Shawn Mendes Shares Advice with Fans After Manchester Ariana Grande Concert Attack

“You should never, ever be afraid to enjoy to do what you truly love to do.”
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Shawn Mendes offered some powerful words of condolence and hope to fans after the devastating terror attack that occurred following Ariana Grande's Manchester Arena concert earlier this week.

On Wednesday night (May 24), Shawn stopped his Paris concert to share the following:

“I want to start with the fact that I know we all stand here tonight in this arena with heavy hearts for the people who were affected by the attack. And I know that we all feel so, so sorry about what happened,” he said. “But I need to tell you guys how important music is. Music is the one of the very rare things in life that can bring people together in a way that words cannot describe, but we can only feel. And something that important is something that is worth protecting and never, never let it be broken.”

He went onto say that "you should never, ever be afraid to enjoy to do what you truly love to do,” and that the message "goes for every single person that’s in this arena in Paris and everyone across the world. You should never be afraid to enjoy music, you should never be afraid to live life to the fullest.” Which are definitely some choice words to live by.

That said, Shawn isn't the only one speaking up about it though. Support, condolence and solidarity have been pouring in, with everyone from the pop fandoms to celebs like Harry Styles offering their words of hope.

Watch the full speech below:

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