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So many of my songs are based on things that either happened to me or to someone I know, but there are also ones where I’ve written a made-up story. All of them are about very real emotions, and I just find different ways to express them.

Shawn Mendes

You just have to play it cool. You don’t want everyone to know you’re an amateur.
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Beginning Cool Play Yourself
Just the fact that a thousand people in front of me were ready to hear me sing was one of the best feelings I can think of.
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Best Feeling Myself People Sing Thinking
I’d love to work with Bruno Mars and Ryan Tedder.
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Love Music Myself Work
There’s so much negativity on social media, I don’t want to add to that.
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Myself Negative Social Media
I started watching YouTube videos and singing, and it became something that I was obsessed with.
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Myself Obsession Sing Start
I don’t really look into the past too much.
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Myself Past
I’m still a little certain I’m a wizard.
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Funny Magic Myself
You look back at people like Elvis and The Beatles and still get their music because it’s timeless. That’s what I want.
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Music Myself People Time Yourself
I felt like there were so many talented people who should be getting what I have.
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Feeling Myself People Talent
With love, there are so many layers to it that you can write all day about it. It’s not just heartbreak or falling in love; there’s so many different ways to look at it.
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Choice Different Fall In Love Heart Broken Love Perspective Way Writing
Singing kind of came out of nowhere.
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Ability Natural Sing Talent
I have a song called ‘I Don’t Even Know Your Name’ which I think is going to be well liked across the board.
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Board Myself Name Song Thinking Yourself
I have songs about growing up, about ex-relationships – ex-relationship, I should say.
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Myself People Relationship Song
Mercy,’ I love conceptually because I feel like you can either think about it as if it were a girl – which it sounds like it could be about a girl – but I like to picture it as ‘pleading for mercy for my career’ type of thing.
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Career Feeling Love Myself Photograph Thinking
I wanted to be an actor, like, so, so bad. I took acting classes, I auditioned for Disney, and then I realized how nervous I got with remembering lines.
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Actor Bad Career Dream Myself Remember
I come up with more ideas when I’m on the road, but I don’t get to finish them. I don’t get to fully flush them out because I’m so busy on the road. I’m very all over the place, but I’m definitely most creative when I’m out here.
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Busy Creation Ideas Myself Place Road

So many of my songs are based on things that either happened to me or to someone I know, but there are also ones where I’ve written a made-up story. All of them are about very real emotions, and I just find different ways to express them.

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So many of my songs are based on things that either happened to me or to someone I know, but there are also ones where I’ve written a made-up story. All of them are about very real emotions, and I just find different ways to express them.

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