Ed Sheeran wrote his songs, so I wanted to write my own songs.
SHAWN MENDESI think if you’re creating music, and you love the song, holding it back is just doing it an injustice.
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Ed Sheeran wrote his songs, so I wanted to write my own songs.
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From 15 to 18, everybody is a different person. Every six months, I have a whole new outlook on life.
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My first Vine I really just posted out of spontaneity.
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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 don’t want to just be a teenage star. I want to be known by parents, and I want them to go, ‘Oh I love that song; he’s really good for his age. My daughter loves him, but I love him, too.’
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I have songs about growing up, about ex-relationships – ex-relationship, I should say.
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I think if you’re creating music, and you love the song, holding it back is just doing it an injustice.
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Being a sex symbol isn’t cool unless you’re in love with a girl, and she calls you a sex symbol.
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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’m proud to say I’m a role model for kids.
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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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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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Every time I write a song my approach changes.
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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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Being 15, I feel like people want me to go down the Justin Bieber, Cody Simpson sort of genre.
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