Clarence Clemons Quotes
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I hung out in the Baltimore area a lot. My biggest memory was playing football against Morgan. That was, like, 'Forget about it,' that was a really big thing. They used to kick our butts all the time.
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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 cooking.
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I grew up with a very religious background.
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I have no agenda - just to be loved.
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When you learn a Bruce Springsteen song, it's like learning to ride a bike. You don't forget it.
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There'll be no oiling up with this band. The oil has been there for years and it only gets better.
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I never thought I'd be a, quote, 'rock & roll star.'
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I couldn't really trust anyone. Not completely.
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To me, music is a river. I have lived my life beside the river. Every day, I get up and look at the river. I watch it and notice when it rises and falls.
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Going through all of this physical stuff, it's been a tough job. But I've loved every second of my life.
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More than 50 percent of kids who play an instrument go on to college, yet music education programs at the inner city public schools who need them most continue to be hit hard with budget cuts.
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When I walk on stage, it's the 'healing floor.' No matter how bad I'm hurting, I get out there and do it.
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Sometimes you just do things and let your natural self become a part of what you're doing.
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Now that I am much older, I have had a number of sax players tell me I was responsible for them playing sax. Some of them I have admired over the years.
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It takes a village to run the Big Man - a village of doctors.
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Working out has always been a way of life for me.
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It's a matter of choosing what is most important to you and putting that first. Once you have recognized your true purpose in life, this becomes much easier.
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As long as my mouth, hands, and brain still work, I'll be out there doing it. I'm going to keep going 'til I'm not there anymore. This is what's keeping me alive and feeling young and inspired.
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The night before a show, I don't sleep. Really. I've been doing this for 30 years, and the night before a show, I still don't sleep.
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Through all the hardships and all the operations and all the hospitals, all that stuff each part of my life, there's been some goodness, some greatness that comes in here and helps me to be strong, to continue what I'm doing.
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I wanted an electric train for Christmas but I got the saxophone instead.
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Cooking is an art form, a creative thing.
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I do read music, but I prefer playing from the heart.
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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 that way.