“My mom says the look on my face when I realized applause was gonna be part of the deal was like an alcoholic taking their first sip.”
Lin-Manuel Miranda’s foundational narrative as re-enacted by the man himself. You know you want to watch Lin play the minor-key Pop Goes the Weasel as his 7 year old self.
Mr. Miranda took to performing at an early age. “I remember his first piano concert — he had to be like 7 — and people applauded, so he played a second song, and people applauded, and I remember his eyes popping up, and he said, ‘I know another one,’ ” his father said. “After the fourth round, the teacher gently pushed him off the piano so other kids could play.”
