I visualize what I do before I do it. Visualizing makes me better. Clarence Clemons More Quotes by Clarence Clemons More Quotes From Clarence Clemons 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 importantpurposematter 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 calm-mindsoulself 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 playernumbersyears Tears may come and go, Clarence Clemons causestearsmay 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 hornyplayersong 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 agendasnamesway I wanted an electric train for Christmas but I got the saxophone instead. Clarence Clemons electricsaxophonechristmas 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 passionstrongletting-go God will give you no more than you can handle. Clarence Clemons gods-willhandlegiving 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 rocksplayerjobs I do read music, but I prefer playing from the heart. Clarence Clemons heart Being involved in the well-being and advancement of one's own community is a most natural thing to do. Clarence Clemons advancementcommunitynatural 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 ablespiritualanswers 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 southern-italygrowing-upcooking I look forward to working out every day. Clarence Clemons work-outlooks 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 partychristmashouse The word spiritual, not the word religious, is the key. Clarence Clemons keysreligiousspiritual Cooking is an art form, a creative thing. Clarence Clemons formcookingcreativeart 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.' Clarence Clemons youmantogethersong 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. Clarence Clemons respectpassionlovelife
