Shawn Mendes gets candid about his ‘struggles’ amid new song release

Shawn Mendes might have had a tough 12 months however the singer discovered his inspiration in one in all his most attempting moments.

In an interview with Zane Lowe on Apple Music 1, the singer talked about his recently-released shock track, What the Hell Are We Dying For?, by way of Billboard.

He shared that he had ‘been actually struggling’ final 12 months within the studio to “discover my voice and to seek out myself musically.” He defined that he was searching for ‘braveness simply to be within the room with writers or step into the sales space and sing.’

He divulged that he was “feeling loads of issues about relationships, about my profession, concerning the atmosphere” while he was in upstate New York. And in a ‘second of simply deep frustration’ within the studio he discovered ‘inspiration.’

Mendes shared that his impromptu launch had been written in below 24 hours, because it got here on the heels of smoke within the New York skyline resulting from Canadian wildfires. “I believe I had this sense of urgency, this sense of truthfully pleasure, this sense of connection — this sense of that is me proper now, that is how I really feel proper now.”

Regardless of his new-found inspiration, Mendes added that he’s “nonetheless am in a really confused place,” however his deep love for music, some folks in his life and the planet are three issues gave him power. He described it as ‘one thing price combating for and price dying for.’

The track additionally marks the singer’s return to music after he cancelled a deliberate 2022 North American/European tour to deal with his psychological well being.

“I believe a bit of bit, simply everywhere. I really feel conscious of how individuals are receiving the track. I really feel conscious of the truth that I did it on a whim and I’m pleased with it. However most of all, truthfully, if I’m being actual, I’m simply joyful that I broke by that horrible wall of author’s block and I’m creating once more. I’m simply joyful about that. And I’m simply going to maintain going, maintain making some songs as a result of I actually suppose that there’s one thing in right here.

He continued, “I believe I’m approaching 25 nonetheless feeling fairly confused about loads of issues in my life. And I believe that was expressing that feeling of frustration about what is occurring, this sense of swinging the pendulum backwards and forwards.”