Zachary Wayne Farro was born June 4, 1990, in Vorhees Township, New Jersey. He is an American songwriter, drummer, and singer. He is the drummer for Paramore.

 

He is the younger brother of Josh Farro, who is Paramore's former lead guitarist and backing vocalist. He was one of the founding members of Paramore at 14, when they all met in 2004. Their original bass guitarist, Jeremy Davis, admitted he was unsure if the band could be taken seriously because of Zac was so young, until he saw him play the drums. After he and Josh exited Paramore in 2010, Josh formed a band named Novel American, which Zac was also a part of. Zac is currently the sole member of the band HalfNoise. Farro rejoined Paramore on February 2, 2017.

 

His musical influences are his influences are Jimmy Eat World, Radiohead, the Beatles, Pink Floyd, Death Cab for Cutie, Paper Route, Dave Grohl, and Múm.