Ex-Paramore guitarist Josh Farro has slammed his former band's claims they are a Christian band.
Farro - who quit Paramore along with his brother Zac in December following a bitter fall-out with the other members of the band - told Common Revolt the lyrics “the truth never set me free, so I did it myself” from Paramore track 'Careful' contradict their faith: “Paramore claimed to be a Christian band, and then wrote those lyrics. It contradicts your faith."
“Hayley (Williams, singer) always said it was meant to be 'your truth never set me free', but you know. If it was meant to be that, then why was it changed? It’s kind of a sorry excuse."
Josh added this was one of the many reasons he and his brother - who have since gone on to form Novel American - decided to leave the band: “It bummed me out, and obviously one of many reasons me and Zac walked away. We couldn’t be happier where we are right now.”