VIDEO: Lin-Manuel Miranda Shares Lyrics to His First 'Angsty Song' About Girls

By: Nov. 25, 2016
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MOANA composer Lin-Manuel Miranda spoke to GOOD MORNING AMERICA's Lara Spencer this week and recalled the first 'angsty' song he ever wrote in high school for a girl he had a crush on. Shares the Tony winner, "I had a crush on a girl named Amanda and there was a song where the chorus goes, 'A man does everything wrong, but he sings this dumb song, cause he loves you.' He went on to reveal that the romance never happened! Watch the clip below.

Miranda is currently filming MARY POPPINS for Disney, opposite Emily Blunt. He recently composed original music for STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS, and his original music will be featured in Disney's upcoming animated film MOANA.

Miranda wrote the music and lyrics for the musical In the Heights, which opened on Broadway at the Richard Rodgers Theatre in March 2008. His written work for the show earned him numerous accolades, including the 2008 Tony Award for Best Original Score and the 2009 Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album. Miranda's performance in the show's lead role of Usnavi earned him a nomination for the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical.

This year, Miranda received multiple TONY AWARDS for his work on HAMILTON. He is a 2015 recipient of the MacArthur "Genius" Award, and received the 2016 Edward Kennedy Prize for Drama.

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