A mistake is made And then it is repeated Treated like an experiment
Wait a minute This is not a mistake
It is a gift So let it repeat
Letβs hear it again And again
Give it energy until it becomes an engine
An engine that drives back the boundaries Of what has ever been created before
And bring on the drums Let them beat wildly as the new creation emerges Experience the whole thing as it builds to an incredible peak And then is surmounted by an even higher peak
Sounds and rhythms Never even dreamed of Are being played And experienced For the first time ever
And we are here witnessing it Drawing it out of the musicians By being open and willing to its creation And somehow Quite naturally
Anything becomes possible
Barbican Theatre, London Herbie Hancock performs with: James Genus on bass, guitarist Lionel Loueke, drummer Justin Tyson and flutist and vocalist Elena Pinderhughes