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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.

Shawn Mendes

I think when you have raw emotion in a song, it makes it great.
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Emotion Greatness Myself Song Thinking
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’m still a little certain I’m a wizard.
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Funny Magic Myself
Ed Sheeran wrote his songs, so I wanted to write my own songs.
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Learning Myself Song Writing
Manuka honey is magic.
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Honey Magic
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 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.
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Challenge Easy Feeling Hard Myself Song Time Writing
I’ve always been really tall and lanky.
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Appearance Identity Myself
Every time I write a song my approach changes.
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Change Myself Song Time Writing
There’s nothing that scares me more than, like, being in the ocean by myself.
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Alone Fear Myself Ocean Scare
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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Family Food Mom Myself Night Phone
Singing kind of came out of nowhere.
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Ability Natural Sing Talent
You look back at people like Elvis and The Beatles and still get their music because it’s timeless. That’s what I want.
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Music Myself People Time Yourself
The people who are No. 1 are No. 1 for a reason.
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Inspirational People Reason Success
Every time I write a song my approach changes.
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Change Myself Song Time Writing
If I don’t have cereal on the bus, I’m going to be really upset.
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Food Myself Upset
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
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
I think it’s not about what you say; it’s about what you don’t say.
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Deep Myself Thinking Yourself
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 like dancers. I have a thing for girls who dance.
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Dance Myself Woman
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 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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Big Deal Kind Myself Stories Writing
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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Kind Myself Right Road Song Time Wait
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 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
It’s amazing having so many people care so much about what I’m doing.
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Care Myself People

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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