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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

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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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" 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. Friendships are based on those things, and you seal it with a kiss. "

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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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" 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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