In 2015, founding drummer Spencer Smith left the band and bassist Dallon Weekes departed from the official lineup, being downgraded to a touring member, leaving Urie as the only member of the official lineup. On July 21, 2014, Urie won 'Best Vocalist' at the Alternative Press Music Awards. On October 8, 2013, the fourth album, Too Weird to Live, Too Rare to Die! was released. On March 22, 2011, the band released their third album Vices & Virtues following the departure of Ross and Walker. That's always fun.' Career Panic! at the Disco 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. Some people liked it, and some people didn't. I remember singing some Scorpions songs, some W.A.S.P. He explained, 'I would sing anything I was listening to at the time, but I was down to take requests. At the cafe, Urie often sang for customers. He worked at Tropical Smoothie Cafe in order to pay his band's rent for their practice space. Urie described himself as a 'spaz in high school,' and explained that one student would always bully him.

Wilson asked Urie to try out for a band he was in, since they needed a replacement guitarist. Urie attended Palo Verde High School in Las Vegas, where he met future Panic! bassist Brent Wilson in his guitar class. 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. He is of about one quarter Polynesian descent from Hawaii, through his mother's side.

He is the fifth and youngest child born to Grace and Boyd Urie. George, Utah, and his family moved to Las Vegas, Nevada, when he was two years old. Brendon Boyd Urie (born April 12, 1987) is an American singer, songwriter, and musician, best known as the lead vocalist of Panic! at the Disco, of which he is the only original member remaining.

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