I wanted an electric train for Christmas but I got the saxophone instead. — Clarence Clemons Copy Share Image
When you learn a Bruce Springsteen song, it's like learning to ride a bike. You don't forget it. — Clarence Clemons Copy Share Image
Nobody played instruments in my family. My father got that bug and said he wants his son to play saxophone. — Clarence Clemons Copy Share Image
The calm mind allows one to connect with the inner self, the Soul, the very source of our being. That's where the… — Clarence Clemons Copy Share Image
You had your black bands, and you had your white bands, and if you mixed the two, you found less places to… — Clarence Clemons Copy Share Image
In the mental calmness of a spiritual life, I have found that the answers to the whys in our lives are able… — Clarence Clemons Copy Share Image
As a horn player, the greatest compliment one can get is when a person comes to you and says, 'I heard this… — Clarence Clemons Copy Share Image
Before the Berlin Wall came down, we played behind the Iron Curtain and sang, 'Born in the U.S.A.,' and I thought, 'We're… — Clarence Clemons Copy Share Image
Rock-and-roll, to me, is very serious because we deal with the young people. We deal with people who need something, and that's… — Clarence Clemons Copy Share Image
As a horn player, the greatest compliment one can get is when a person comes to you and says, 'I heard this saxophone on… — Clarence Clemons Copy Share
Of all the surgeries I've had, there's not much left to operate on. I am totally bionic. — Clarence Clemons Copy Share
Going through all of this physical stuff, it's been a tough job. But I've loved every second of my life. — Clarence Clemons Copy Share
Somebody said to me, 'Whenever somebody says your name, a smile comes to their face.' That's a great accolade. I strive to keep it… — Clarence Clemons Copy Share
I like health-conscious cooking, but growing up in the South, I do love southern cooking; southern France, southern Italy, southern Spain. I love southern… — Clarence Clemons Copy Share
Now that I am much older, I have had a number of sax players tell me I was responsible for them playing sax. Some… — Clarence Clemons Copy Share
Tears may come and go, But there's one thing I know. All my life you're a friend of mine. You can depend on me.… — Clarence Clemons Copy Share
We had to play both ways on the field, so I was offensive center and defensive end. — Clarence Clemons Copy Share
