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.'

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... view

By: Clarence Clemons

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I like health-conscious cooking, but growing up in the South, I do love southern cooking.. view

By: Clarence Clemons

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I look forward to working out every day... view

By: Clarence Clemons

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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... view

By: Clarence Clemons

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There'll be no oiling up with this band. The oil has been there for years and it only gets better... view

By: Clarence Clemons

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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... view

By: Clarence Clemons

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

By: Clarence Clemons

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Being involved in the well-being and advancement of one's own community is a most natural thing to do... view

By: Clarence Clemons

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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... view

By: Clarence Clemons

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The word spiritual, not the word religious, is the key... view

By: Clarence Clemons

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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... view

By: Clarence Clemons

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