Brendon Urie Quotes

I like to think of my style as pretty versatile. And I'd like whatever I record to reflect that to be mostly genre - to be just something that people want to listen on to see what I'm going to come up with next. That's the kind of music I'm into.

I'm not loyal to one genre. I want to mix it up.

I think my music generally transcends a lot of genres.

I'm a lover of all sorts of music, which makes me a chameleon when it comes to performing anything, whether it's opera or whatever. As long as it's good and it feels good, I'm going to cling to it.

I just don't feel limited by genre.

I don't want to be stuck to any specific genre.

We don't want to box ourselves within any type of genre, you know? Whatever feels good, if it moves us and we like it, we get on it and make it our own. That's what we do.

I don't really care that much about genre labels. I tend to write across a variety of different genres.

I don't put myself in any box or say that I can't work on any kind of music. I'm not just a producer that only makes urban music.

My musical output has been consistently acoustic, but my taste has not. I love everything. As long as it's good, I'm in.

My last two records that I made were both quite pointed in one direction and I think I do my best stuff when it's all over the map, when there's a couple traditional things, a couple pretty rocking things.

I don't want to be held down by genres so much.

Barriers have been broken: rappers are singing, and singers are rapping. You might catch a rapper on a rock song, a pop artist on a hip-hop song - there are so many different things that are going on today. That is the same way in which we live our lives; we're all over the place. I like to try different things.

My music is a direct reflection of the eclectic person I am. I don't like to be stuck in an R&B box.

I'm quite an eclectic musician.

For better or worse, I've always been curious musically. Whether it's opera or Judy Garland or pop, I've deliberately sought those things out. I've never wanted to do the same things over and over. Some think I've accomplished what I set out to do, and others consider me a dilettante.

I made a point when I made the Ugly Casanova record to not write a song and then say, 'This is a Modest Mouse song' or 'This is an Ugly Casanova song.' The people who were open to it not being a Modest Mouse record liked it.

Growing up in Miami, having these different cultures and being inspired in so many ways musically has let me have a very long career, 'cause just when you think I'm gonna do this type of record, I go and do something else.

No one can pigeon-hole me because I play everything, and I did that on purpose.

I always want people to expect the unexpected, to hear me in records that have nothing to do with bachata. 'Golden' is the golden opportunity for them to appreciate me on other records.

I've always been drawn to all sorts of genres and all sorts of voices.

I can show my characteristics and musical colors both as a member of Bigbang and as a solo artist.

I try to cross as many genres as possible with the same attitude. I want every song to be very clear.

Of course, I'm open to all kinds of genres. In my head, there are no demarcations.

I want to explore all genres.