Shawn Mendes

Being 15, I feel like people want me to go down the Justin Bieber, Cody Simpson sort of genre.

I used to write stories. Handwriting stories in school were a big deal for me. That's kind of what I did.

I'm just growing so quickly, so my songs are quickly changing on me. But it's fine. I love them for what they are and what they were, to me.

Mercy,' I love conceptually because I feel like you can either think about it as if it were a girl - which it sounds like it could be about a girl - but I like to picture it as 'pleading for mercy for my career' type of thing.

I think if you're creating music, and you love the song, holding it back is just doing it an injustice.

Being a sex symbol isn't cool unless you're in love with a girl, and she calls you a sex symbol.

What I love about my fragrance Signature is that it's subtle and great to wear for any person at any time.

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.'

I'd love to work with Bruno Mars and Ryan Tedder.

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.

I love Milan, and I'm not just saying that. It's a city that gives me a great sense of euphoria. I can't explain why, but I feel a special energy there.

I would type in things like, 'How to play beginner songs on guitar,' and one of the first I learnt was 'Hey, Soul Sister' by Train. I taught myself these chords I didn't know the name of and slowly started to get the hang. I was obsessed with it.