In the mental calmness of a spiritual life, I have found that the answers to the whys in our lives are able to come to you. In my music I find the same thing. – Clarence Clemons
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. – Clarence Clemons
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. – Clarence Clemons
I’m blessed with nice legs, but I see lots of guys with big upper bodies and pencil legs. – Clarence Clemons
When I walk on stage, it’s the ‘healing floor.’ No matter how bad I’m hurting, I get out there and do it. – Clarence Clemons
Being involved in the well-being and advancement of one’s own community is a most natural thing to do. – Clarence Clemons
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. – 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 when you play these places. It’s part of our history just gone. – 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 in life, this becomes much easier. – Clarence Clemons
Sometimes you just do things and let your natural self become a part of what you’re doing. – Clarence Clemons
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. – 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, that feedback that comes from the audience. – Clarence Clemons
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. – Clarence Clemons
We had to play both ways on the field, so I was offensive center and defensive end. – Clarence Clemons
Of all the surgeries I’ve had, there’s not much left to operate on. I am totally bionic. – 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 the same thing that a preacher does. He feeds you something that you need spiritually in your soul and in your makeup. – Clarence Clemons
The calm mind allows one to connect with the inner self, the Soul, the very source of our being. That’s where the music lives. That’s where my music comes from. – 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, I still don’t sleep. – Clarence Clemons