Panic! At The Disco Begin War Of Words With Former Bassist

The decision for Panic! At The Disco to split with former bassist Brent Wilson seems not to be so amicable after all with muck being thrown in all directions.

When the band announced the split in May they said it was a tough decision but that both sides were still friends, not so it turns out.

Speaking to MTV Wilson fumed: "I was kicked out of the band. It was 100 percent a surprise to me. We were about to leave for a show in California, and they called me the night before and told me I was out of the band. The only reason they gave was that it was for 'musical purposes.'”

“Everything was good and fine, we had just gotten back from a tour in Europe, and there had been no previous conversations about anyone leaving the band. I don't know why they chose me."

He added: "It was done as a phone call and the only person who spoke was (drummer) Spencer (Smith). Apparently (front man) Brendon (Urie) and Ryan were on the speakerphone too, but they didn't say a word. They never even said they were sorry."

Not that the remaining members of P!ATD see it that way, in response to Wilson’s accusations they retorted to MTV with the following statement from Spencer Smith.

"We made the decision based on Brent's lack of responsibility and the fact that he wasn't progressing musically with the band. Brent did not write any of his bass parts on the record. Brent did not record one note of bass on the record.”

“Brendon and Ryan wrote all of the bass parts and Brendon recorded all of the bass parts. We had to simplify some of the bass parts that were recorded because Brent could not play them live.”