Clarence Clemons Quotes

• 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

  Important, Purpose, Matter

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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.

  Clarence Clemons

  Self, Calm Mind, Soul

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

  Clarence Clemons

  Christmas, Saxophone, Electric

  "5 Steps to Make Yourself Miserable for the Holidays" by Matthew B. James, www.huffingtonpost.com. December 5, 2014.

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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.

  Clarence Clemons

  Player, Years, Numbers

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• I have no agenda - just to be loved. 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

  Names, Agendas, Way

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

  Clarence Clemons

  Heart

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• Tears may come and go,
  But there's one thing I know.
  All my life you're a friend of mine.
  You can depend on me.
  I'll be fine...
  'Cause you're a friend of mine.

  Clarence Clemons

  Tears, May, Causes

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• 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

  Song, Player, Horny

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• 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

  Jobs, Player, Rocks

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• God will give you no more than you can handle.

  Clarence Clemons

  Giving, Gods Will, Handle

  "E Street's Clemons: Pain will make me stronger" by Kiley Armstrong, www.today.com. May 9, 2010.

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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.

  Clarence Clemons

  Spiritual, Answers, Able

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

  Clarence Clemons

  Community, Advancement, Natural

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• 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.

  Clarence Clemons

  Letting Go, Strong, Passion

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• 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

  Growing Up, Southern Italy, Cooking

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

  Clarence Clemons

  Spiritual, Religious, Keys

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• I look forward to working out every day.

  Clarence Clemons

  Work Out, Looks

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• I throw a Christmas party at my house. It's not really a Christmas party, because I don't want to call it a Christmas party. But let's just say I put a lot I wanted an electric train for Christmas but I got the saxophone instead.

  Clarence Clemons

  Christmas, Party, House

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