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. I also feel like I'm learning new ways. Shawn Mendes challengeeasyfeel share on social
I think when you have raw emotion in a song, it makes it great. Shawn Mendes emotiongreatmake Change image and share on social
I was super-obsessed with cover videos. When I was, like, 10, I would come home from school and watch them from 4 o'clock until 8 o'clock every night. I was so intrigued that people took these super-popular songs and did them their own way. Shawn Mendes clockcoverhome share on social
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.' Shawn Mendes agedaughtergood Change image and share on social
I promise you, if you look at YouTube and see some of my first covers, you will hear that I don't sound good. But I was so obsessed with it and wanted so much to be good at it that I forced myself to figure out what sounds right and what sounds wrong. Shawn Mendes coverfigureforce share on social
I'm not the best singer in the world; I'm just good at picking up what I want to sound like. Shawn Mendes goodpicksinger Change image and share on social
If I don't have cereal on the bus, I'm going to be really upset. Shawn Mendes buscerealupset Change image and share on social
I loved Nashville. I was amazed by the whole place. Shawn Mendes amazelovenashville Change image and share on social
There's nothing that scares me more than, like, being in the ocean by myself. Shawn Mendes oceanscare Change image and share on social
The first year I started hockey, I didn't know how to skate, so I got on the ice with all of the hockey players, and we were doing drills where we had to go backwards in figure eights. And I could not skate, and I just kept falling on my butt, and it was very embarrassing. Shawn Mendes backwardsbuttdrill share on social
