move on for the sake of their fans.

He also now admits that in 2007 when he stopped dating band front-woman, Hayley Williams, things started to go downhill. Josh and his brother saw that their future with Paramore was coming to an end. Since leaving the alternative rock band, he has not spoken to Williams, guitarist Taylor York, or bassist Jeremy Davis.

Talking to Kerrang! Magazine, he said, "I don't think that'll (speaking to his former bandmates) happen for a while. I hope that one day we can reconcile, but I really don't care to be in some war with them. Whatever."

Continuing on, he stated, "It's still fresh (but) I don't think I miss it at all. I don't miss it one bit. That's just being completely honest. It's been nice to unwind! (There's been) drama, but some of that's inevitable. But other than that, it's been great."

When further asked what life with Paramore was like after he and Williams stopped dating, he said, "For a while. It was weird more than anything. We were good friends before that and people change. We were becoming more and more distant."

Now that he has moved on, Josh says that he is really pleased that he left Paramore, and that his life beyond the band is "great".

Josh now is in a new band named Novel American, where he plays guitar. Talking to MTV about his new project, he said, "I met these guys in high school. We got together, we wrote and we jammed, and it was great, so we decided, 'Let's do another band.' And, honestly, I had some ideas that just didn't fit with Paramore, and I said, 'Guys, we can try these,' and they just loved them, and so that's really how it all started." Plans are in place for Novel American to record an EP in the near future.

The Paramore song 'Decode' was the lead single for the "Twilight" film.