This is more like it - if bands are going to part company with members, it's always more fun if some bitter litigation follows. Facing bitter litigation today are Panic! At The Disco who, you'll remember, parted company with bassist Brent Wilson rather acrimoniously three months ago. Wilson says he is due 25% of the royalties on the band's debut album 'A Fever You Can't Sweat Out' and in a letter to his former bandmates he has said he will take legal action to secure his share if necessary.
Wilson, who is known to be angry that his creative role in the making of the album was questioned after he left the band, has told MTV: "Basically I want to get what I deserve - my fair percentage from the album. We sent them the letter as a way of saying; 'Look, if you decide to give me the money I deserve - as it's written out in the contract we drew up - then great. If not, well, we're prepared to go to court'."
A spokesman for the band said this week that they were yet to receive any such letter from Wilson.