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They were discovered by Fall Out Boy's bassist Pete Wentz and signed to his vanity label, Decaydance. The project started and grew popular as an eclectic pop rock band created in 2004 by childhood friends Ryan Ross (guitarist/main songwriter), Spencer Smith (drummer), and Brent Wilson (bassist), later joined by Brendon (lead singer) and Jon Walker (who replaced Brent in 2006). The name comes from a line in the song "Panic" by Name Taken, but due to the relative obscurity of this reference, the band usually cites the more familiar "Panic" by The Smiths, which contains the line "Burn down the disco" in its chorus. Panic! at the Disco is the solo project of singer-songwriter & multi-instrumentalist Brendon Urie.