Clarence Clemons

I never thought I'd be a, quote, 'rock & roll star.'

We had to play both ways on the field, so I was offensive center and defensive end.

When you go backstage at a Bruce Springsteen show, you don't see a circus.

I'm like the Bionic Man.

I have no agenda - just to be loved.

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.

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.

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

I love Asbury Park. It's like the Liverpool of America.

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.

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.

I got into the soul music, but I wanted to rock. I was a rocker.