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.
SHAWN MENDESYou just have to play it cool. You don’t want everyone to know you’re an amateur.
More Shawn Mendes Quotes
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I’d rather sleep on the bus than in the hotel because I sleep way better on tour buses.
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I loved Nashville. I was amazed by the whole place.
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Absolutely, I never stop working on new music.
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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.
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Every time I write a song my approach changes.
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I started watching YouTube videos and singing, and it became something that I was obsessed with.
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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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I’d love to work with Bruno Mars and Ryan Tedder.
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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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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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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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As I’m growing, so is my music.
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I feel pressure because I feel like I have a lot of parents in my life; I have a lot of people who are scared that I’m going to do something wrong.
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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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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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