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There’s a lot more to success than just singing.

Shawn Mendes

I come up with more ideas when I’m on the road, but I don’t get to finish them. I don’t get to fully flush them out because I’m so busy on the road. I’m very all over the place, but I’m definitely most creative when I’m out here.
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Busy Creation Ideas Myself Place Road
I 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.
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Bad Myself Person Right Sound Wasted Time Way
My mom says I’m not allowed to move out, but I’m allowed. I said I have to FaceTime her every night to make dinner with her because I won’t be able to do it myself. So she said she’ll accept it if I do that.
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Family Food Mom Myself Night Phone
I’m kind of still learning my voice and learning my style.
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Kind Learning Myself Style Voice
Definitely, it’s hard being a young artist and being taken seriously.
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Artist Fame Serious Young
I think anyone can do anything they dream of if they put their mind to it and put in the work.
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Dream Mindset Myself Thinking Work
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
As soon as I get time, I really wanna dig down and do some acting.
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Act Myself Time
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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Different Emotion Expression Myself Reality Song Writing
Sometimes 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.
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Excitement Force Inspirational Myself Quiet Work Hard
It’s amazing having so many people care so much about what I’m doing.
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Care Myself People
I 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.
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Actor Bad Career Dream Myself Remember
I’m not the best singer in the world; I’m just good at picking up what I want to sound like.
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Goodness Myself Pick Sound World
I loved entertainment and acting, performing. I just liked the stage and having the spotlight and stuff.
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Entertainment Fame Love Myself Performance Stage
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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Kind Myself Right Road Song Time Wait
I used to write stories. Handwriting stories in school were a big deal for me. That’s kind of what I did.
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Big Deal Kind Myself Stories Writing

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