all about collaboration

 A rare moment of missing snark: 

When asked "what advice would you give an aspiring composer," one of the first things I usually say is "become the best *musician* you can be, because the best composers are usually the best musicians." So learn your counterpoint AND your conducting and your performance and your aural skills and your music history.....etc; you don't have to master all of them, but the broader and deeper your musician-ship, the better you'll be at creating music.

Looks like Lin-Manuel has a similar view of his field.

via {dan forrest}