Top 168 Quotes & Sayings by Brendon Urie

I love being the center of attention. I'm shameless about it.

I have no problem with people illegally downloading stuff. I'm not going to drive hard into 'You should buy my stuff,' because really, it's inevitable. If you like a song, you're going to download it for free. I have no problem with that.

The funny thing about the people I don't like - they're very self-centered.

What I love is getting polarized opinions.

I'm a big fan of electronic dance music.

I was so enthralled watching 'Guys and Dolls' and learning about the Rat Pack.

I like to see how other people work and be part of their stuff and see what I can do to be part of their worlds. Its a pretty big challenge, and that excites me.

With an older generation, there's some weight carried with the Beatles. There's almost like an untouchable, god-like force field around them.

I love traveling, I love waking up in a new city every day.

I want to write something that celebrates life, that's fun to listen to.

There's always a bit of nerves that come with expectations and new situations.

Change is always a little bit strange.

Hip hop is doing the new rock thing; there are no rules. They can do anything, really. And that's inspiring.

My favorite electric guitar would have to be my Duesenberg. I've named her 'Dolores,' and she sings like an operatic menace.

To see fans singing your songs back to you is an indescribable thing.

I have no qualms: no shame, no guilt, no embarrassment. I tend to act out a lot.

There's actually a song called 'Vegas Lights,' which I wanted to be an anthem for Vegas, that represented how I felt when I went to the clubs. I felt this weird energy where everybody was having a good time, and it didn't matter. Dancing like nobody's watching. It was kind of beautiful.

You can create some soul out of something that's electronic or mechanical.

I just love making music, and I wouldn't want to stop.

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.

I find myself being attracted to dudes all the time. I'm like, 'Wow, that's a beautiful man.' There's no shame in it; that's how I feel.

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.

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.

I know I'm not a buff dude in any sense, but I'm more than comfortable with my body.

I love to surf. Hawaii has some of the best waves in the world, and the most consistent as well. That's always fun.

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.

'Miss Jackson' is about something that actually happened to me when I was younger. I hadn't really talked about it, and I felt that if I didn't, I would keep thinking about it; it would drive me crazy.

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 played trumpet in middle school, and then I had to get braces, so I had to stop playing trumpet and start playing drums.

You can't just be a musician; you have to be an entertainer and perform and act just to hit the bar.

From the first time I heard Bob Marley or even Sublime, I wanted to move out to California and be near the ocean, start surfing, start being a part of that whole thing.

Before I had a steady job, I was broke, and I didn't have any money to buy anything, so I would illegally download stuff.

I think the only festival I ever went to was Warped Tour.

Playing in arenas, that's very non-personal with the crowd.

Writing a song to be a single is hard, and I don't like to focus on that because you can get caught up in making something just terrible, which is really easy to do if you're focused on making it a single. It's more fun when you focus on what excites you musically.

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.

All through my senior year, luckily, I didn't have too many hard classes, just a lot of electives. I was able to spend most of my time at the practice space.

The future should be exciting, you know? It shouldn't be a nerve-wracking experience.

I've never considered myself a lyricist, but I have stuff to say.

When you have four people writing lyrics instead of one person, the lyrics are going to be a little more broad.

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 don't listen to a ton of rock music.

I seriously love Cleveland. It's a great city.

If you kill the arts, you kill love, and you kill progress.

I guess if I had to classify myself, I'd say I'm straight.

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 think it's healthy for bands to discover new, older stuff.

I've done a collaboration with Action Bronson, which is, like, the coolest thing I've done so far.

My family is very religious.

If I could play Jean Valjean, I think that would be the pinnacle.

I was a maniac as a teenager; I'm not going to sugarcoat it. I was crazy.

Synthesizers were looked at as stealing the soul of music, but then there were these new bands who used it to contradict that idea.

I like surprising myself. I don't want to do the norm, do what I'm always known to do, write how I like to write.

Luckily, my wife is amazing. She's one of the few people in my life I'm completely honest with. I've told her everything about my past. She knows me inside and out. There's no secrets at all.

I learned about being positive from my parents. They're the most positive people I've ever known.

It's cool to be different and just be who you are and shock people in a good way.

I have smaller hands, so it's nice being a littler guy, having a guitar that fits my body type.

I love shopping online for clothes, but only from places that I'm familiar with their sizing.

Touring is my religion. Music is all-encompassing - my religion.

I really miss wearing costumes and makeup.