Lin-Manuel Miranda Reflects On Writing ‘Hamilton’ On New Year’s Eve In 2011

Lin-Manuel Miranda hasn’t forgotten where he came from.

The actor shared a post on Sunday where he reflected on his New Year’s Eve in 2011, when he
was writing “Hamilton.”

“It’s very hard to write battle raps between Jefferson
and Hamilton when you’re nowhere near as smart as the people for whom you are writing.
The hamster in the hamster wheel that runs my fevered brain needs a
drink,” the photo he shared read, which was originally posted on Dec. 31,
2011.

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“What I was doing on New Years Eve 2011. The work is
hard but it is worth it. Don’t give up,” he wrote on top of the photo.

“Hamilton” went on to become a smash-hit on
Broadway, earning a Grammy, multiple Tony Awards
and even a Pulitzer Prize. 

— Stephanie Swaim

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