I think live music on TV is important.” He’s not wrong! And Ladies & Gentlemen…50 Years of SNL Music proves it.

Lorne Michaels has donated a collection of his work on Saturday Night Live and more to the Harry Ransom Center at the University of Texas.

In the middle of the second season, Chase left SNL behind for Hollywood movie roles, with one of his most well-known roles, in Caddyshack, following only a few years later in 1980. But Chase seemed to blame Michaels for his SNL departure.

Beyond Saturday Night," former cast member Pete Davidson recalls wanting to leave "SNL" after his first season.

Pete Davidson's time on Saturday Night Live could've been short-lived if Lorne Michaels had followed through with the comedian's request.

Pete Davidson is revealing he previously let his imposter syndrome get the best of him.

The Harry Ransom Center at UT Austin announced Wednesday it has acquired the archive of the "Saturday Night Live" creator. The acquisition includes correspondence, scripts and photos from Michaels's teenage years through his storied career.

That said, per Lorne Michaels (who has been running SNL since the beginning), no musician has ever actually been banned from the show. In the new Questlove -co-directed documentary Ladies & Gentlemen… 50 Years Of SNL Music, Michaels explained ( as Consequence notes ):

In a new doc on the musical history of "Saturday Night Live," the showrunner softened his stance on the singer

Pete Davidson asked Lorne Michaels to fire him after just one season on 'Saturday Night Live.' Michaels said he'd figure it out after 3-4 years.

Collection features "rehearsal notes and sketches to annotated scripts and personal correspondence" and provides behind-the-scenes history of SNL