Tears may come and go, 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 important purpose matter 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-mind soul self 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 numbers years 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 horny player song 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 agendas names way I wanted an electric train for Christmas but I got the saxophone instead. Clarence Clemons electric saxophone christmas 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 passion strong letting-go God will give you no more than you can handle. Clarence Clemons gods-will handle giving 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 rocks player jobs 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 advancement community natural 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 able spiritual answers 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-italy growing-up cooking I look forward to working out every day. Clarence Clemons work-out looks 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 party christmas house The word spiritual, not the word religious, is the key. Clarence Clemons keys religious spiritual Cooking is an art form, a creative thing. Clarence Clemons form cooking creative art 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 you man together song 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 respect passion love life I'm a mellow fellow. Nothing much bothers me. Clarence Clemons much nothing me mellow
