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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.

Shawn Mendes

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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Different Emotion Expression Myself Reality Song Writing
I think it’s not about what you say; it’s about what you don’t say.
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Deep Myself Thinking Yourself
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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Difference Identity Myself
There is such a hype and a big build up to me, and it’s very hard to meet those expectations. That’s been a big stress in my life.
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Big Build Expectation Hard Life Myself
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’m not a rapper.
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Identity Music Myself
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
Ed Sheeran wrote his songs, so I wanted to write my own songs.
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Learning Myself Song Writing
Every time I write a song my approach changes.
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Change Myself Song Time Writing
Chance The Rapper is just unreal: he’s changing rap and really creating this whole amazing new style.
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Amazing Change Creation Reality
I picture myself now, and I picture myself in 30 years, and I’ll probably be the same. I’ll still think I’m not the greatest singer I can be.
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Future Greatness Myself Photograph Sing
I’m very, very amateur, which is funny because I’m not in the amateur leagues.
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Amateur Competition Funny Myself
I’m kind of still learning my voice and learning my style.
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Kind Learning Myself Style Voice
I give big ups to people who are very big on social media, whether they’re doing vlogs or whatever. It takes a lot of effort.
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Effort Myself People Social Media
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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Dream Mindset Myself Thinking Work
Sometimes when the song is right for that time period, it’s just kinda bad to let it wait, and then when you do release it eight months down the road, it’s not the same.
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Kind Myself Right Road Song Time Wait
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 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’d love to work with Bruno Mars and Ryan Tedder.
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Love Music Myself Work
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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Excitement Hard Inspirational Myself Positive Success Time
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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Believe Fast Honor Leadership Myself People Respect
I have songs about growing up, about ex-relationships – ex-relationship, I should say.
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Myself People Relationship Song
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
I love acting. I would really love to act.
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Act Love Myself
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
Sometimes I get more excited for shows that I know are going to be quieter because it gets me more inspired to be more of a showman and be more of an entertainer and forces me to work harder.
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Excitement Force Inspirational Myself Quiet Work Hard
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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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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