Taylor York

Taylor York
York performing as part of Paramore at Steel Blue Oval in 2010.
Background information
Birth name	Taylor Benjamin York
Born	December 17, 1989 (age 26) Nashville, Tennessee, United States
Genres	Pop punk pop rock alternative rock emo
Occupations	Musician guitarist songwriter
Instruments	Guitar vocals
Years active	2002–present
Website	paramore.net

Taylor Benjamin York (born December 17, 1989) is an American musician, songwriter, and guitarist for American rock band Paramore. His brother, Justin York, was a touring member of Relient K and currently tours with Paramore.

Biography

York was born on December 17, 1989 and raised in Nashville, Tennessee. His father is Peter York, a music executive at Sparrow Records who is also a guitarist, and taught the instrument to both Taylor and his brother Justin.

York had been in a band with the Farro brothers (Josh Farro and Zac Farro) before the two met Hayley Williams, and took part in writing songs such as "Conspiracy" from their debut album, All We Know is Falling. York has played with Paramore since 2007.

Although he is left-handed, he plays the guitar right-handed.

Influences

York has stated that his favorite bands include mewithoutYou, Radiohead, Kent, Yann Tiersen, At the Drive-In, Failure, Björk, Kadawatha and Paper Route.

Paramore

Taylor had done backup vocals when he was younger for All We Know is Falling. He joined Paramore after the departure of Hunter Lamb in 2007 as their rhythm guitarist. In the liner notes for the group's second album, Riot!, Hayley Williams, Josh Farro, Zac Farro included him on their list of 'thank-you's.

After the release of Riot!, Paramore released a live album, The Final Riot. York was credited as a member of the band in the liner notes and was later officially acknowledged by Paramore as an official member on June 15, 2009. He has taken part in the writing and recording of their albums since.