Zachary Wayne Farro (born June 4, 1990) is an American musician, singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. He is the drummer for the rock band Paramore. He is also the younger brother of Josh Farro, who is Paramore's former lead guitarist and backing vocalist. After he and his brother exited Paramore in 2010, Josh formed a band named Novel American, which Farro was also a part of. Farro is currently the sole member of the band HalfNoise. Farro rejoined Paramore on February 2, 2017.
Farro was born in Voorhees Township, New Jersey. Farro is the middle child of five siblings (Nate, Joshua, himself, Jonathan, and Isabelle) and is of Italian descent. Farro began playing drums at around the age of nine, and he was eleven years old when he played his first drum kit. Farro now resides in Nashville, Tennessee.
Farro has stated that some of his influences include: Jimmy Eat World, Radiohead, The Beatles, Pink Floyd, Death Cab for Cutie, Mew, Paper Route, Sigur Ros, Thrice, Sunny Day Real Estate, Dave Grohl and Múm.