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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.

Shawn Mendes

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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Hard Work Life People Social Media Stars
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 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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Happiness Important Myself Positive Possible Thinking Voice
I felt like there were so many talented people who should be getting what I have.
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Feeling Myself People Talent
I think my all time favourite song would be between ‘Slow Dancing in a Burning Room’ and ‘Dreaming with a Broken Heart’ by John Mayer.
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Broken Heart Burn Choice Dance Dream Music Myself Room Song Time
You have to work the crowd.
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Control People Work Yourself
Every time I write a song my approach changes.
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Change Myself Song Time Writing
I’m tortured because I care. I’m always upset about not doing things as good as I think I could have because I care.
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Care Goodness Myself Thinking Upset
From 15 to 18, everybody is a different person. Every six months, I have a whole new outlook on life.
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Age Different Growth Life Person Transformation
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 think the world is becoming a place where younger and younger people can do great things, and I just hope I can inspire other young people to do the same.
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Greatness Hope Inspirational Myself People Thinking World Young
My advice to anyone with a dream is to never stop pursuing it.
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Advice Dream Inspirational Myself Pursue Stop
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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Believe Fast Honor Leadership Myself People Respect
I’m a very spontaneous person. When I see something that might be fun or different, I will try it.
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Different Fun Myself Person See Try
I feel very comfortable with the U.K. tone and humour and laid-back attitude.
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Attitude Comfortable Feeling Myself
I’d rather sleep on the bus than in the hotel because I sleep way better on tour buses.
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Better Myself Sleep Travel Way

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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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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