Why Did Under Pressure Make Lin-Manuel Miranda Cry? · Conan O’Brien Needs A Friend

31. Lin-Manuel Miranda

Actor, composer, playwright, and producer Lin-Manuel Miranda feels great about being Conan O’Brien’s friend. Lin-Manuel and Conan sit down this week to chat about the perks of youth theatre, rhyming as a superpower, the magic of Queen & David Bowie’s “Under Pressure,” and handling the immeasurable success of 'Hamilton.' Plus, Conan comes clean about a…

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Why Did Under Pressure Make Lin-Manuel Miranda Cry? at 27:44

Lin-Manuel said that the song initially made him "burst into tears" and caused him to consider it much more critically than an ordinary pop song. Full answer

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