Shawn Mendes

Singer

1998-08-08

Canadian singer and songwriter who rose to prominence through digital platforms before major international chart success. He has remained a leading pop artist with global touring reach.

Quotes by Shawn Mendes

With love, there are so many layers to it that you can write all day about it. It's not just heartbreak or falling in love; there's so many different ways to look at it.
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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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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.
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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.
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There are tons of women's perfumes that I've smelt and been like, 'I love that. I would totally wear that,' and lots of women smell a lot of men's cologne and think the same thing about that. I think there should be no reason to put gender on it.
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I'm tortured because I care. I'm always upset about not doing things as good as I think I could have because I care.
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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.
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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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I'm always upset about not doing things as good as I think I could have because I care.
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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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My first Vine I really just posted out of spontaneity.
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Island Records was the first record label to... acknowledge me. After that, quickly, Republic Records, and then Atlantic Records, Sony Records and Warner Bros. It was all the labels at once. It was absolutely insane, like, knowing that this many record labels were interested in me.
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I'm still a little certain I'm a wizard.
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There are times when I'm super-overwhelmed, and everything feels like it's hitting me in the face at once, but I think what's keeping me calm, and who I am by staying true to myself, is my whole family being so supportive and keeping me grounded. They treat me the exact same way they treated me years and years ago.
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Definitely, it's hard being a young artist and being taken seriously.
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I think the world is becoming a place where younger and younger people can do great things, and I just hope I can inspire other young people to do the same.
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