Brendon Boyd Urie is an American singer-songwriter, musician, guitarist, and pianist, best known as the lead vocalist of Panic! at the Disco. He also plays drums, bass guitar, accordion, organ, cello, violin, and trumpet.
(on how he felt about being voted as Worst Band of 2007 by NME) I don't know. I don't care. It's like if we really cared in high school about like, who won best dressed or who got best eyes, you know. It's just like a popularity contest that we don't really care to run in.
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(speaking about "Folkin' Around," a song from Panic's album "Pretty. Odd.") The song is very light-hearted, it's just a bit of fun. For a couple of tracks [the rest of the band] let me explore the boundaries.
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(about Las Vegas) It sucks. It's horrible. There's no places to play. There's no real support for bands. No one really cares. Everyone plays death metal or post-hardcore screamo, and that's pretty much it. Everyone sounds the same.
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I'm a Ritalin kid, and I've always been very outgoing. I don't have a problem performing in front of five thousand people.
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(on the band members)We're weird guys. I don't know if a lot of people get our humor. A lot of people probably think we're jerks. We're real sarcastic. Really ironic and stuff. We mean well, but we joke around probably a lot more than we should.
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(on people calling Panic At The Disco "emo") It's ignorant! The stereotype is guys that are weak and have failing relationships write about how sad they are. If you listen to our songs, not one of them has that tone. Emo is bullsh*t! If people want to take it for the literal sense of the word, yes we're an emotional band, we put a lot of thought into what we do. People always try to stereotype us, but we don't fit the emo stereotype.
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I could never sing my own stuff cause I suck at writing poetry.
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Ryan, I think, writes great lyrics. He's really mature for his age. He's a different thinker.
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(when asked how he describes the band's music) I don't know. We don't really fall under a label. It's generally based around rock music, but I guess, theatrical rock? I don't know. I can't really describe it. I suck at that.
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(when asked what advice he'd give to other young bands) My advice would be to take time with the music and writing, rather than just getting a song done, really thrown together, and go play a show. Live shows, for us at least, back home in Vegas, don't seem to do anything. Bands can be playing for seven years and never get anything done. So, I guess, practice more and write music carefully.
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(after he got hit in the right eye at the Carling Weekend: Reading Festival during the opening song) You can't take me out! Let's see how well you guys do with my left side!
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(in reference to which cartoon character he would be) "Actually you know what honestly, Elmer Fudd 'cause he carries a gun. So, you know, you're always protected and he doesn't let his speech impediment keep him down. He still hunts rabbits, wabbits."
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Fact
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Has a Frank Sinatra Tattoo in honor of him being such a great inspiration for Brendon's music today.
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USA: Went on tour with Fall Out Boy! Save Rock & Roll tour. [July 2013]
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Los Angeles, CA, USA: Finished their summer tour promoting their 3rd album Vices & Virtues [2011]
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On the Honda Civic Tour 2008. [April 2008]
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Lead singer for the band "Panic! At the Disco" with member Spencer Smith.
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Was in a relationship with model Audrey Kitching from 2005 to 2006.
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His parents highly encouraged him to go to college but he disagreed, and so because of that his parents kicked him out of their house and he was forced to get a job at Tropical Smoothie to pay rent for his one room apartment and the bands practice space.
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After seeing him perform his parents supported him and are now huge supporters.
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Ranked #6 for Musics Sexiest Single Men by AOL Music in 2007.
Always wears two bracelets, one that is purple and reads "Reading is Magic," and one that is white, blue, red, and green striped.
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Graduated from Palo Verde High School in Las Vegas, Nevada in 2005.
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One of his favorite songs is "In Your Eyes" by Peter Gabriel.
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When he was around 11 he dressed up as Sub-Zero from Mortal Kombat (1995) for Halloween.
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He idolizes Freddie Mercury.
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He is the youngest child of his family and has four older half brothers and sisters.
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Was originally supposed to be the new guitarist for P!ATD but after hearing his voice the group decided he should be on vocals.
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He was named one of Spin.com's Hottest Stars Under 25 in 2006.
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In addition to his singing abilities, he also plays multiple instruments including the accordion, bass, cello, drums, guitar, keyboard, organ, piano and trumpet.
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Brendon provided backing vocals for Fall Out Boy's "7 Minutes In Heaven (Atavan Halen)" and "A Little Less Sixteen Candles, A Little More Touch Me.".
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Brendon along with Panic! band member, Spencer Smith, appear in Fall Out Boy's "A Little Less Sixteen Candles, A More Touch Me" music video.
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2017
TV Series writer - 1 episode
Office Christmas Party
2016
writer: "Victorious"
The Vampire Diaries
2016
TV Series writer - 1 episode
Conan
2011-2016
TV Series writer - 2 episodes
Guitar Hero Live
2015
Video Game writer: "Girls / Girls / Boys"
Panic! At the Disco: Emperor's New Clothes
2015
Video short writer: "Emperor's New Clothes"
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2015
TV Series writer - 1 episode
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
2011
TV Series writer - 1 episode
The Smurfs
2011
writer: "Ready to Go Get Me Out of My Mind"
Jennifer's Body
2009
writer: "New Perspective"
Rock Band 2
2008
Video Game writer: "Nine in the Afternoon"
Saturday Night Live
2008
TV Series writer - 1 episode
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Panic! At the Disco: Don't Threaten Me with a Good Time
2016
Video short
Panic! At the Disco: Emperor's New Clothes
2015
Video short
Alternative Press Music Award Show
2014
TV Movie
Panic! At the Disco: Miss Jackson
2013
Short
Good Cops
2013
TV Series
Officer Keds
Panic at the Disco-Lying Is the Most Fun a Girl Can HAve Without Taking Her Clothes Off
2006
Short
Lead Vocal
Panic! At the Disco: I Write Sins Not Tragedies
2006
Video short
The Ringmaster
Music Department
Title
Year
Status
Character
Panic! At the Disco: Emperor's New Clothes
2015
Video short musician: bass guitar / musician: drums / musician: keyboards / musician: lead vocals / musician: percussion / musician: piano / musician: rhythm guitar
Writer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Panic! At the Disco: Ready to Go (OFFICIAL VIDEO)
2011
Video short
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
E! Live from the Red Carpet
2017
TV Series
Himself
Hangout Music Festival
2016
TV Movie
Himself
Conan
2016
TV Series
Himself - Panic! at the Disco
Alternative Press Music Awards
2016
TV Movie
Himself (credit only)
Panic! At the Disco: Victorious
2015
Video short
Himself
Fall Out Boy: Uma Thurman
2015
Video short
Himself
The Kennedy Center Honors
2013
TV Special
Himself
Panic! At the Disco: Ready to Go (OFFICIAL VIDEO)
2011
Video short
Himself
2011 New Now Next Awards
2011
TV Special
Himself
Panic at the Disco: Calendar Business
2011
Documentary
Lead Vocals
Panic! at the Disco: In the Days
2011
Video documentary
Brendon Urie
Up Close with Carrie Keagan
2009
TV Series
Himself
Saturday Night Live
2008
TV Series
Himself
New Year's Eve with Carson Daly
2006
TV Special
Himself - Performer
Panic! At the Disco: Documentary
2006
Video documentary
Lead vocals
Panic! At the Disco: Live
2006
Video
Lead vocals
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2006
TV Series documentary
Himself
T-Minus Rock
2006
TV Series
Guest
Known for movies
Jennifer's Body (2009) as Soundtrack
The Smurfs (2011) as Soundtrack
Office Christmas Party (2016) as Soundtrack
Panic! At the Disco: Emperor's New Clothes (2015) as Actor
$4 Million
