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" John Mayer would be my ultimate collaboration because he's just the man. He has basically captured all I believe in with music. "
Shawn Mendes
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" A lot of people who are 'social media' stars aren't considered to be 'real' stars, and people underestimate the amount of work it takes to edit and upload a video every single day and document your life like that. "
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