People 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 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 MENDESI used to write stories. Handwriting stories in school were a big deal for me. That’s kind of what I did.
SHAWN MENDESEvery time I write a song my approach changes.
SHAWN MENDESI wanted to be an actor, like, so, so bad. I took acting classes, I auditioned for Disney, and then I realized how nervous I got with remembering lines.
SHAWN MENDESSometimes I get more excited for shows that I know are going to be quieter because it gets me more inspired to be more of a showman and be more of an entertainer and forces me to work harder.
SHAWN MENDESYou can’t get too comfortable and relax, because your world can flip overnight.
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 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.
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 MENDESI think my all time favourite song would be between ‘Slow Dancing in a Burning Room’ and ‘Dreaming with a Broken Heart’ by John Mayer.
SHAWN MENDESI 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 MENDESI feel very comfortable with the U.K. tone and humour and laid-back attitude.
SHAWN MENDESI 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.
SHAWN MENDESI 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.
SHAWN MENDESThere’s nothing that scares me more than, like, being in the ocean by myself.
SHAWN MENDESI picture myself now, and I picture myself in 30 years, and I’ll probably be the same. I’ll still think I’m not the greatest singer I can be.
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