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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
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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Choice Different Fall In Love Heart Broken Love Perspective Way Writing
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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Best Feeling Myself People Sing Thinking
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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Challenge Easy Feeling Learning Love Myself Song Way Writing
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
My advice to anyone with a dream is to never stop pursuing it.
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Advice Dream Inspirational Myself Pursue Stop
It was incredible being on tour with Taylor Swift: she was the epitome of a professional, and she works so hard. For someone as successful as her to work that hard every night – truly inspirational.
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Hard Work Herself Myself Night Professional
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 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
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’ve always been really tall and lanky.
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Appearance Identity Myself
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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Board Myself Name Song Thinking Yourself
Every time I write a song my approach changes.
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Change Myself Song Time Writing
I haven’t really found the right person. That sounds like an older person thing to say, but I’m too busy and – not in a bad way – don’t want to waste my time.
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Bad Myself Person Right Sound Wasted Time Way
I’m not a rapper.
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Identity Music Myself
Every time I write a song my approach changes.
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Change Myself Song Time Writing

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