Watch Haley Williams Pretend To Be Maynard James Keenan On Deftones’ “Passenger”

Filed Under: Live, Video by Alkahest

Jun.29, 2010

This past Sunday, Deftones played Luxembourg’s Rock-A-Field Festival and performed Passenger with Paramore‘s Haley Williams doing Maynard’s parts. I think she did a pretty good job, but her stage presence was practically non-existent, facing away from the audience for half the song. Even still, the vocal performance wasn’t too bad. I wonder how that collaboration came about. Seemed pretty random to me, anyway.

I think I’m going to confess something here, I actually dig some Paramore songs and I think Haley has a good voice. I can’t help it. The shit’s catchy and Haley is super fine. Don’t judge me!

- JR

Tags: Deftones, Haley Williams, Maynard James Keenan, Paramore, Tool

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Matt

I was confused as to why. Like you stated, I figured the reigning Queen of Pop-Punk should have been jumping around, pumping her fist, and what have you; instead Chino’s running laps around her while she awkwardly stands there.

I remember seeing Deftones with The End, the guy from The End singing Maynard’s part and the breakdown turning into this screaming match between them. It was pretty intense. Hayley Williams just couldn’t match up, which is fine because the difference between Deftones and Paramore is like the difference between Apples and Oranges.

Also, we’ve all had the Misery Business song stuck in our heads at one point or another. The song was everywhere for months. I think Katy Perry was also popular at the time and I would have rather had a Paramore record shoved up my ass than to listen to “Hot and Cold” or “I Kissed A Girl”.

Alkahest

Maybe she’s a big fan girl and was intimidated to be up there with her heroes. Hahaha.
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SOFINE.

Any chance you’ve got a link to that footage Matt? I do love me a bit of The End.