Hayley Williams says Josh Farro’s beliefs stopped Paramore from accepting a spot on the Jennifer’s Body soundtrack, possibly because he “didn’t agree” with the film’s content.
Hayley Williams has opened up about a moment when Paramore almost made it onto the Jennifer’s Body soundtrack, but didn’t because of a former bandmate.
In a new interview with The New York Times, the Paramore frontwoman explained that the band had the chance to contribute music to the 2009 cult-classic horror comedy, which starred Megan Fox and Amanda Seyfried. But according to Williams, guitarist Josh Farro’s fundamentalist Christian religious convictions got in the way.
“There were a lot of things that I even wanted to do that they weren’t supportive of,” she said. “And when I say ‘they,’ I mostly mean Zac’s brother, ’cause he was an ass.”
Williams said she passed on Paramore being a part of the film’s end credits slot for Farro. “I turned down the end credits of Jennifer’s Body for him. You know what I mean? There’s so much lore! There’s so much people don’t know.” She speculated that because Farro grew up “fundamental Christian,” he “didn’t agree” with the film’s content.
Hayley Williams’ song ‘Teenagers’ did end up appearing on the soundtrack rather than Paramore, alongside cuts from Panic! At The Disco, Dashboard Confessional, and Cute Is What We Aim For. At the time, the film received mixed reviews, but in the years since it has been embraced as a cult classic, particularly for its queer undertones and satirical edge.
When Podcast podcast co-host Joe Coscarelli joked during the interview that Jennifer’s Body was a “demonic film,” Williams responded: “That’s the best kind.”
Elsewhere in the same conversation, Williams confirmed speculation that the “racist country singer” mentioned in her new song ‘Ego Death At A Bachelorette Party’ from her newest solo album is Morgan Wallen.
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