On the contrary, Mel, I was ready! I asked this question in 2011, and met Lin for the first time in 2013 (he came to see a show I was working on at the Public Theater in NYC)- He's totally and authentically just as awesome as he seems. :) He opened at the Public later that year, and I was able to attend the first Broadway preview of Hamilton on July 13, 2015! I doubt he'd ever remember me, but this question (and a couple of twitter shoutouts) have kept me a huge fan and supporter of the project since its inception! :D
Haha! He took a year to write my shot, and a few hours to write helpless (he did have an earlier draft but little if any survived, so yeah. A few hours). That difference in times just seems absurd to me.
Do you ever feel like everything's falling apart but then you see Lin in a video or read something he says and it feels like he's giving you a hug and you just know it's all gonna be okay
He said he couldn't separate Benny and Chris Jackson, now in Hamilton, I wonder whether he is able to see Chris Jackson and George Washington separately!
He is mind blowing. Seriously, just to think that something I love much as Hamilton & Heights came from his mind is surreal. He is such a cute and funny person too, and kind it seems! I want to meet him and just have a conversation with him... That would be enough. ❤️ (+those seven graders were lucky, huh?)
Young people should realize that it takes great intelligence and determination to reach heights in rap, comedy, and musical theater. I'm so impressed by him. I have to wonder if In The Heights Benny was based on RENT! Benny. I think the second is so misunderstood. Surprisingly to me I think he is my favorite character.
When you put it into perspective: 46 amazing fantastic incredible perfect songs in 6 years. And that's just absolutely unbelievable. The more I think about Lin, the more impressed I am. He's basically my inspiration for life lol
I'm glad he had the hood on for that short time in the beginning because it made it possible for me to still picture him with the ponytail. (NOT that I don't like his short hair, it's very adorably)
Have you ever looked at a person and you said to your self “I don’t personally know this human but I’d take a bullet for them” I feel this way for anyone in the hamilcast ESPECIALLY LIN
"Yes the Hamilton Mixtape is a thing..." Now there is an entire Broadway musical, and Lin is the star. When I got to see it, through the first act, every five minutes I would think to myself, I'm here, I'm really here, and I'm watching Hamilton! If I had the money, I would really like to bring my good friends who also love Hamilton to see it because it was such an amazing experience.
Lin, you are SOOO great in every way! You are like a comforting older brother that can make everyone and ANYONE feel better, even on they're worst possible days. I wish I had the amazing privilege of meeting you, but since I know that will not happen, I have to take what I can get, i.e. listening to every song and watching every RUclips video with you in it. Thank you, Lin-Manuel Miranda for the blessings you have given me, the bad moods you have lifted me out of and the anger you have cooled with your humor and wit and just... being you. You have inspired me to try and do the same for others, to try to help others as much as I can, to get them, and therefore me, out of depressing mindsets. So with the most heartfelt sincerity I can portray through a RUclips comment, thank you Lin-Manuel. Thank you for helping at least one teenage girl through her hardships and whose life is so much better with your influence in it.
Lin Manuel Miranda is a genius… will definitely be in some kind of book. People like him are real as f. He’s so talented! I love him, I will always stand by his work because his mind is one in a million and he creates such beauty
oh my god he is just the best... like i feel bad but i feel like i would not have given that much away or maybe any at all lol but thats the first thing he thought of... why cant i be more like lin omg
"I'm working on it, and when it comes out it'll be perfect." Well, he nailed that one.
Yep. If only he'd known what was coming.
Nessa Skye I love your profile pic SO much! Perfect for this video and/or anything Lin-related!
DEFINITELY
"Is the Alexander Hamilton mixtape a real project..." oooh Wade YOU WEREN'T READY
That was me, lmao I'm dying
On the contrary, Mel, I was ready! I asked this question in 2011, and met Lin for the first time in 2013 (he came to see a show I was working on at the Public Theater in NYC)- He's totally and authentically just as awesome as he seems. :) He opened at the Public later that year, and I was able to attend the first Broadway preview of Hamilton on July 13, 2015! I doubt he'd ever remember me, but this question (and a couple of twitter shoutouts) have kept me a huge fan and supporter of the project since its inception! :D
Mel Malfoy I read that as Kevin Hart. Like the "NUUU, SHE WASNT READY, SHE WASNT READY..."
