Clarence Clemons

The night before a show, I don't sleep. Really. I've been doing this for 30 years, and the night before a show,…

— Clarence Clemons

Asbury Park's a special place for me. It's where I really began playing.

— Clarence Clemons

More than 50 percent of kids who play an instrument go on to college, yet music education programs at the inner city…

— Clarence Clemons

When I go out before a crowd, I ask God to give me inspiration to be the light.

— Clarence Clemons

It's sad to see these old buildings go because they have so many memories, and it's a real personal kind of thing…

— Clarence Clemons

Of course, you get exhausted. You want to pass out. I came close a couple of times. But you're filled with something,…

— Clarence Clemons

In the mental calmness of a spiritual life, I have found that the answers to the whys in our lives are able…

— Clarence Clemons

Death is not just the end, it's the beginning.

— Clarence Clemons

I throw a Christmas party at my house. It's not really a Christmas party, because I don't want to call it a…

— Clarence Clemons

I don't care about the gold records and all of that stuff. I care about what we do onstage, and the joy…

— Clarence Clemons

When you die, we go back to the white energy of all the white energy: white heat that's flung against the sky…

— Clarence Clemons

I couldn't really trust anyone. Not completely.

— Clarence Clemons

I wanted an electric train for Christmas but I got the saxophone instead.

— Clarence Clemons

It used to take a day to get over the partying. But I don't party anymore. I don't miss it, either.

— Clarence Clemons

I have faith in the judicial system.

— Clarence Clemons

When you learn a Bruce Springsteen song, it's like learning to ride a bike. You don't forget it.

— Clarence Clemons

Small clubs aren't as lucrative, but spiritually, they're my favorite places to play. It's a homey kind of thing. I refer to…

— Clarence Clemons

When I grew up, there was one music: rock n' roll. Somewhere along the line, there was a separation. I don't know…

— Clarence Clemons

Nobody played instruments in my family. My father got that bug and said he wants his son to play saxophone.

— Clarence Clemons

Being involved in the well-being and advancement of one's own community is a most natural thing to do.

— Clarence Clemons

The word spiritual, not the word religious, is the key.

— Clarence Clemons

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

You had your black bands, and you had your white bands, and if you mixed the two, you found less places to…

— Clarence Clemons

Everybody calls me Big Man.

— Clarence Clemons

It's a matter of choosing what is most important to you and putting that first. Once you have recognized your true purpose…

— Clarence Clemons