Can someone tell me what the f**k this is about?

[mokuyoubi]

http://www.examiner.com/x-17319-Chicago-Music-Industry-Examiner~y2010m4d12-The-Young-Veins-Interview

I stumbled upon it through this twitter by this chick calling Brendon and Spencer liars and thieves and other such nonsense, and I am confused as all hell.

I'm trying to figure out how Ryan could have seen things differently. The very first post, written by him and Jon and put up on the official website on July 6th said VERY CLEARLY that Spencer and Brendon were remaining as Panic at the Disco and that all tour dates would go on as planned. In several of the MTV articles with Ryan throughout July of 2009, Brendon and Spencer are referred to, by the interviewer and Ryan as "New Panic!" Just one of the mentions: "He said that while he hasn't heard any of the new Panic! stuff, he wishes Urie and Smith well"

Supposing that Ryan hadn't known, and considering the antagonistic and less than friendly vibe of those interviews, why wouldn't he have brought it up then? I am really uncomfortably with the fact that he's bringing it up *now*. Because even if it is true, it comes off and petty and dishonest and I don't know how to deal with that.

I've been reminded, too, of how immature Ryan was about the whole thing, re-reading these articles. How he said he was avoiding talking to anyone at Decaydance and not answering Wentz's calls. It makes me think if he honestly didn't know bout Brendon and Spencer taking the name it WAS HIS OWN FAULT. There are a lot of questions about this sort of thing when a band splits, and if Ryan wasn't *talking* to people from the label, how could he expect to know about the decisions that were being made.

It's weird, because for the first time in a long time, I'm not angry toward Ryan. I guess I can believe that there was some miscommunication (in that he refused to communicate with Decaydance and Pete), but I feel that it is really inappropriate and immature for him to say this now.

Comments

[inteligrrl.livejournal.com]

Also, they are under contract as Panic!, so someone had to finish that out - something that would fall to the more responsible Spencer. Ryan Ross has been shown to fail at practicalities before.

[moku-youbi.livejournal.com]

Yeah, see, that's the main thing that confuses me about all of this. Yes, I agree with what you said about the emotionally stunted, but Ryan couldn't be so stupid that he didn't understand the legal issues surrounding Panic's contract. Right?

[inteligrrl.livejournal.com]

Who knows with Ryan. Maybe he thought they'd just take a couple years break to do other things and then finish it out. Reality doesn't register as much to some people.