You won't catch Hayley Williams at Morgan Wallen's Broadway bar — or at any of the celebrity-named bars lining downtown Nashville.
In a recent interview with music blog Stereogum, the Paramore frontwoman revealed she’s not a fan of Nashville’s celebrity namesake honky-tonks and doesn’t understand bars that rely solely on an artist’s name.
"There's really no good ones," said Williams when asked about her favorite country musician owned establishment in Music City.
"Hard pass to all of them. They all have terrible names, too," she continued. "When you open a business, you don't just put your name on it. You come up with something, right?"
Williams’ comments come on the heels of the rock 'n' roll songstress releasing 17 new tracks to her website, including "Ego Death At A Bachelorette Party (EDAABP)" in which she sings, "I'm the biggest star at this racist country singer’s bar / No use shootin' for the moon / no use chasing waterfalls."
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Williams added that while she has "a lot of beef" with all of Nashville's celebrity bars, Morgan Wallen's This Bar and Tennessee Kitchen is her least favorite.
She also mentioned that she often talks about opening her own LGBTQ+ bar called "Scissors," though she doesn’t see the plan ever coming to fruition.
"We need more gay bars in Nashville," she said. "But I don't know, under the threat of fascism, if they will open."
Williams gave a shout-out to Lipstick Lounge, calling it a "really great one."
Diana Leyva covers trending news and service journalism for the Tennessean. Contact her at Dleyva@gannett.com or follow her on X at @_leyvadiana
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