Leon Theremin

“I conceived of an instrument that would create sound without using any mechanical parts.”

“I am not interested in the commercial side of my invention. My only interest is to see it used in serious music.”

“Sound is organized electricity.”

“I am not a musician. I am only an inventor.”

“The hands are conductors. You are a conductor yourself. You are full of electricity.”

“I was interested in other things, not only in music, but in other effects... effects of a different nature.”

“I am convinced that the new art of music, the art of free tones, will find its rightful place among the older arts.”

“Everywhere I go, I hear my instrument.”