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.
SHAWN MENDESI’d love to work with Bruno Mars and Ryan Tedder.
More Shawn Mendes Quotes
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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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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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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 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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I’m all over the place with muffins. Carrots are great. Banana, chocolate chip, they rock, too.
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I was an average student. I wasn’t any standout. I remember when people started to know who I was and the label offers, people started to get a little weird and be weird around me.
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My mom says I’m not allowed to move out, but I’m allowed. I said I have to FaceTime her every night to make dinner with her because I won’t be able to do it myself. So she said she’ll accept it if I do that.
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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’d love to work with Bruno Mars and Ryan Tedder.
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I’d say the best scents are ones that don’t overtake a room. I love things that remind me of the outdoors and home.
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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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I’m very, very amateur, which is funny because I’m not in the amateur leagues.
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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.
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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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Someone was like, ‘If you wanna be a celebrity, know that every girl you talk to is going to be your girlfriend.’ And I was like, ‘Fine. I accept that for getting to do what I love for the rest of my life.’
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You can’t get too comfortable and relax, because your world can flip overnight.
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I’m kind of still learning my voice and learning my style.
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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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I’m a very spontaneous person. When I see something that might be fun or different, I will try it.
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I carry around this little lion named Leo, which I’ve had for as long as I can remember.
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Ed Sheeran wrote his songs, so I wanted to write my own songs.
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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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Every time I write a song my approach changes.
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I’m still a little certain I’m a wizard.
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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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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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