George Ryan Ross III, guitarist and lyricist for the hit band Panic! At The Disco, was born August 30, 1986 in Las Vegas Nevada. Ryan knew fellow Panic! drummer Spencer Smith since he was five, and at the age of twelve, the two covered blink-182 songs at first in a band called Pet Salamander. Later, he was in The Summer League with Smith and ex-Panic! bassist Brent Smith before joining Panic! At The Disco. After high school, Ryan attended one semester at the University of Las Vegas, but dropped out to pursue the band. During the times, his parents were having trouble and unhappy, and his father was struggling with alcoholism. While observing this, Ryan wrote two songs on the album about his experiences with his father, who sadly passed away in July 2006. Ryan had to deal with the death of his father while in the middle of panic!'s summer tour, but he was able to work through it. Ryan continues to focus on being the band’s lyricist, building a strong and supportive fan following.
Full Name: George Ryan Ross
Date of Birth: August 30, 1986
Hometown: Las Vegas, Nevada
Position in Panic: Guitar, also writes lyrics and plays keyboard, piano, accordion and organ.
- Ryan says that he is a shy person.
- Was childhood friends with Brent Wilson and Spencer Smith.
- Dropped out of the University of Las Vegas after a single semester to focus on P!ATD. His parents did not approve of this decision.
- Ryan wrote the song 'Camisado' which was inspired by his father's dependency on alcohol.
- Enjoys listening to Third Eye Blind, Counting Crows, Blink 182, The Beatles, Danny Elfman, Tom Waits, Jon Brion, Brian Wilson,
Asure Ray, Ben Folds Five, Cat Power, Frank Sinatra, Bjork, Joanna Newscom and Kaisers Orchestra.
- States that Craig Armstrongs 'Your Song' is his guilty please.
- Owns a C55 Mercedes.
- Ryan is kind of scared that people can find out things about him on the internet? (ironic)
- Ryan is usually the one to speak in interveiws
- Ryan is terribly shy
- Ryan was one of the founding members of the band.
- Ryan is 21 and plays lead guitar?
- First songs he ever learned to play were Blink 182 covers
- Ryan decided to leave college at the end of his freshman year
- George Ryan Ross is Ryan's full name
- When asked what cartoon character he'd be, Ryan said that he'd be Spiderman.
- Ryan provides the back vocals when the band performs live.
- Ryan first asked for a guitar when he was 12 for the Christmas of 1998.
Source: TV.com