Mel Malfoy HAHAHA
OH MY GOSH THIS COMMENT THREAD FEELS LIKE ITS TOO SPECIAL FOR MY EYES
3:07 Writing is easy, young man. Teaching is harder.
+Tom B-H that just made my day
I just thought the same thing 😂
omg❤️❤️🙏🏻
I just died... 😂😂😂
HEY-O!
Imagine growing up to realize that Lin Manuel Miranda was your 7th grade English teacher...
I would actually freak out and cry.
Arella Flur, Wait, *WHAT*
at first I was like: yeah dude, that'd be awesome ༼ •́ ͜ʖ •̀ ༽
But then after a second I was like; WAIT A SECOND-- *W A I T*
Lin: one song takes me about a year
Me: plot twist there are only 46 songs
He isn't even 40 yet! haha
How does he write like he running out of time?
Lucy O'Brien my shot actually took a year
Lucy O'Brien
Then he be lying
But Lin is like 38
"one song a year"
forty-three years later...
Lin: I'VE DONE IT! HAMILTON IS FINISHED!
Haha! He took a year to write my shot, and a few hours to write helpless (he did have an earlier draft but little if any survived, so yeah. A few hours). That difference in times just seems absurd to me.
And only 45 minutes to write That Would Be Enough
he wrote wait for it on a couple subway rides
evyn mitchell How does he write like he's running out of time?
*46
I care so much about Lin-Manuel Miranda.
Same. I saw this shirt I really want to order that says "I hope Lin Manuel Miranda is having a good day"
+Molly Tittle omg can you link me, I would love to have this lmao. my google sleuthing lead me to nothing
Same i really need this shirt haha!
+Andreia Matos it's on redbubble.com
@@mmtittle were is that shirt
"i would stroll around the White House... naked" oh my god lin
When?
+It'sEccaB 8:16
that laugh though
Do you ever feel like everything's falling apart but then you see Lin in a video or read something he says and it feels like he's giving you a hug and you just know it's all gonna be okay
I feel the same way...
I know right hes like my dad
Duh yah I know how you feel
It doesn't!!! It makes me feel worse because I love him more every time but I know I'll never be able to marry him.
Duh ALWAYS!
Creating an award-winning Broadway musical is easy young man, teaching is harder :P
"is the Alexander Hamilton Mixtape a real project?" ahhhhhhhhhhh the world before Hamilton... im crying
imagine having Lin as your teacher
Isaac Millan I'd love school
He was actually a substitute teacher before he made in the Hights (his first musical)!
Lin: American History Test! First Question!
Who is the ten dollar founding father without a father?
Me : you
Count me in
Not only is he a genius, he's also adorable!
I can’t disagree with that statement
Yeah no I don't think that Hamilton Mixtape thing is gonna take off sorry
It did. It's a HUGE success right now. This was uploaded while he was still writing it :)
+Mlp Melody Strokes it was a joke
+Mlp Melody Strokes that went straight over your head didn't it.
JordanJ1263 Hopefully she'll get it eventually. We'll just have to Wait For It
+Rachel Greene
I want to be in the room when it happens.
3:17 "it's part of a larger project" aka the BIGGEST SHOW ON BROADWAY (or it seems like it anyway)
He confirmed it's going to be a movie too
@@shhdhdhd-t1t september (or something) 2021
Ask a star. This was posted five years ago.
If only he knew what he would become.
He's so awesomely adorkable.
And now Hamilton is going to sweep the 15-16 award season...
I mean Hamilton should win like so many tonys
+Jennifer Meyer HAMILTON WON THE OTHER 51!
+Katie Priscott you win at life!
He said chorus line and I was like "just you wait, just you wait!"
And now Hamilton is out and it IS perfect. Ugh, we've come full circle
He said he couldn't separate Benny and Chris Jackson, now in Hamilton, I wonder whether he is able to see Chris Jackson and George Washington separately!
Book Worm I under how confusing it is to see Benny as George Washington. OMG benny as president guys
Fiona Flagstad every time i see Chris Jackson anywhere I’m just like “HERE COMES THE GENERAL!!!”
Five years later, you can't get a ticket to that piece of perfection.
at leasts its on Disney+ !
