“On the first album, we were trying to do a pop-punk album with a classical influence. We'd say 'pop-punk,' and people would say, 'No, you're like burlesque-cabaret-punk,' or, 'It's baroque-pop,' and we were like, 'That sounds way cooler.'”

American singer, songwriter, and musician

Brendon Boyd Urie is an American singer, songwriter, and musician. He is best known as the lead vocalist and frontman of Panic! at the Disco, and as the group’s only constant member during its 19-year run. His public identity is closely tied to that band, where he served as the central voice and visible presence across nearly two decades. The available record points to his work as a performer and songwriter rather than to any separate body of biographical detail.