OHMYGOSSIP — Shawn Mendes has admitted the “stillness” of quarantine “brought a lot of anxiety to the surface”.
The 22-year-old singer started living with girlfriend Camila Cabello and her family in Miami during the pandemic, and despite the drawbacks he enjoyed a break from the hectic touring lifestyle.
He told Apple Music’s Zane Lowe: “That stillness brought a lot of anxiety to the surface that I had to work through and on the other side of that was a really reflective period for me where I could be like, ‘Oh this is what I’ve been doing.
“‘This is crazy. This is what I can do. This is art. This is bigger than me.’ It was the first time I had the chance to even think about someone more than me.
“It was the first time I had enough space in my heart and my head that wasn’t so consumed about how many people were caring about what I was doing…
“It was the first time I was quiet and I was able to be like, ‘What is happening in this world and how do I feel about it and what can I do and where does this go from here?’
“That was the best gift I think I’ve ever, ever been given in my whole life.”
The ‘Stiches’ hitmaker acknowledged “the isolation and the quarantine” was “terrifying and really hard” with people around the world suffering during the pandemic.
However, he has enjoyed the rare opportunity to be in one place after years on the road.
He added: “I went to Miami and I was living with Camila and her parents and her sister and I was in panic for the first week being like there’s no way I’m going to make an album.
“And then when I started to settle in to how nice it is to be in the same place every night, to have a movie time, to cook dinner with the family and to do laundry.
“I know it sounds really kind of silly but when you’ve been touring the world since you’re 15 years old, like, I don’t remember the last time I smelled laundry.
“It’s a nice smell. It’s a really calming smell. It feels like growing up.”
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