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Brendon Boyd Urie (born April 12, 1987) is an American musician and the lead vocalist, rhythm guitarist and pianist of Panic! at the Disco. He also plays drums, bass guitar, accordion, organ, cello and violin.
Early life
Urie was born in Summerlin, Nevada, the youngest of five children, to a Mormon family. At the age of 12, Urie was diagnosed with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder. He attended Palo Verde High School, where he met ex-Panic bassist Brent Wilson in his guitar class. Wilson asked Urie to try out for a band he was in, since they needed a replacement guitarist. Brendon started as the guitarist, but after the hearing him sing, the band unanimously named him as the singer. After he graduated from high school, Brendon's parents highly encouraged him to attend college, but he chose to stick to his interests in music. Because of this, his parents kicked him out of their house, and Urie was forced to take up a job at Smoothie Hut to pay rent for his one room apartment and the band's practice space.
Career
His musical career began when he met Brent Wilson during guitar classes which they shared in high school. Consequently, Wilson asked Urie to try out as lead guitarist for Panic! at the Disco, as they were looking for a replacement at the time. Originally, Urie was not the band's lead singer; the position had belonged to Ryan Ross. However, when the band heard him sing backup during a rehearsal when Ross was unable to sing due to a cold, they were impressed with his vocal abilities and unanimously decided to make him the singer.
Since then, Panic! at the Disco have released two studio albums with Urie as lead vocalist. A Fever You Can't Sweat Out was released in 2005 and their sophomore record, Pretty. Odd. in 2008. On Pretty. Odd., Urie also took lyrical responsibility and wrote two of the tracks on the record by himself; those tracks being "I Have Friends In Holy Spaces" and festival favorite "Folkin' Around". He also wrote their newest single, "New Perspective", from the soundtrack to the motion picture Jennifer's Body.
Other projects
Apart from his work in Panic! At the Disco, Brendon Urie has been featured in songs and music videos of other artists, as well as other projects. Urie provided guest vocals alongside Patrick Stump on The Cab's song "One Of THOSE Nights" from their debut album, Whisper War. Urie also appeared in Razia's Shadow, a musical created by the band Forgive Durden, with whom Panic! At The Disco has toured and become close friends. Past touring keyboardist Eric Ronick also got Urie involved with the song "Plans and Reveries" from his band, Black Gold.
Urie has also been involved with several songs by labelmates Fall Out Boy. He provided vocals on the songs "What A Catch, Donnie" and "20 Dollar Nose Bleed" off of Fall Out Boy's most recent album, Folie à Deux. Urie also sang back vocals on the track "7 Minutes In Heaven" off of Fall Out Boy's From Under The Cork Tree.
In 2008, Brendon Urie became involved with a song for the Coca-Cola Company, called "Open Happiness". Urie sings the chorus of the song, which is also features labelmate Patrick Stump of Fall Out Boy, labelmate Travis McCoy of Gym Class Heroes, Cee-Lo Green, and Janelle Monae. The song was written and produced by Butch Walker, co-written by Cee-Lo Green and remixed by Polow Da Don. Urie was also featured as an elated news reporter in the music video for the song, which was released on July 16, 2009.
Urie appeared in the music videos "A Little Less Sixteen Candles, a Little More Touch Me", "What A Catch, Donnie" and "Headfirst Slide into Cooperstown on a Bad Bet" by Fall Out Boy. Urie appears in the Gym Class Heroes video for the song "Clothes Off!!" alongside bandmate Spencer Smith and former Panic! at the Disco band members Ryan Ross and Jon Walker. The members are seen dancing in animal costumes, Urie being in a dog suit. Urie also appears in "One of THOSE nights" by The Cab, which also features Ryan Ross, Jon Walker, Pete Wentz, Patrick Stump and Spencer Smith. Recently Urie and bandmate Spencer Smith appeared in Butch Walker's music video "Pretty Melody", appearing as ninjas.
Brendon co-wrote a song with Rivers Cuomo of the band Weezer. Rivers has said that "If Panic! wants it, they have first dibs, but if not, it could work for Weezer."
Urie and band mate Spencer Smith appeared in Butch Walker's Panic! at Butch Walker's, a parody in which Urie discovers Walker is a psychotic homicidal cannibal, and Brendon is his next meal.
References
- http://wiki.fuse.tv/page/Brendon+Urie
- http://www.tv.com/brendon-urie/person/465278/biography.html
- http://paniccutie.buzznet.com/user/journal/44422/
- http://people.famouswhy.com/brendon_urie/
- http://www.tv.com/brendon-urie/person/465278/biography.html
- KALIL, MIKE. "Panic! Attack". REVIEW-JOURNAL. Retrieved 2006-08-27.
- http://buzzworthy.mtv.com/2008/07/03/buzzworthy-obsession-the-cab-one-of-those-nights/
- http://en.wikipedia.org/Razia's_Shadow
- http://www.lyriczz.com/lyrics/fall-out-boy/22616-7-minutes-in-heaven-(atavan-halen)
- http://www.myspace.com/openhappiness
- http://www.spin.com/articles/exclusive-butch-walkers-kung-fu-epic
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9aTU5TjR39U
- http://www.billboard.com/features/weezer-s-rivers-cuomo-jermaine-dupri-the-1004042679.story?page=2#/features/weezer-s-rivers-cuomo-jermaine-dupri-the-1004042679.story?page=2
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-o2D1q-060
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