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" I think when I do things outside of music, I am always thinking of different things that are eventually one way or another going to come back to my music. I have to make sure it is all cohesive, as that's important to me as an artist and a person. "

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" You look back at people like Elvis and The Beatles and still get their music because it's timeless. That's what I want. "

Shawn Mendes

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" 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. "

" At 13, I loved how so many of my peers sang and played acoustic guitar, so I started recording videos with covers of famous songs and posting them online. "

" To be honest, I've only been to one concert, and it was Aerosmith. Aerosmith and Slash. "

" 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. "

" When you go on tour, you get so pumped up to make more music, learn more about yourself, and grow more musically. It always happens. "

Shawn Mendes

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" There's a lot more to success than just singing. "

" It was incredible being on tour with Taylor Swift: she was the epitome of a professional, and she works so hard. For someone as successful as her to work that hard every night - truly inspirational. "

" I felt like there were so many talented people who should be getting what I have. "

" Love is probably the strongest emotion that you can feel. It's very natural - and I wouldn't want to say easy - but natural and comfortable to write about, and there's so many different forms of it, millions of layers - you could write forever about it. "

" My first Vine I really just posted out of spontaneity. "

" I think my all time favourite song would be between 'Slow Dancing in a Burning Room' and 'Dreaming with a Broken Heart' by John Mayer. "

" From 15 to 18, everybody is a different person. Every six months, I have a whole new outlook on life. "

" The focus should be on the music and not my sexuality. "

" I was an average student. I wasn't any standout. I remember when people started to know who I was and the label offers, people started to get a little weird and be weird around me. "

" I used to write stories. Handwriting stories in school were a big deal for me. That's kind of what I did. "

" I really love listening to Hozier. He's great. "

" You have to be careful not to make music something you don't want to do. Which happens. I've gotten off the road and been like, 'I hate it. I hate singing, I hate playing guitar.' Six days later, I'm in my bedroom singing at the top of my lungs because I love it so much. "

" I really love going back home. I think going back to a nice, relaxed little town is the best way to do it. "

" 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. "

" I'm kind of still learning my voice and learning my style. "

" I'd love to work with Bruno Mars and Ryan Tedder. "

" I'm not just writing songs that are narrating my life, but everyone else around my age because they're super-relatable. "

" 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. "

Shawn Mendes

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" I'm always wanting to spread as much positivity as possible, so I really try to keep that the case with my fans and with the campaigns that I do. "

" I'd rather sleep on the bus than in the hotel because I sleep way better on tour buses. "

" I think, as a musician and person, Justin Timberlake is someone I've always looked up to. "

Shawn Mendes

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" During crazy times, I just hold back. People are so quick to jump on something or rip it apart. "

" Every time I write a song my approach changes. "

" 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. "