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00:30And then called on Wednesday and we had to fly to New York that night.
00:32Things are constantly changing.
00:34We're going to change you here, we're going to change you there.
00:36You have to run from the music, sketch your new coven, sweat, and change.
00:39The first time we came to Saturday Night Live, I was absolutely terrified.
00:44The first thing that blew my mind was Devo playing Satisfaction.
00:47There was also a message from Lauren.
00:50This is not just like a musical guest, we're going to make this a really important part
00:54of the show.
00:55Saturday Night Live was one of the first platforms that played hip hop music.
00:58We were the first rap group to ever be on national television.
01:01Please welcome my friends from the Bronx, the Funky Four, plus one more.
01:04That is the beginning of everything.
01:07It can either go one way, if all goes well, or the complete opposite, if it doesn't.
01:12You could see he was, like, gearing up to say something, and I'm like, I'm out.
01:16Oh, yeah, that is a mega hit, huh?
01:17You invited Rage Against the Machine, the I Won't Do What You Tell Me band.
01:22That was their mistake.
01:23It's really live. You could go rogue.
01:25I'm sorry, ladies and gentlemen, there's no reason to do this song here.
01:28I just want one camera on me, tightening, tightening, tightening.
01:31Uh-oh.
01:33I pick my guitar up, count them off.
01:36One, two, three, four, one, two, three, four.
01:39With SNL, you've got this huge library of performances.
01:43We just came on and did a show that we'd want to see, and music was a big part of it.
01:50Three, two.
01:53I'm on SNL, and you're not.
01:55Ladies and gentlemen.