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" I'd rather somebody punch me in the face than drop my sax. "

Clarence Clemons

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" 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. "

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" 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.' "

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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.' "

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" All this pain is going to come back and make me stronger. "

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" 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. "

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" 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. "

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" Tell-all books are boring. "

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" When I walk on stage, it's the 'healing floor.' No matter how bad I'm hurting, I get out there and do it. "

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" Death is not just the end, it's the beginning. "

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" Rock-and-roll, to me, is very serious because we deal with the young people. We deal with people who need something, and that's the same thing that a preacher does. He feeds you something that you need spiritually in your soul and in your makeup. "

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" Money is a hazard. "

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" 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. "

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" I always had this vision of what I wanted to do in life. "

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" When I go out before a crowd, I ask God to give me inspiration to be the light. "

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

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" Working out has always been a way of life for me. "

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