Before the Berlin Wall came down, we played behind the Iron Curtain and sang, ‘Born in the U.S.A.,’ and I thought, ‘We’re all going to die. The man is going to get us all killed.’ But then you saw all these kids with the American flag and German flags together and singing the song, and it was, wow, like ‘We Shall Overcome.’ Clarence Clemons Read Quote
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 Read Quote
Small clubs aren’t as lucrative, but spiritually, they’re my favorite places to play. It’s a homey kind of thing. I refer to it as the Church of What’s Happening Now. Clarence Clemons Read Quote
It’s a crazy world, so I meditate for 20 minutes. I also meditate for 20 minutes before a concert. Clarence Clemons Read Quote
I’m blessed with nice legs, but I see lots of guys with big upper bodies and pencil legs. Clarence Clemons Read Quote
As a horn player, the greatest compliment one can get is when a person comes to you and says, ‘I heard this saxophone on the radio the other day and I knew it was you. I don’t know the song, but I know it was you on sax.’ Clarence Clemons Read Quote
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 Read Quote
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 Read Quote
