The Evolution Of Hayley Williams' Hair

Refusing to be defined by her signature orange hue, the style icon did a complete 180 and added a gorgeous turquoise shade to her look. She showed off her tousled, multi-colored bob during her 2014 performance on American Idol's finale (via Just Jared). Come summertime, she went full on blue.

As flawless as this look was, Williams inadvertently revealed that there was a deeper meaning behind her electric blue phase, years later. In her 2020 single "Dead Horse", which appears on her solo album "Petals for Armor II," she referenced issues in her past relationship with ex-husband New Found Glory's Chad Gilbert. In the first verse, she dropped the staggering line "Held my breath for a decade / Dyed my hair blue to match my lips", which hints at her feeling like she was suffocating in the relationship and possibly holding herself back (via Genius). 

When discussing the song with Rolling Stone, Williams got vulnerable and admitted that her relationship with Gilbert started off as an affair, an admission she struggled with the entire time they were together. Since the beginning of her career, she's used her hairstyles, fashion and music as an outlet for her personal struggles, which is what makes her fans relate to her.