Sometimes I get more excited for shows that I know are going to be quieter because it gets me more inspired to be more of a showman and be more of an entertainer and forces me to work harder.
— Shawn Mendes
I have a song called 'I Don't Even Know Your Name' which I think is going to be well liked across the board.
I'm still a little certain I'm a wizard.
Chance The Rapper is just unreal: he's changing rap and really creating this whole amazing new style.
I don't really look into the past too much.
I'm very, very amateur, which is funny because I'm not in the amateur leagues.
I'd say the best scents are ones that don't overtake a room. I love things that remind me of the outdoors and home.
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.
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.
I'm kind of still learning my voice and learning my style.
I love acting. I would really love to act.
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.
I picture myself now, and I picture myself in 30 years, and I'll probably be the same. I'll still think I'm not the greatest singer I can be.
I haven't really found the right person. That sounds like an older person thing to say, but I'm too busy and - not in a bad way - don't want to waste my time.
From 15 to 18, everybody is a different person. Every six months, I have a whole new outlook on life.
I have a thing where if I'm not in control, I feel the whole world is about to collapse.
I'm not just writing songs that are narrating my life, but everyone else around my age because they're super-relatable.
I want to graduate high school, so it's very important to me, and I'll be focusing hard on that as well.
Singing kind of came out of nowhere.
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.
I give big ups to people who are very big on social media, whether they're doing vlogs or whatever. It takes a lot of effort.
I felt like there were so many talented people who should be getting what I have.
I was one of those kids who was just always on the Internet, always on YouTube, so it was easy for me to do it. It's not work. It's just fun.
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.
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.
You just have to play it cool. You don't want everyone to know you're an amateur.
I'd love to work with Bruno Mars and Ryan Tedder.
I don't really like to say, 'This is where I'll be in five years,' because I truly have no idea.
I really like brunettes.
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.
I'm proud to say I'm a role model for kids.
It's extremely important just to keep things positive and happy as much as we can... I think it's important that singers, actors, or whatever use our voice to spread positive messages as much as we possibly can.
It's hard for me to just say, 'Wow, this is amazing - I'm famous. I'm living the dream.' I sit there and think, 'I'm scared - this can go away tomorrow.' My dad always says that I'm a tortured soul because I'm never pleased; I never feel like I deserve what I've achieved.
I don't like age barriers. I don't like when people treat you differently when they find out how old you are.
I feel like every time I write a song, it feels like the first time I wrote a song. It's just as hard. It doesn't get easier, but that's why I love it: because it's a challenge every time.
There's a lot more to success than just singing.
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.
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.
I loved entertainment and acting, performing. I just liked the stage and having the spotlight and stuff.
I'd say some of my earliest scent memories are from home - just things that were around my house, and my mom's cooking.
It's amazing having so many people care so much about what I'm doing.
I think if you're creating music, and you love the song, holding it back is just doing it an injustice.
When I put that first Vine out, I was just doing it for fun; there was no wanting to become an artist.
The people who are No. 1 are No. 1 for a reason.
I started watching YouTube videos and singing, and it became something that I was obsessed with.
I feel pressure because I feel like I have a lot of parents in my life; I have a lot of people who are scared that I'm going to do something wrong.
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.'
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.
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.
As soon as I get time, I really wanna dig down and do some acting.
