Interview with Brendon from Brazilian Press
Panic! At The Disco Singer Shows Excitement for Show in Brazil"I can't wait to drink caipirinha". A favorite drink among ten out of ten foreigners passing through Brazil is on the list of mandatory things that Brendon Urie, lead singer of Panic! at the Disco, wants to do when he comes to visit for the first time in early November. In an interview with GLOBO, the lead singer and keyboardist of the band, playing at the Maquinaria Festival in Sao Paulo, did not even wait for the reporter to ask before he started talking about the excited comments he received on how the food and drinks are great here.
Full of good humor, Urie didn't seem like he went through a rough time just a few months ago. In July, the band of four members became a duet: from the formation that won over teenagers around the world, only the singer and drummer Spencer Smith are left.
The departure of guitarist Ryan Ross and bassist Jon Walker took place in the middle of writing the third album and on the eve of an American tour alongside Blink 182. At the time, Ross went on to say that the band members were barely speaking, and he and Walker were already working on new music with inspiration from greats like The Beatles, The Beach Boys and The Kinks, apart from the pop work with their former band mates. Still, Urie claims to not bear the slightest resentment towards them.
- We were lucky to see that we wanted to do different things. Ryan and Jon left because they wanted to explore new directions in music, but we're still great friends - he said, going for the old cliché.
While the two "deserters" decided to spend time on their new project, The Young Veins, Urie and Spencer did not let the ball drop. Alone, the two have continued to tour, promoted the release of the single "New Perspective" (from the "Jennifer's Body" soundtrack, which opened on Friday in Brazil) and went into studio to work on the new album.
- We have really changed our sound from one album to another and the next one will definitely be very different - said Urie. - Before we were four people writing and recording, now we are only two and it changes a lot. What I can tell you is that we are very happy with what is coming out - said the young man, who is currently listening to more adult music like rocker Peter Gabriel and the King of Soul Sam Cooke.
That dark period does not seem to have affected Urie, a talented multi-instrumentalist. He plays guitar, accordion, piano, cello, bass and drums. Even so, they are not left alone on stage. The guitarist Ian Crawford from The Cab, and bassist Dallon Weekes, from the Brobecks, will follow them here. However, the show in Sao Paulo remains a mystery. When asked about the fancy stage setups used on their shows, Urie didn't elaborate.
- We still don't know if we will bring our whole setup, but we might do something special for our fans, some surprises. We love to dress up, playing characters in our shows ... we also love the Brazilian fans. We have talked to them for years on the internet and finally we will be able to meet them!
Source:
OGlobo.com /
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