The basic notion was the idea that the loudspeaker should have a voice which was unique and not just an instrument of reproduction, but an instrument unto itself.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
So the ideology was that: use sounds as instruments, as sounds on tape, without the causality. It was no longer a clarinet or a spring or a piano, but a sound with a form, a development, a life of its own.
The greatest musical instrument given to a human being is the voice.
You know the drum was the first instrument besides the human voice.
It is the closest instrument to the human voice, and the things you can do on the cello... there are endless possibilities.
My main goal was to have something for everyone and not just one sound.
There is no earthly reason why a solo string instrument or voice, having the possibility to play or sing pure intonation, should want, or try, to be tempered.
I came from an era when we didn't use electronic instruments. The bass wasn't even amplified. The sound was the sound you got.
People talk about innovations and evolutions and that kind of thing; I don't understand about that nonsense. It's like, all instruments are there to use all the time.
My dad always told me that anyone's voice is just another instrument added to the music.
When I was a kid, during those days, you couldn't use instruments. It was against the pastor's religion, so all the singers would make these instruments with their voices. It was just unbelievable. I couldn't explain it.