Panic! At The Disco talk about ex-members

Panic! At The Disco's remaining two members, Brendon Urie and Spencer Smith, have spoken out about the recent exit of of guitarist Ryan Ross and bassist Jon Walker who left the band a couple months ago to start their own group.

Urie said:

"Luckily it didn't end badly. We all understand we wanted to do different things and were just pulling each other's strings in different directions. I think we were very fortunate that we're all still very good friends and were able to come to this amicable agreement."

He also spoke about the new material they are writing for their third album:

"Some stuff sounds like Frank Sinatra, and some stuff sounds...kind of like the Who and some stuff is just rock, and it's a lot of fun to play. We really want to spend a lot of time writing and just messing around with ideas in the studio."

The band hopes to release the new record early next year and Blink 182's Mark Hoppus is tipped to produce the effort...

"There's always a bit of nerves that come with expectations and new situations. But, really, Spencer and I are just trying to get back to where we used to be, and we're looking forward to doing more tours and writing new songs and meeting new people and having all these new experiences. The future should be exciting, you know? It shouldn't be a nerve-wracking experience."

Their new single "New Perspective" is out now and is featured on the film soundtrack for Jennifer's Body.