(via Stefon Harris: There are no mistakes on the bandstand | Video on TED.com)
“So someone could conceptually perceive that as a mistake. The only way that I would say it was a mistake is in that we didn’t react to it. It was an opportunity that was missed. So it’s unpredictable. We’ll paint this palate again. He’ll play it. I don’t know how we’ll react to it, but something will change. We’ll all accept his ideas, or not.
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The only mistake is if I’m not aware, if each individual musician is not aware and accepting enough of his fellow band member to incorporate the idea and we don’t allow for creativity.”
