Brendon Urie Quotes
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Heartbreak is the best motivation.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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When I was younger, I thought once I hit 25, I'd slow down. Nope!
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I want to write something that celebrates life, that's fun to listen to.
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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.
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I love being the center of attention. I'm shameless about it.
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I'm trying to be number one. I'm doing the best I can and working the hardest I've ever worked to ensure I've got that number one spot.
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I used to be unusually short, and I think I'd prefer that to being unusually tall.
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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!'
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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.
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Playing in arenas, that's very non-personal with the crowd.
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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.'
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When we first moved to California from Las Vegas, we got into surfing. We figured we should do something to get in shape, but we hate working out. Surfing is definitely a work out.
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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.
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I don't have any pets, so I get to walk around the house naked. So I'm more free.
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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.
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I think it's healthy for bands to discover new, older stuff.
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When you can't put your finger on it, that's the most exciting stuff.
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I like to be flamboyant, play characters, wear make-up, play dress up. I was doing that since I was a kid.
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I mostly listen to things that are so different because there's something so intriguing about trying to understand where someone is coming from.
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I learned to play drums to the 'Blue Album.'
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I think some songs are better on vinyl.