 In a 1980 Playboy magazine interview, John Lennon (qv) stated that  he & Paul McCartney (qv) were at his New York City apartment  watching SNL the night Lorne Michaels (qv) made his famous attempt  to bribe the Beatles into reuniting on the show as musical guests.  Lennon claimed they seriously considered catching a taxi to the  studio and performing but that they were too tired.