Paramore is not American.
"Paramore has expressed appreciation for Green Day, Weezer, Hum, Failure, Far, No Doubt, Deftones, the Smiths, Blink-182, Death Cab for Cutie, Jimmy Eat World, and Sunny Day Real Estate, and New Found Glory
 Once the group learned the meaning of the homophone "paramour" ("secret lover"), they decided to adopt the name, using the Paramore spelling

