I always had an eye toward the stage for the story of Hamilton's life, but I began with the idea of a concept album, the way Andrew Lloyd Webber's 'Evita' and 'Jesus Christ Superstar' were albums before they were musicals.

[BURR]
I am the one thing in life I can control.

People in Britain always think of 'Jesus Christ Superstar' as a musical - it wasn't.

I thought 'Moulin Rouge' was inspirational, and 'Jesus Christ Superstar' I loved.

[HAMILTON]
I imagine death so much it feels more like a memory

From the sense of being an ambassador for Jesus Christ, hopefully, through my story and through all the improbables and the miracles that happened in my life, people are inspired or at least a little bit warmer to the idea of exploring who Jesus is.