Josh Farro

Best known as the former lead guitarist and backing vocalist of American rock band Paramore, Josh Farro is also the brother of Paramore’s drummer, Zac Farro. The duo left the band in 2010 following a blog controversy, in which Josh wrote:

[Hayley’s] dad would constantly threaten to “pull the plug” on the whole band if we complained about anything, suggesting that we were hired guns and Hayley was the real artist, when in reality we were also part of the band. We’ve always been treated as less important than Hayley. It’s been obvious how her family views things.

He also said:

Jeremy ended up rejoining and we toured non-stop for two and half years building our fan base, pretending to be a band that started naturally. In reality, what started as natural somehow morphed into a manufactured product of a major label, riding on the coattails of “Hayley’s dream.”

After he departed from Paramore, Josh formed the band Novel American. However, the band was soon scrapped due to the lack of a sustainable vocalist. Since, Josh has been pursuing a solo career under the name ‘Farro.’ He released his debut solo album Walkaways soon after.