Shawn Mendes Quotes
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Absolutely, I never stop working on new music.
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I would type in things like, 'How to play beginner songs on guitar,' and one of the first I learnt was 'Hey, Soul Sister' by Train. I taught myself these chords I didn't know the name of and slowly started to get the hang. I was obsessed with it.
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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.
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People made fun of my skinny legs.
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When I put that first Vine out, I was just doing it for fun; there was no wanting to become an artist.
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I can see why people change. You get complimented all the time, driven around in a black SUV - your life is crazy. But that's your career, not you.
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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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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'd be happy if anyone wore my fragrance. They don't have to be famous.
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I think it's not about what you say; it's about what you don't say.
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I like to think of 'Illuminate' as the mature version of the previous one, a year older, more experience.
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There's a lot more to success than just singing.
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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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Honestly, the more things start to get bigger and better, the more I am just inspired to work harder and put my music out there and make better music and keep everything going.
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Definitely, it's hard being a young artist and being taken seriously.
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There have been artists who've sold out arenas one year, and the next they can't fill a theatre. There's always more to achieve.
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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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During crazy times, I just hold back. People are so quick to jump on something or rip it apart.
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The people who are No. 1 are No. 1 for a reason.
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I work so hard to make that sure I'm successful. If you're positive and really excited and enthusiastic about what you're doing, it's going to happen, and it's going to happen big time.
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I don't like age barriers. I don't like when people treat you differently when they find out how old you are.
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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.
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Just the fact that a thousand people in front of me were ready to hear me sing was one of the best feelings I can think of.
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Being 15, I feel like people want me to go down the Justin Bieber, Cody Simpson sort of genre.