Brendon Boyd Urie (born April 12, 1987), is an American musician, singer and songwriter. He is best known for being the former lead vocalist of Panic! at the Disco.
Early life
Urie was born in St. George, Utah, and his family moved to Las Vegas, Nevada, when he was two years old. He is the fifth and youngest child born to Grace and Boyd Urie. He is of about one quarter Polynesian descent from Hawaii, through his mother's side. He was raised in an LDS family, but left the faith around 17 due to displeasure with the church and not believing in its ideology. Urie attended Palo Verde High School in Las Vegas, where he met future 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.
Urie was frequently bullied in high school. He worked at Tropical Smoothie Cafe in order to pay his band's rent for their practice space. At the cafe, Urie often sang for customers. He explained, "I would sing anything I was listening to at the time, but I was down to take requests. I remember singing some Scorpions songs, some W.A.S.P. 80s anthems are usually good for tips. It was a huge range of stuff. Some people liked it, and some people didn't. I had to respect other people's wishes, but I had a couple people come in who would ask me to sing for a tip. That's always fun."
Personal life
Urie became engaged to Sarah Orzechowski in September 2011. On April 27, 2013, in Malibu, California, the two got married.[3]
In 2013, Urie said that he had "experimented" with men but stated, "I guess if I had to classify myself, I'd say I'm straight." In July 2018, Urie described himself as pansexual and stated, "I'm married to a woman and I'm very much in love with her but I'm not opposed to a man because to me, I like a person. ... If a person is great, then a person is great". The song "Girls/Girls/Boys" kind of gives a hint. The song is stated to be about a threesome he had, despite former band member Dallon Weekes co-writing the song to show support of his wife’s pansexual identity. The song turned instantaneously into an LGBTQ+ Pride anthem.
He also suffers from ADHD and anxiety, which causes him to wear over-the-top tight leather pants when he goes on stage. In August 2020, Brendon Urie and Zack Hall got allegations from sexual assult to harassments from fans, this resulted as a three month hiatus from the public and Urie later revealed that Hall was no longer working with Panic! At the Disco and claimed all allegations against himself were false.
In January 2023, Brendon Urie announced he and his wife Sarah were expecting a baby very soon, and Panic! at the Disco would disband as he wants to focus on being a father. In February 2023, TMZ reported the baby had been born.[4] As of February 4, 2023, the baby's birth has yet to be confirmed by Brendon or Sarah.
Work with Panic! at the Disco
Songs from A Fever You Can't Sweat Out (2005):
Songs from Pretty. Odd. (2008):
Gallery
| "Take my picture now, shake it till you see it" - House of Memories To view the Brendon Urie gallery, click here. |
References
- ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/CnzNF9ouOUp/?igshid=NDk5N2NlZjQ=
- ↑ https://amp.tmz.com/2023/02/03/panic-at-the-disco-brendon-urie-wife-welcome-baby/
- ↑ https://greenweddingshoes.com/glamorous-malibu-wedding-sarah-brendon/
- ↑ https://www.tmz.com/2023/02/03/panic-at-the-disco-brendon-urie-wife-welcome-baby/?adid=social-twa