Josh Farro

BIOGRAPHY

Josh Farro is the lead guitarist of Paramore. Farro was born in Voorhees, New Jersey on September 29, 1987. He is the second-oldest of his other four siblings. Farro is three quarters Italian. His younger brother, Zac Farro, is the drummer of Paramore. Paramore was created in Franklin, Tennessee in 2004, with Hayley Williams (lead vocals/keyboards) alongside Josh Farro (lead guitar/backing vocals), Jeremy Davis (bass guitar) and Zac Farro (drums). Before recruiting Williams, Farro and the other founding members of Paramore were "edgy about the whole female thing", but soon found after writing with Williams that she fit the dynamic well.  The band has released three studio albums, All We Know Is Falling, Riot! and Brand New Eyes, as well as two live albums and one EP. Paramore's third album, brand new eyes was released on September 29, 2009.  Farro is a self-taught guitarist, and began playing when he was 13 years old. On April 3rd 2010 Farro married fiancee Jenna Rice in Tennessee; missing the band's tour to plan the nuptials.

Farro’s musical influences include Jimmy Eat World, Sunny Day Real Estate, Death Cab for Cutie, John Mayer, and James Taylor.