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 MENDESI started watching YouTube videos and singing, and it became something that I was obsessed with.
More Shawn Mendes Quotes
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I’ve always been really tall and lanky.
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I used to write stories. Handwriting stories in school were a big deal for me. That’s kind of what I did.
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My advice to anyone with a dream is to never stop pursuing it.
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Every time I write a song my approach changes.
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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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My first Vine I really just posted out of spontaneity.
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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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I’m all over the place with muffins. Carrots are great. Banana, chocolate chip, they rock, too.
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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 don’t really like to say, ‘This is where I’ll be in five years,’ because I truly have no idea.
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As soon as I get time, I really wanna dig down and do some acting.
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I felt like there were so many talented people who should be getting what I have.
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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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I started watching YouTube videos and singing, and it became something that I was obsessed with.
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I think it’s not about what you say; it’s about what you don’t say.
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