Every time I write a song my approach changes.
SHAWN MENDESEvery time I write a song my approach changes.
SHAWN MENDESThere is such a hype and a big build up to me, and it’s very hard to meet those expectations. That’s been a big stress in my life.
SHAWN MENDESWith 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.
SHAWN MENDESI’m not a rapper.
SHAWN MENDESIt 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.
SHAWN MENDESThere’s so much negativity on social media, I don’t want to add to that.
SHAWN MENDESNo matter where you play, a stadium or an arena, when you’re present on stage, it’s going to feel like a theater.
SHAWN MENDESBeing 15, I feel like people want me to go down the Justin Bieber, Cody Simpson sort of genre.
SHAWN MENDESI’ve always been really tall and lanky.
SHAWN MENDESI 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.
SHAWN MENDESI love acting. I would really love to act.
SHAWN MENDESI 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.
SHAWN MENDESI don’t really like to say, ‘This is where I’ll be in five years,’ because I truly have no idea.
SHAWN MENDESIt’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.
SHAWN MENDESEd Sheeran wrote his songs, so I wanted to write my own songs.
SHAWN MENDESMercy,’ 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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