Fitting for the "I didn't know that" thread, but I'll put it here anyway:
Reading the rest of Dury's wikipedia bio, I learned that Andrew Lloyd Webber approached him to write the libretto for
Cats, and was turned down flat. He's quoted as saying "I can't stand his music."[11] "... I said no straight off. I hate Andrew Lloyd Webber. He's a wanker, isn't he? ... [E]very time I hear 'Don't Cry for Me Argentina' I feel sick, it's so bad. He got Richard Stilgoe to do the lyrics in the end, who's not as good as me. He made millions out of it. He's crap, but he did ask the top man first!"[12]
Worth a read, lots of interesting factoids:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ian_Dury