NIRVANA
TONIGHT WITH JONATHAN ROSS
“They were teetering on the edge of chaos…”
PETER ORTON (director, Tonight With
Jonathan Ross):
They sent us the music [“Lithium”] and as a director I had to break it down with the script supervisor and plan the shots. They rehearsed in the afternoon and it was looking good. When the show went live, after about four bars I realised they were playing a different song [“Territorial Pissings”]. I told the crew to busk it, have fun and we’ll call it as it goes along. I watched it recently on YouTube and I think we did a good job. It was shot at the Greenwood Theatre in Guy’s Hospital near London Bridge and we all went to the pub afterwards. Dave Grohl said, “Sorry about changing the track like that, Pete.” I told him we didn’t mind, we loved it!