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Lin-Manuel Miranda is an American composer, actor, and songwriter born on January 16, 1980, in New York City. He is renowned for blending hip-hop and traditional Broadway musical theater, creating a revolutionary style that transformed contemporary musical theater. His breakthrough works include the Tony-winning musicals 'In the Heights' and 'Hamilton,' the latter earning him numerous awards including Tony Awards, Grammy Awards, and the Pulitzer Prize for Drama. He also composed songs for Disney's 'Moana.' As a Puerto Rican American, he is actively involved in relief efforts for Puerto Rico.

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“That's being yourself. Chasing wherever inspiration goes, even if it's radically different from the thing that people know you as.”

Writing Inspiration Be Yourself Writing Tips Chasing Dreams Wednesday Wisdom

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“When I get called in for stuff for Hollywood, I get to be the best friend of the Caucasian leadIf I want to play the main guy, I have found, I have to write it.”

Want Writing Play Guy Found Stuff Hollywood Being The Best Caucasian

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“I was one of several songwriters I think interviewed [for Moana]. I'm a huge fan of Disney animated movies, and I've always wanted to write an animated score since I was a little kid.”

Thinking Writing Littles Kids Wanted Fans Huge Score Songwriters Little Kid Animated Animated Movies

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“If you know the voice you're writing for it's such a shortcut. It's such a catalyst to creating the kind of energy you want.”

Ifs Knows Want Writing Kind Energy Voice Creating Catalyst Shortcuts

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“I remind myself Vincent van Gogh died without having sold a single painting. Like, art is not measured by the trappings that people attached to it. It's the thing itself, and so, as you know, it's been a dream of mine to write songs for Disney, and so, it's really exciting to finally hear. It's two and a half years.”

People Knows Writing Years Art Two Dream Song Half Mines Painting Art Is Exciting Died Vans Half A Year

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“[Opetaia Foa'i] brought in the melody and the lyrics, but the lyrics were in Tokelauan, and so, we talked about what it could mean and whether this could be the ancestor song. So, I started writing English lyrics to sort of the same melody.”

Writing Mean Song Melody Ancestor

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“I think, there are a couple of songs. I'm really proud of How far I'll Go. I literally locked myself up in my childhood bedroom at my parents' house to write those lyrics. I wanted to get to my angstiest possible place. So I went method on that.”

Thinking Writing Wanted Song House Parent Childhood Proud Couple Method Locked Bedroom

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“I think every writer's had the experience of having a really good idea, waiting to write it, and then once you write it, you're like, "Oh I kind of got past the sell by date on this." I'm not connected to the initial spark that was the idea. A lot of that's about staying open.”

Thinking Writing Kind Ideas Past Waiting Sells Connected Staying Sparks Good Ideas Initials

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“I have two wonderful, supportive and very practical parents who were like, you're really talented and really creative. You should be a lawyer because there's a safe path there. And I knew that I was never going to be a lawyer. And I knew that I wanted to make movies, and I wanted to write shows.”

Should Writing Two Shows Wanted Parent Creative Path Wonderful Like You Safe Lawyer Practicals Supportive

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“I know the action in the street is excitin' But Jesus, between all the bleedin’ ‘n fightin’ I’ve been readin’ ‘n writin’.”

Knows Writing Action Fighting Reading Jesus Streets Exciting Bleeding Reading And Writing

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“I got to fall in love. I got to win a war. I got to write words that inspired a nation.”

Writing War Fall Winning Nations Falling In Love Inspired

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“My rhymes are gonna kill, so I suggest you write your will and leave your [expletive] to me.”

Writing Rhyme Expletives

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“I liked writing the negative ads more than - because it's more minor chords.”

Writing Negative Ads Minors Chords

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“I think I started writing because no one had ever told me you can write about the things you know in a musical. They don't have to come from some far off place.”

Thinking Knows Writing Musical

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“I think I learned more about writing scores for Broadway by making mix tapes in the '90s than I did in college. You're learning about rise and fall and energy and tempo shifts. You're showing off your taste and your references. You're trying to be witty by - through placement of music you didn't write.”

Thinking Writing Trying Fall Energy College Taste Witty Score Tape Broadway Tempo Showing Off Rise And Fall Placement

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“It's an enormous relief to go to work and be an actor and not be worried about writing.”

Writing Actors Enormous Worried Relief

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About the Author

Born: January 16, 1980
Known for: Composer
Quotes: 115

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Books & Sources

Gmorning, Gnight!: Little Pep Talks for Me & YouRelated source material

Hamilton: The RevolutionRelated source material

Hamilton - Vocal Selections | Piano/Vocal Songbook with 17 Broadway Musical Hits | Beginner to Intermediate Piano and Voice Sheet Music Book for Singers, Accompanists, and Theatre FansRelated source material

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