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.

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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.

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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.