I think when you have raw emotion in a song, it makes it great.
SHAWN MENDESI think when you have raw emotion in a song, it makes it great.
SHAWN MENDESI 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.
SHAWN MENDESYou have to work the crowd.
SHAWN MENDESI really love going back home. I think going back to a nice, relaxed little town is the best way to do it.
SHAWN MENDESYou look back at people like Elvis and The Beatles and still get their music because it’s timeless. That’s what I want.
SHAWN MENDESManuka honey is magic.
SHAWN MENDESI’m not the best singer in the world; I’m just good at picking up what I want to sound like.
SHAWN MENDESI feel very comfortable with the U.K. tone and humour and laid-back attitude.
SHAWN MENDESDefinitely, it’s hard being a young artist and being taken seriously.
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 MENDESMy advice to anyone with a dream is to never stop pursuing it.
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 MENDESPeople say to me, ‘What are you going to be doing in five years?’ The thing is, I don’t care! It’s what I’m doing today that matters.
SHAWN MENDESSo 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 MENDESI want to graduate high school, so it’s very important to me, and I’ll be focusing hard on that as well.
SHAWN MENDESI’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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