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. – 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
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. – Clarence Clemons
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. – Clarence Clemons
How many ways can you cut a steak? How many ways can a chord go? I’ve been in this business so long, I know how to cut it. – Clarence Clemons
There’ll be no oiling up with this band. The oil has been there for years and it only gets better. – Clarence Clemons
I know that one day I’m going to die. I want to accomplish as much as I can before I do. – Clarence Clemons
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. – Clarence Clemons
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. – Clarence Clemons
Nobody played instruments in my family. My father got that bug and said he wants his son to play saxophone. – Clarence Clemons
It’s love. It’s two men – two strong, very virile men – finding that space in life where they can let go enough of their masculinity to feel the passion of love and respect and trust. Friendships are based on those things, and you seal it with a kiss. – Clarence Clemons
Going through all of this physical stuff, it’s been a tough job. But I’ve loved every second of my life. – Clarence Clemons
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. – Clarence Clemons
It’s like Liverpool. Everybody went for the music. All the young musicians seemed to gravitate to Asbury Park. – Clarence Clemons
You had your black bands, and you had your white bands, and if you mixed the two, you found less places to play. – Clarence Clemons
I’ll never be rude to another news person. It’s a tough job, a thankless job. You really have to get out there and grovel to get your story. – Clarence Clemons
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. – Clarence Clemons