Nine years later you can whatch it on Disney plus or find it online
Wade: Is the Alexander Hamilton mixtape a real project or is it just a song
Me five years later: OH YOU WERENT READY FOR THISSSS
you were right hamilton is perfct
The Hamilton mixtape is a big thing... Just you Wade
He is mind blowing. Seriously, just to think that something I love much as Hamilton & Heights came from his mind is surreal. He is such a cute and funny person too, and kind it seems! I want to meet him and just have a conversation with him... That would be enough. ❤️ (+those seven graders were lucky, huh?)
haha that would be enough
HES SO ADORABLE HELP TOO MANY EMOTIONS
EVERYTHING ABOUT THIS IS SO ADORABLE
Emily M Omg gmm
When I saw the question about the Hamilton mixtape I laughed so loudly!
Going back and watching this is crazy, like the mentions of Hamilton are so cool to hear.
"ghetto revolutionary who wants to change the world" hmm where have I heard that before
ALEXANDER HAMILTON
so proud to have been this great man's student. You really made us proud Mr. Miranda. This guy is a Genius!!! n one of the best teachers ever!!!
rubi1308 You are SO lucky!!
Lucky!!
OMG WHAT WAS IT LIKE BEING HIS TEACHER? WHAT DID HE DO?
Wow you were his student?? Thats so cool!
rubi1308 OH MY GOODNESS LUCKY, WHAT WAS IT LIKE?!
Young people should realize that it takes great intelligence and determination to reach heights in rap, comedy, and musical theater. I'm so impressed by him. I have to wonder if In The Heights Benny was based on RENT! Benny. I think the second is so misunderstood. Surprisingly to me I think he is my favorite character.
+hena1937 It was definitely inspired by RENT. He is so incredible.
He did NOT throw away his SHOT!
"I'm averaging about a song per year" this is so true??😂 but Hamilton was so worth it
He said in an interview My Shot took a year! Insane.
When you put it into perspective: 46 amazing fantastic incredible perfect songs in 6 years. And that's just absolutely unbelievable. The more I think about Lin, the more impressed I am. He's basically my inspiration for life lol
***** Right
after the whole naked white house stroll thing he was blushing so hard and he's just so cute
Maddie Magnant IKR "that's a terrible use of power" HE LOOKED SO DISAPPOINTED AT HIMSELF
watching this once Hamilton is amazing thinking, "A project? Please you were working on a masterpiece young Lin"
Omg I can't tell if it's sad or endearing that he doesn't think he is that smart, he is probably an actual genius
Only Lin Manuel Miranda takes an interview with a hoodie and jeans on. He even wears the hoodie hood up for the first half 🤣
to say i love him is the understatement of the year....
8:23 🎤🎼Never gon' be President now, never gon' be President now🎤🎼😂😂
FORESHADOWING HE WAS TALKING ABOUT HAMILTON OOMGOMFG
I didn't know until today that he was a teacher. I wonder what his former students think of him now... 😂
He was right.. Hamilton IS perfect
GUSHING ABOUT LIN TO EVERYBODY
GAAAAAHHHHH :">
3:09 Writing is easy, young man, teaching is harder.
toodletube ITHOUGHTTHAT
Rain drop
Drop top
Lin Manuel- Miranda is non stop
He acts like my best friend. He doesn't act like he's a rich snob. HE'S SO COOOOOOOOOOOL!!!!!!!!!!!
I'm glad he had the hood on for that short time in the beginning because it made it possible for me to still picture him with the ponytail. (NOT that I don't like his short hair, it's very adorably)
god i love you so much. how are you even a real person
Have you ever looked at a person and you said to your self “I don’t personally know this human but I’d take a bullet for them”
I feel this way for anyone in the hamilcast
ESPECIALLY LIN
"Yes the Hamilton Mixtape is a thing..." Now there is an entire Broadway musical, and Lin is the star. When I got to see it, through the first act, every five minutes I would think to myself, I'm here, I'm really here, and I'm watching Hamilton! If I had the money, I would really like to bring my good friends who also love Hamilton to see it because it was such an amazing experience.
That laugh at 8:00 gives me life
3:15 *STARTS SCREAMING*
Megan Hash I think that’s the same with all of us
wait for it
@@alex0589 Wade for it
Looking back... "The Hamilton mix tape is just a project leading to larger project."
