Mendes needs few years to shed his clean image
He has featured on two covers of Wonderland magazine where he has opened up about his struggle with anxiety newly-released third studio album and the pressure of maintaining his squeaky clean image throughout his ride to the top reports eonline.com.
"I think I ve been really lucky to have a good foundation of people around me... I m just a normal person and nobody talks me up too much " he said.
"Support is there when you need it but not when it s not needed. I think it s really important to keep your feet on the ground. You never know though give it a couple more years and you might be taking back everything you just said."
While he hasn t lost his footing just yet Mendes says his rebellious side may come out in the future.
"I mean I haven t had a chance " he joked. "I just need a few years! Don t jinx me!"
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