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.
SHAWN MENDESI 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.
More Shawn Mendes Quotes
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People made fun of my skinny legs.
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Every time I write a song my approach changes.
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As soon as I get time, I really wanna dig down and do some acting.
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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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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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I feel very comfortable with the U.K. tone and humour and laid-back attitude.
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I’m not a rapper.
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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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I love acting. I would really love to act.
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I’m not just writing songs that are narrating my life, but everyone else around my age because they’re super-relatable.
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To be honest, I’ve only been to one concert, and it was Aerosmith. Aerosmith and Slash.
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The people who are No. 1 are No. 1 for a reason.
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There’s a lot more to success than just singing.
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I believe vitamin C can fix everything.
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I have a song called ‘I Don’t Even Know Your Name’ which I think is going to be well liked across the board.
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