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" It used to take a day to get over the partying. But I don't party anymore. I don't miss it, either. "
Clarence Clemons
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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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" 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. "
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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. "
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" I hung out in the Baltimore area a lot. My biggest memory was playing football against Morgan. That was, like, 'Forget about it,' that was a really big thing. They used to kick our butts all the time. "
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" I found out how great the E Street Band is. The reality of a band that you can't scoop aside, can't put in a corner. "
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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 got into the soul music, but I wanted to rock. I was a rocker. "
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" 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. "
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" I'm a mellow fellow. Nothing much bothers me. "
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" It's sad to see these old buildings go because they have so many memories, and it's a real personal kind of thing when you play these places. It's part of our history just gone. "
Clarence Clemons
" I'm blessed with nice legs, but I see lots of guys with big upper bodies and pencil legs. "
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" Of course, you get exhausted. You want to pass out. I came close a couple of times. But you're filled with something, that feedback that comes from the audience. "
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" To me, the sax is rock n' roll, even though electric guitars kind of pushed it aside for a while. "
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" The Philadelphia audiences, they're like our home crowd. "
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" All this pain is going to come back and make me stronger. "
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. "
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" When you learn a Bruce Springsteen song, it's like learning to ride a bike. You don't forget it. "
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" What you did, nobody wants to know about it, unless you did something exciting. "
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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. "
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" I've been thinking about a cookbook. I've been making notes and promising myself I'll do it some day. I have an idea for a cookbook and music together. "
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" The word spiritual, not the word religious, is the key. "
Clarence Clemons
" The night before a show, I don't sleep. Really. I've been doing this for 30 years, and the night before a show, I still don't sleep. "
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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. "
Clarence Clemons
" I always had this vision of what I wanted to do in life. "
Clarence Clemons
" I didn't think I'd ever be a Michael Jackson fan. But... watching him move, watching him dance, is so encouraging for me. Because, in my mind, I can do all that stuff. "
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" It's like Liverpool. Everybody went for the music. All the young musicians seemed to gravitate to Asbury Park. "
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" Working out has always been a way of life for me. "
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" I'll never be rude to another news person. It's a tough job, a thankless job. You really have to get out there and grovel to get your story. "
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" Going through all of this physical stuff, it's been a tough job. But I've loved every second of my life. "
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