Author: Clarence Clemons

Quotes

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.

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

Nobody played instruments in my family. My father got that bug and said he wants his son to play saxophone.

Nobody played instruments in my family. My father got that bug and said he wants his son to play saxophone.

- Clarence Clemons

To me, music is a river. I have lived my life beside the river. Every day, I get up and look at the river. I watch it and notice when it rises and falls.

To me, music is a river. I have lived my life beside the river. Every day, I get up and look at the river. I watch it and notice when it rises and falls.

- Clarence Clemons

Cooking is an art form, a creative thing.

Cooking is an art form, a creative thing.

- Clarence Clemons

I do read music, but I prefer playing from the heart.

I do read music, but I prefer playing from the heart.

- Clarence Clemons

I wanted an electric train for Christmas but I got the saxophone instead.

I wanted an electric train for Christmas but I got the saxophone instead.

- 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.

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 first time I ever saw a black audience at our concert, we were in Zimbabwe.

The first time I ever saw a black audience at our concert, we were in Zimbabwe.

- 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.

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

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