British - Composer | March 22, 1948 -
I loved medieval architecture when I was very small; I don't know why.
Andrew Lloyd Webber
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Disgracefully, the arts have too often borne the brunt of short-sighted cuts to educational budgets.
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The plot of my 'Phantom' is pretty much mine. It's based on the Gaston Leroux book - I've taken a lot of liberties with it.
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It never occurred to me that 'Phantom of the Opera' was the sort of subject that I'd want to do, because I just thought it was something that would be a bit jokey. 'Til I read the book.
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I do want to write again. I hope to. But it's also important for me to realize, as I get older, that I don't have to be doing everything all at once.
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We try to get the best performance out of the artists. There is no point in saying to them, 'You're useless.'
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Since 'School of Rock' opened, for the first time in my career, ever, really, I've had a lot of projects offered to me. It's extraordinary. Normally, I've initiated them all myself.
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If you look at my career... I couldn't possibly have chosen those subjects if I was thinking, 'That's a great commercial idea.' I'm not aware of a great musical where someone has done that.
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Nothing will ever be as big as 'The Phantom of the Opera' for me.
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I got known as the school swot, which wasn't me at all.
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I was about 10, and I was supposed to be playing the piano at the school concert, and I got up in front of the whole school and said, 'I'm sorry. I'm changing the agenda. I want to play some songs I've written.'
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I have always tried with my shows - win, lose, or draw - to take the boundaries of music as far as I can.
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