Clarence Clemons Quotes
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When a fan says, 'Man, you saved my life; I heard 'Jungleland'... and I cried... and I felt joy in my life again,' that's my hall of fame.
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The first time I ever saw a black audience at our concert, we were in Zimbabwe.
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You had your black bands, and you had your white bands, and if you mixed the two, you found less places to play.
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I do read music, but I prefer playing from the heart.
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I visualize what I do before I do it. Visualizing makes me better.
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I got into the soul music, but I wanted to rock. I was a rocker.
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I've been thinking about a cookbook. I've been making notes and promising myself I'll do it some day. I have an idea for a cookbook and music together.
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When you die, we go back to the white energy of all the white energy: white heat that's flung against the sky and becomes a star.
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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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Death is not just the end, it's the beginning.
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I look forward to working out every day.
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I know that one day I'm going to die. I want to accomplish as much as I can before I do.
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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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When I grew up, there was one music: rock n' roll. Somewhere along the line, there was a separation. I don't know why it happened, but it did happen.
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The word spiritual, not the word religious, is the key.
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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 the same thing that a preacher does. He feeds you something that you need spiritually in your soul and in your makeup.
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I'm a Gaga-ite.
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Of all the surgeries I've had, there's not much left to operate on. I am totally bionic.
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It's a crazy world, so I meditate for 20 minutes. I also meditate for 20 minutes before a concert.
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I'm blessed with nice legs, but I see lots of guys with big upper bodies and pencil legs.
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The Philadelphia audiences, they're like our home crowd.
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Of course, you get exhausted. You want to pass out. I came close a couple of times. But you're filled with something, that feedback that comes from the audience.
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I didn't think I'd ever be a Michael Jackson fan. But... watching him move, watching him dance, is so encouraging for me. Because, in my mind, I can do all that stuff.
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Asbury Park's a special place for me. It's where I really began playing.