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I’m not the best singer in the world; I’m just good at picking up what I want to sound like.

Shawn Mendes

I feel very comfortable with the U.K. tone and humour and laid-back attitude.
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Attitude Comfortable Feeling Myself
It’s extremely important just to keep things positive and happy as much as we can… I think it’s important that singers, actors, or whatever use our voice to spread positive messages as much as we possibly can.
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Happiness Important Myself Positive Possible Thinking Voice
The people who are No. 1 are No. 1 for a reason.
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Inspirational People Reason Success
Definitely, it’s hard being a young artist and being taken seriously.
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Artist Fame Serious Young
I’m proud to say I’m a role model for kids.
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Children Modeling Myself Proud Role
I think when you have raw emotion in a song, it makes it great.
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Emotion Greatness Myself Song Thinking
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 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
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
I like dancers. I have a thing for girls who dance.
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Dance Myself Woman
I think I was just bored one summer afternoon, and I decided to post a little video of me singing and playing guitar out of tune.
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Decision Music Myself Play Sing Summer Thinking
I’m still a little certain I’m a wizard.
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Funny Magic Myself
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 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
I don’t want to just be a teenage star. I want to be known by parents, and I want them to go, ‘Oh I love that song; he’s really good for his age. My daughter loves him, but I love him, too.’
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Age Family Goodness Himself Love Music Myself Parents Song Stars
I’m always upset about not doing things as good as I think I could have because I care.
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Care Goodness Myself Thinking Upset
There’s so much negativity on social media, I don’t want to add to that.
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Myself Negative Social Media
I come up with more ideas when I’m on the road, but I don’t get to finish them. I don’t get to fully flush them out because I’m so busy on the road. I’m very all over the place, but I’m definitely most creative when I’m out here.
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Busy Creation Ideas Myself Place Road
No matter what, I’m trying to have fun and, depending on the mood, fun can be on a roller coaster and playing onstage, or fun can be sitting in a room with three of your best friends talking for two hours.
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Friendship Fun Myself Play Talk Try
I’m tortured because I care. I’m always upset about not doing things as good as I think I could have because I care.
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Care Goodness Myself Thinking Upset
As soon as I get time, I really wanna dig down and do some acting.
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Act Myself Time
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 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
Every time I write a song my approach changes.
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Change Myself Song Time Writing
My first Vine I really just posted out of spontaneity.
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Fun Joke Myself Social Media
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 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

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