Someone was like, ‘If you wanna be a celebrity, know that every girl you talk to is going to be your girlfriend.’ And I was like, ‘Fine. I accept that for getting to do what I love for the rest of my life.’
SHAWN MENDESBeing a sex symbol isn’t cool unless you’re in love with a girl, and she calls you a sex symbol.
More Shawn Mendes Quotes
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I’m not just writing songs that are narrating my life, but everyone else around my age because they’re super-relatable.
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I think my all time favourite song would be between ‘Slow Dancing in a Burning Room’ and ‘Dreaming with a Broken Heart’ by John Mayer.
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I can’t believe how fast things have happened, and I’m just so honored that people are able to look to me as a leader.
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Being 15, I feel like people want me to go down the Justin Bieber, Cody Simpson sort of genre.
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I was an average student. I wasn’t any standout. I remember when people started to know who I was and the label offers, people started to get a little weird and be weird around me.
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I always think, what type of 11th grader would I be if I was still at school? Or if I was home all the time, would I be at the gym 24/7? Would I be as good at guitar? I know I wouldn’t be as mature as I am.
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I work so hard to make that sure I’m successful. If you’re positive and really excited and enthusiastic about what you’re doing, it’s going to happen, and it’s going to happen big time.
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Every time I write a song my approach changes.
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It was incredible being on tour with Taylor Swift: she was the epitome of a professional, and she works so hard. For someone as successful as her to work that hard every night – truly inspirational.
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A lot of people who are ‘social media’ stars aren’t considered to be ‘real’ stars, and people underestimate the amount of work it takes to edit and upload a video every single day and document your life like that.
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I think anyone can do anything they dream of if they put their mind to it and put in the work.
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First of all, I’m not gay. Second of all, it shouldn’t make a difference if I was or if I wasn’t.
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Ed Sheeran wrote his songs, so I wanted to write my own songs.
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No matter where you play, a stadium or an arena, when you’re present on stage, it’s going to feel like a theater.
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I loved entertainment and acting, performing. I just liked the stage and having the spotlight and stuff.
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