Taylor Benjamin York

Taylor Benjamin York (born December 17, 1989) is an American rock guitarist and is currently a member of the alternative rock band Paramore. He also plays the keyboard and glockenspieloccasionally during their live set. His brother is Justin York, a touring member of Relient K.

Taylor York was born on December 17, 1989 in Nashville, Tennessee. He was the rhythm guitarist in the band Paramore, however, after the departure of Zac and Josh Farro he is now the lead guitarist. His brother is Justin York who is a member of Cecil Adora. Taylor's father is Peter York (a music executive at Sparrow Records) who also is a skilled guitarist, taught both Justin and Taylor the instrument. York had been in a band with the Farro brothers (Josh Farro and Zac Farro) before the two met Hayley Williams, and originally took part in writing songs such as Conspiracy from their debut album, All We Know Is Falling. York had played with Paramore as a touring member for two years (2007–2009) but was never an actual member, until it was announced on June 15, 2009 through the band's Livejournal that he was now an official member of the band. ^[1][2]

Jeremy Clayton Davis

Jeremy Clayton Davis (born February 8, 1985) is an American bassist for the band Paramore.

Jeremy Davis was born on February 8, 1985 in North Little Rock, Arkansas. Davis is the bass player in the band Paramore . He has been playing bass for almost 14 years.

In 2002, at the age of 16, he was living in Franklin, Tennessee, where he played in a funk cover band called The Factory where he met Hayley Williams. Through Williams, Davis met the other members, brothers Josh Farro and Zac Farro. In 2005, John Janick, founder of record labelFueled by Ramen, signed a contract with them.

Davis also stated that his favorite bands are Deftones, Death Cab for Cutie, Thrice, Sigur Rós,Paper Route and Mew.^[1]

Hayley Nichole Williams

Hayley Nichole Williams^[1] (lahir di Meridian, Mississippi, U.S., 27 Desember 1988; umur 22 tahun) adalah penyanyi dan penulis lagu asal Amerika Serikat. Dia adalah vokalis^[2] dan keyboardis^[rujukan?] grup band Paramore.

Pada 2002, saat usianya 13 tahun, Williams pindah dari rumahnya di Meridian, Mississippi, keFranklin, Tennessee, di mana dia bertemu anggota band di sekolahnya Josh Farro dan Zac Farro.^[3][2] Segera setelah kepindahannya, dia mulai mengambil kursus vokal kepada Brett Manning.^[rujukan?] Selama masih sekolah, dia mencoba untuk masuk band funk local yang dinamakan The Factory di mana dia bertemu Jeremy Davis.^[rujukan?] Pada tahun 2005, John Janick, pendiri label rekaman Fueled by Ramen, menandatangani kontrak bersamanya.^[rujukan?]

Williams ikut mengisi vokal pada lagu "Fallen" - Death In the Park (yang juga kadang-kadang ikut tampil live bersama band),^[rujukan?] "Then Came to Kill" - The Chariot,^[rujukan?] "Keep Dreaming Upside Down" - October Fall,^[rujukan?] "Tangled Up" - New Found Glory,^[rujukan?] "The Church Channel" dan "Plea" - Say Anything,^[rujukan?] juga "The Few That Remain" - Set Your Goals,^[rujukan?] dan muncul pada video klip musik "Kiss Me" - New Found Glory.^[4] Pada 2010, dia muncul pada single "Airplanes" dari debut album rapper alternatif B.o.B, B.o.B Presents: The Adventures of Bobby Ray.^[5]

Dalam Readers' Poll Kerrang! 2007 dia menggantikan posisi kedua yang ditempati Amy Lee (Evanescence) dalam kategori "Wanita Terseksi",^[6] setahun kemudian, pada 2008, dia mendapatkan tempat pertama untuk "Wanita Terseksi" melalui polling,^[7] dan lagi pada tahun 2009. Dia juga tampil sebagai karakter yang dapat dimainkan dalam video game Guitar Hero World Tour.

Mantan Anggota

§  John Hembree – bass guitar (2005)

§  Jason Bynum – rhythm guitar, backing vocals (2004–2005)

§  Hunter Lamb – rhythm guitar (2005–2007)

§  Josh Farro – lead guitar, backing vocals (2004–2010)

§  Zac Farro – drums, percussion (2004-2010)

Anggota Tour

§  Jon Howard - Rhythm Guitar, Keyboard, Backing Vocal (2010-sekarang)

§  Justin York - Lead Guitar (2009), Rhythm Guitar (2011-sekarang)

§  Josh Freese – Drums (2011–sekarang)

Anggota Tetap

§  Hayley Williams - Lead Vocal (2004-sekarang)

§  Jeremy Davis - Bass (2005-sekarang)

§  Taylor York - Lead Guitar (2010-sekarang), Rhythm Guitar (2007-sekarang)

2010: Kepergian Farro bersaudara

Pada 18 Desember 2010, melalui situs resmi Paramore, mereka menyatakan bahwa kakak-beradik Josh dan Zac Farro resmi keluar dari Paramore^.  Hayley mengatakan bahwa belakangan ini mereka sudah merasa tidak bahagia di Paramore. Namun dengan jumlah personil 3 orang, Hayley Williams, Jeremy Davis, dan Taylor York menyatakan untuk tetap melanjutkan apa yang telah mereka jalani selama ini. Pada 22 Desember, Josh, melalui sebuah blog kontroversial, menceritakan versinya sendiri tentang alasan dia dan adiknya keluar dari Paramore.

Hayley menyatakan bahwa kepergian Farro bersaudara pasti akan mempengaruhi musik Paramore, tapi mereka akan tetap pada genre asli mereka yaitu Alternative Rock. Dalam tour 2011, mereka merekrut personil tour Justin York (gitar) dan Josh Freese (drum), serta tetap masih dibantu oleh Jon Howard (keyboard).