“When I wrote a song, it would have to be from something I was really excited about, or a melody that's been haunting me for weeks, or a message I wanted to convey lyrically. So it would have to start from something I felt very strongly about.” WantedSongFeltWeekMessagesExcitedMelodyVery StrongHaunting Author:Brendon Urie
“I like having that juxtaposition where you can have a very triumphant sounding song and then throw in all this crazy imagery. That's part of the fun of writing, you know?” KnowsWritingSongFunCrazyImageryTriumphantJuxtaposition Author:Brendon Urie
“'Victorious' for me was a chance to write a song exactly how I was feeling - I was feeling triumphant, I was feeling like I could do anything as long as I've got the people that I love by my side. We're gonna go out and conquer it, and party, and just be awesome.” PeopleWritingLongFeelingsSongSidesChancePartyConquerTriumphant Author:Brendon Urie
“I wanted to talk about a lot of stuff that I've been through. Party-wise, it's taken me almost a decade to party enough to accumulate enough experiences that I could sing about and put in one song!” EnoughWantedSongStuffPartyTakenWiseDecades Author:Brendon Urie
“I think anything you listen to is going to be different. You're going to listen to a song differently if you're just sitting around somewhere listening on your phone as opposed to sitting in a dark room listening to a vinyl album. It's going to be a totally different experience.” IfsThinkingDifferentSongDarkRoomsListeningSittingPhonesAlbumsSitting AroundVinylDark RoomDifferent Experiences Author:Brendon Urie
“I think some songs are better on vinyl. I would rather listen to it in a club! 80% of this album; put it on in a club and just rage! Play it super loud!” ThinkingPlaySongAlbumsClubsRageLoudVinyl Author:Brendon Urie
“It's fun to play characters in songs. I can just cheat a little bit... be this person for just a small amount of time and just help vent that idea.” LittlesPersonsI CanIdeasPlayCharacterHelpingSongFunBitsAmountLittle BitCheatSmall Amounts Author:Brendon Urie
“When I was a little kid and I heard a song I liked on TV, I would jump up and run to the piano to try and figure it out by ear. When I was 10 or 11, I built myself a drum kit in the garage made out of empty laundry detergent buckets, old lawn chairs, paint cans, and old trash cans. And around that time, my parents got me my first guitar. A baby acoustic. I jumped between all of these instruments constantly to satisfy the ideas I heard in my head. At this young age, I realized that music would play a huge part in my life.” TryingFirstsLittlesMadeIdeasPlayRunningKidsAgeYoungSongParentHeardFiguresTvsHugeBabyBuiltEmptyEarsInstrumentsPaintGuitarI RealizedPianoChairsLittle KidTrashYoung AgeLawnsGarageBucketsLaundryAcousticsTrash CansLaundry Detergent Author:Brendon Urie
“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 bullshit! If people want to take it for the literal sense of the word, then 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.” PeopleIfsWantWritingTryingGuySongFailingEmotionalFitBandWeakIgnorantToneBullshitStereotypeLiteralEmo Author:Brendon Urie
