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I feel like every time I write a song, it feels like the first time I wrote a song. It’s just as hard; it doesn’t get easier, but that’s why I love it: because it’s a challenge every time. I also feel like I’m learning new ways.

Shawn Mendes

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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Education Exercise Goodness Music Myself Study Thinking Wisdom
I’ve never had a scandal, but I don’t know if that’s so much because I’m perfect, or because people aren’t caring enough yet. Give it some time. I’ll probably be very upset, but it’s a part of the gig.
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Care Drama Myself People Perfection Time Upset
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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Broken Heart Burn Choice Dance Dream Music Myself Room Song Time
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 felt like there were so many talented people who should be getting what I have.
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Feeling Myself People Talent
I love acting. I would really love to act.
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Act Love Myself
Being 15, I feel like people want me to go down the Justin Bieber, Cody Simpson sort of genre.
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Age Choice Music Myself People
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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Performance Play Present Stage Yourself
I’m not a rapper.
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Identity Music Myself
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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Artist Creation Love Music Myself Thinking
I’m always wanting to spread as much positivity as possible, so I really try to keep that the case with my fans and with the campaigns that I do.
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Fans Myself Positive Possible
The people who are No. 1 are No. 1 for a reason.
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Inspirational People Reason Success
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
I think when you have raw emotion in a song, it makes it great.
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Emotion Greatness Myself Song Thinking
I really love going back home. I think going back to a nice, relaxed little town is the best way to do it.
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Best Home Love Myself Thinking
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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Hard Work Life People Social Media Stars

I feel like every time I write a song, it feels like the first time I wrote a song. It’s just as hard; it doesn’t get easier, but that’s why I love it: because it’s a challenge every time. I also feel like I’m learning new ways.

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I feel like every time I write a song, it feels like the first time I wrote a song. It’s just as hard; it doesn’t get easier, but that’s why I love it: because it’s a challenge every time. I also feel like I’m learning new ways.

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