I've always been comfortable in my own skin - sometimes a little too comfortable, which in turn makes other people uncomfortable.
I wanted to be an actor as a kid. My teacher in second grade had called a talent agency and had them call my house. My mom was so mad.
I used to watch the Broadway 'Les Miz' and study it.
I fell in love with Sinatra when I was very young.
I'm always creating. Whether I'm writing a lyric or making a beat, every day I'm doing something.
Other bands in Vegas hated us because we hadn't played shows and paid our dues. Publications called us out, saying we were just a put-together band, claiming we had ghostwriters. It made me so happy, the fact that everyone was hating on us so hard.
I was so enthralled watching 'Guys and Dolls' and learning about the Rat Pack.
It never came into question, taking the name away or changing it. Panic! has always symbolised some form of excitement that I couldn't get elsewhere.
If I had come out with an album called 'Brendon Urie Does...' everyone would have been like, 'Who?' Even five albums in, I'm still faceless wherever I go, which is great.
I have smaller hands, so it's nice being a littler guy, having a guitar that fits my body type.
Panic! at the Disco, for me, has been an outlet to do whatever. I never felt like there were any rules. It was always carte blanche. I could do whatever I wanted. There were no rules set yet for the band. It just felt right.
B-52's are one of the most unique bands, not just sonically but aesthetically, too. When you look at them, you know it's the B-52's.
