My music library is all over the place. I've got A$AP Rocky; I've got Billy Joel. I've got, like, Celine Dion albums that I just worship. There's all kinds of different stuff.
— Brendon Urie
I learned to play drums to the 'Blue Album.'
I think, for me, one of the biggest things that I struggle with is keeping the excitement up when writing a song. A lot of times, I'll get pretty frustrated early on.
It's just really cool to go to countries and play festivals for people who don't really know your band or don't ever get to see it. It's really nice.
I thought that the older I got, that partying would change - and it has - in the way that now I know how to party.
There's so much music from Led Zeppelin that I think I overlooked when I was a kid because I didn't understand it, so now to revisit it at an older age, I have a deeper appreciation for it.
I haven't mowed a lawn in quite a while, but I remember hating that when I was growing up. To please Dad, you have to get it right, and that's the thing. You have to please Dad.
I love Journey and Fleetwood Mac.
I guess a lot of people don't like talking.
I recorded 'The End of All Things' right before I married my now wife. We had no vows publicly, so I wrote her this song and told her, 'This is how I see our relationship.'
I'm a pretty good drummer. I'm pretty good at guitar, bass and piano. I can play accordion; I'm not virtuoso. I've played cello before. My sister played it, and I know how to play it, but I'm not the best. Violin is kind of the same thing.
I'm still a very big fan of Fiona Apple.
One of the most frustrating parts about songwriting for me is production, but it makes me want to get better at it and ends up being one of the most rewarding parts of it.
I just love making music, and I wouldn't want to stop.
I seriously love Cleveland. It's a great city.
My favorite electric guitar would have to be my Duesenberg. I've named her 'Dolores,' and she sings like an operatic menace.
I was a maniac as a teenager; I'm not going to sugarcoat it. I was crazy.
It's so crazy to think about touring with Weezer because that's a band that I grew up with.
We're all in this together. We're all sinners.
There are bands like Imagine Dragon, Grouplove, and fun. who have come along and shifted the way that rock can sound.
Our fans are definitely dedicated. We see them at all the shows, just faces that we've recognized for years. They keep coming back, and it's awesome.
I always miss New York when I leave it.
I wish I was Freddie Mercury, straight up.
I love to surf. Hawaii has some of the best waves in the world, and the most consistent as well. That's always fun.
I've always wanted to do a cutesy little song with a guy and girl singing back and forth and thought that Regina Spektor would be kind of cool for that. I love her voice. She's an amazing musician.
Some of my favourite record and album covers and stuff have all been the singer, and they create a character, and they dress up a little bit.
I've always been that person: If it gets into my head, I've got to do it until I get it perfect - a perfectionist's attitude.
I know Dan Reynolds from Imagine Dragons. We went to the same church. I'm pretty sure he's still Mormon. I left the church long ago.
I was gonna be a cosmetologist. I didn't really want to. I wanted to be in a band. It kind of worked out.
I don't listen to a ton of rock music.
Having a very serious thematic element in the lyrics and then juxtaposing with something really triumphant and just a big beat to dance to is a nice contrast to having a dark message.
My favorite type of pet has always been a dog. They're loyal, kind, and offer endless affection. My friend Eric says, 'The more people I meet, the more I like my dog.' Funny thought.
I love shopping online for clothes, but only from places that I'm familiar with their sizing.
My family is very religious.
When I got the 'Blue Album,' I was 11 years old, 10 years old, and then I convinced my parents to go and get my first drum kit, which was, like, 600 bucks.
Touring is my religion. Music is all-encompassing - my religion.
I love Frank Sinatra. He is one of my biggest all-time idols.
I've just gotten better at partying. I haven't stopped or slowed down by any means. If anything, it's increased. But if anything, it's just more fun now.
People who stand in the way of where people are walking - I hate that.
There was a kid that used to pick on me... he used to drop my food and beat me up in little corners. Nothing serious, but tease me. I remember knocking his food out of his hand one time when he in the middle of explaining something to his friends, and they all laughed, so I thought that was pretty nice. 'Well, there you go buddy.'
I really like musicals - 'The Music Man,' 'Oklahoma!,' 'Li'l Abner,' 'Annie Get Your Gun.'
I think, you know, when you're a teenager, sometimes your emotions are a little bit more drastic than maybe when you're in your 20s. You sort of level out a little bit.
Since I was a kid - youngest of five kids - I've always been starved for attention, like 'Look at me! Look at me! Look what I can do!'
I played trumpet in middle school, and then I had to get braces, so I had to stop playing trumpet and start playing drums.
I know I'm not a buff dude in any sense, but I'm more than comfortable with my body.
I didn't even go to graduation.
You can't just be a musician; you have to be an entertainer and perform and act just to hit the bar.
Change is always a little bit strange.
I have a room dedicated to music and recording. I go there first thing in the morning and just before I go to bed. And it has a window to my street, so I can watch all the crazies walking by.
I learned about being positive from my parents. They're the most positive people I've ever known.
