Shawn Mendes

I have songs about growing up, about ex-relationships - ex-relationship, I should say.

As I'm growing, so is my music.

Growing up in a suburban home, the world seems so massive to you. It seems like cities are so big and so far away, and there's so much in them. So your imagination runs wild, instead of when you are born in the middle of Manhattan, you'd know, like, that this is the biggest city.

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.

I'm kind of still learning my voice and learning my style.

I'd say some of my earliest scent memories are from home - just things that were around my house, and my mom's cooking.

I don't really look into the past too much.

Did people care about how a singer sounded live back in the day? I don't really feel like they did. Not everything was being filmed. Today, one huge mess-up, and millions are seeing it. There's a lot more on the line nowadays. We're so cautious and scared of messing up. It adds a lot of stress to a career.

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.

I'm all over the place with muffins. Carrots are great. Banana, chocolate chip, they rock, too.

I loved Nashville. I was amazed by the whole place.

I really love going back home. I think going back to a nice, relaxed little town is the best way to do it.