Look how big Hamilton The Musical is now!
4 years later that "Alexander Hamilton Mixtape" is a hit musical loved my millions
HE SURE MADE A GREAT JOB OUT OF HIS SMALL AMOUNT OF FREE TIME
Hell yeah it was part of a bigger project, that's now opening for the Grammys! It's so cool watching this now :)
He's such a good guy, when he said he'd give half of the $96,000 to charity ahhh
My friend: do you like hip-hop?
Me: does Lin-Manuel Miranda count as hip-hop?
"I'm averaging about a song a year" damn it took 46 years to write Hamilton 🤔
it's great watching him achieve his dreams- Hamilton and seeing the original Chorus Line cast. :)
Its funny how we are all responding 5-7 years later after he wrote his even more popular Hamilton
"It's part of a bigger project"
*LITERALLY BREAKS BROADWAY ENTIRELY AND LEAVES EVERYONE SHOOK*
He is such a dork
THE PROJECT CAME OUT PERFECT
Lin's dad jeans tho 😂
When you are a badass genius, no one cares what jeans you're wearing.
I can’t even keep watching the video Lin is so cute 🥰 and Great
I so wish to go back in time and tell this Lin what Hamilton has done for the world! I would die to se that facial expression ❤️
Lin, you are SOOO great in every way! You are like a comforting older brother that can make everyone and ANYONE feel better, even on they're worst possible days. I wish I had the amazing privilege of meeting you, but since I know that will not happen, I have to take what I can get, i.e. listening to every song and watching every RUclips video with you in it. Thank you, Lin-Manuel Miranda for the blessings you have given me, the bad moods you have lifted me out of and the anger you have cooled with your humor and wit and just... being you. You have inspired me to try and do the same for others, to try to help others as much as I can, to get them, and therefore me, out of depressing mindsets. So with the most heartfelt sincerity I can portray through a RUclips comment, thank you Lin-Manuel. Thank you for helping at least one teenage girl through her hardships and whose life is so much better with your influence in it.
@Elizabeth Turley Good idea, I will 😁
"It'll come out and it'll be perfect" IT DID COME OUT AND HAMILTON IS PERFECT. OOOOOOOOOO WE WERE NOT READY
“Mr Miranda, can you help me with question 7?”
"And when it comes out, it'll be perfect."
I wonder if that "Hamilton" thing he mentioned ever turned into anything...
I'm a simple person, I see Lin Manuel Miranda, I click.
Vanessa in 1 word: tsundere
He's such a sweet little dorky genius
"I can't separate Chris Jackson from Benny." Just you wait, just you wait. :)
"When it comes out it will be perfect"
Damn right it is
My hero
*HES JUST A LINNAMON ROLL. WHAT DID WE DO TO DESERVE HIM?*
the outfit in this video.... no choice but to stan
When you come here 7 years late
I love him. He's giving me so much hope ❤️
1:37 i think that's like asking a parent who their favorite son is
"walk around the white house naked"..priceless
I just want to say wow! You are amazing and I really hope you keep writing for a very long time.
Lin Manuel Miranda is a genius… will definitely be in some kind of book. People like him are real as f. He’s so talented! I love him, I will always stand by his work because his mind is one in a million and he creates such beauty
Lin LIKES Assassin's Creed!!!!!
That made my day.
When it's done it will be perfect.
YES IT WAS
MY PRECIOUS SON
*cAll mE sOn OnE mOrE tIMe*
If you could see the cast of any broadway musical which would it be? me: HAMILTON!
WATCHING THIS 5 YEARS LATER WITH HAMILTON BEING A BIG SMASH HIT JUST MAKES ME SMILE
Who's watching this in 2016?
Me!!
Me!
Me!! And guess what??? Hamilton is a thing in 2016!!!
It's like we're traveling back in tiiiiiiiiime!
jakee G me!!!
oh my god he is just the best... like i feel bad but i feel like i would not have given that much away or maybe any at all lol but thats the first thing he thought of... why cant i be more like lin omg
Having him say Daniela makes me feel special jajajaj. Lin can literally have me like my name.
Sonny = Ghettorevolutionary
"is alexander hamilton a real project" BRUH JUST YOU WAIT JUST YOU WAIT.
This dude never ages
I think of Lin has the perfect goodfather.