Every time I write a song my approach changes.
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.
More Shawn Mendes Quotes
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As soon as I get time, I really wanna dig down and do some acting.
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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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A lot of people who are ‘social media’ stars aren’t considered to be ‘real’ stars, and people underestimate the amount of work it takes to edit and upload a video every single day and document your life like that.
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Absolutely, I never stop working on new music.
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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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Being a sex symbol isn’t cool unless you’re in love with a girl, and she calls you a sex symbol.
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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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I think it’s not about what you say; it’s about what you don’t say.
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It’s amazing having so many people care so much about what I’m doing.
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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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You just have to play it cool. You don’t want everyone to know you’re an amateur.
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Definitely, it’s hard being a young artist and being taken seriously.
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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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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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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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