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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.

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 when you have raw emotion in a song, it makes it great.
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Emotion Greatness Myself Song Thinking
When I put that first Vine out, I was just doing it for fun; there was no wanting to become an artist.
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Artist Fame Fun Joke Myself
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 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 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 proud to say I’m a role model for kids.
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Children Modeling Myself Proud Role
To be honest, I’ve only been to one concert, and it was Aerosmith. Aerosmith and Slash.
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Concert Honesty Music Oneself
I’ve always been really tall and lanky.
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Appearance Identity Myself
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 was one of those kids who was just always on the Internet, always on YouTube, so it was easy for me to do it. It’s not work. It’s just fun.
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Children Fun Internet Myself Oneself Work
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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Girl Identity Love Sex
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
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’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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Age Company Life Myself Writing
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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