Lesson one: Andrew Lloyd Webber is the father of rock musicals.
But rock is hardly about whats on the surface, anyway.
Because Ive never not listened to them, really.

Credit: Matthew Murphy
Rock is in Webbers blood, as the shows leading man and fellow music superfan can attest.
Andrew loves Metallica, Megadeth.
He was a British kid that fing listened to AC/DC.

Matthew Murphy
Its just his thing.
I did get my first break writing childrens drama at the BBC, actually, says Fellowes.
I was so delighted withSchool of Rockbecause I cant think of anything further away fromDownton Abbeyif I tried.
Im happy with typecasting but on the whole, its fun to get out of your own straightjacket sometimes.