There is such a hype and a big build up to me, and it’s very hard to meet those expectations. That’s been a big stress in my life.
SHAWN MENDESSometimes 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.
More Shawn Mendes Quotes
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I’m all over the place with muffins. Carrots are great. Banana, chocolate chip, they rock, too.
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I want to graduate high school, so it’s very important to me, and I’ll be focusing hard on that as well.
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I don’t really like to say, ‘This is where I’ll be in five years,’ because I truly have no idea.
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My advice to anyone with a dream is to never stop pursuing it.
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I loved entertainment and acting, performing. I just liked the stage and having the spotlight and stuff.
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Absolutely, I never stop working on new music.
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You have to work the crowd.
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Someone was like, ‘If you wanna be a celebrity, know that every girl you talk to is going to be your girlfriend.’ And I was like, ‘Fine. I accept that for getting to do what I love for the rest of my life.’
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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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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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I’d rather sleep on the bus than in the hotel because I sleep way better on tour buses.
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I love Milan, and I’m not just saying that. It’s a city that gives me a great sense of euphoria. I can’t explain why, but I feel a special energy there.
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It’s amazing having so many people care so much about what I’m doing.
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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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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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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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Every time I write a song my approach changes.
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I’d love to work with Bruno Mars and Ryan Tedder.
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If I don’t have cereal on the bus, I’m going to be really upset.
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Ed Sheeran wrote his songs, so I wanted to write my own songs.
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As soon as I get time, I really wanna dig down and do some acting.
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There’s nothing that scares me more than, like, being in the ocean by myself.
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I 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.
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I feel very comfortable with the U.K. tone and humour and laid-back attitude.
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I 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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You just have to play it cool. You don’t want everyone to know you’re an amateur.
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