Clarence Clemons Quotes
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The first time I ever saw a black audience at our concert, we were in Zimbabwe.
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I do read music, but I prefer playing from the heart.
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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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I got into the soul music, but I wanted to rock. I was a rocker.
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I take my job as a rock and roll sax player very seriously. To do it the way that I must do it, I must be in good condition. The better shape you're in, the harder you can rock.
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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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I visualize what I do before I do it. Visualizing makes me better.
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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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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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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'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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I'm a Gaga-ite.
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Death is not just the end, it's the beginning.
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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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I look forward to working out every day.
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Asbury Park's a special place for me. It's where I really began playing.
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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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The Philadelphia audiences, they're like our home crowd.
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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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The word spiritual, not the word religious, is the key.
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I have faith in the judicial system.
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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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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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Tell-all books are boring.