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Shawn Mendes Says He 100% ‘Found’ Himself on ‘Shawn’ Album: ‘This Is Exactly What I Wanted’

Shawn Mendes tells play John Mayer that he totally 'found' himself on his upcoming fifth album, 'Shawn,' which he said feels like his most authentic.

He has shared the album with his folks though, and in the most important sign-off, his mom, who usually doesn’t really weigh in, listened to the single “Isn’t That Enough” and proudly told her son, “‘Oh you found yourself. '” Mendes agrees, adding that thanks to therapy and the experience of being “burned and frozen,” he’s not as extreme as he used to be, both in his relationships and in his professional life. But I think I’ve learned to have enough come from more places in my life,” Mendes said, with the additional caveat, “I think that’s an extremely important thing to pass to the next generation, is that this sacrifice for pouring all of yourself into your art is immense.”

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