Shawn Mendes

Definitely, it's hard being a young artist and being taken seriously.

No matter where you play, a stadium or an arena, when you're present on stage, it's going to feel like a theater.

I loved entertainment and acting, performing. I just liked the stage and having the spotlight and stuff.

When I put that first Vine out, I was just doing it for fun; there was no wanting to become an artist.

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.

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.

I was an average student. I wasn't any standout. I remember when people started to know who I was and the label offers, people started to get a little weird and be weird around me.

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.

I like dancers. I have a thing for girls who dance.

To be honest, I've only been to one concert, and it was Aerosmith. Aerosmith and Slash.

I carry around this little lion named Leo, which I've had for as long as I can remember.

There's nothing that scares me more than, like, being in the ocean by myself.