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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 Mendes

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
To be honest, I’ve only been to one concert, and it was Aerosmith. Aerosmith and Slash.
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Concert Honesty Music Oneself
The people who are No. 1 are No. 1 for a reason.
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Inspirational People Reason Success
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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Age Company Life Myself Writing
Being a sex symbol isn’t cool unless you’re in love with a girl, and she calls you a sex symbol.
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Girl Identity Love Sex
There’s so much negativity on social media, I don’t want to add to that.
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Myself Negative Social Media
I’ve never had a scandal, but I don’t know if that’s so much because I’m perfect, or because people aren’t caring enough yet. Give it some time. I’ll probably be very upset, but it’s a part of the gig.
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Care Drama Myself People Perfection Time Upset
I think it’s not about what you say; it’s about what you don’t say.
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Deep Myself Thinking Yourself
It’s amazing having so many people care so much about what I’m doing.
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Care Myself People
I’d love to work with Bruno Mars and Ryan Tedder.
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Love Music Myself Work
No matter what, I’m trying to have fun and, depending on the mood, fun can be on a roller coaster and playing onstage, or fun can be sitting in a room with three of your best friends talking for two hours.
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Friendship Fun Myself Play Talk Try
Singing kind of came out of nowhere.
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Ability Natural Sing Talent
I feel very comfortable with the U.K. tone and humour and laid-back attitude.
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Attitude Comfortable Feeling Myself
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.
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Career Feeling Love Myself Photograph Thinking
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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Board Myself Name Song Thinking Yourself
I’m still a little certain I’m a wizard.
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Funny Magic Myself

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.

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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.

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