...But if they get lucky and stick around they get to be part of something enduring. Not revolutionary. Not even serious, necessarily. Just lasting and interconnected. Which matters to me a lot more than how good Sleigh Bells were on SNL.

The musical guest isn't what's important, but their [SNL] ability to make bands like Blue Oyster Cult relevant even now to kids is why SNL is important to the music industry.

[Via The Record NPR]