Clarence Clemons

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. ”

When you learn a Bruce Springsteen song, it's like learning to ride a bike. You don't forget it. ”

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. ”

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. ”

Asbury Park's a special place for me. It's where I really began playing. ”

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. ”

You had your black bands, and you had your white bands, and if you mixed the two, you found less places to play. ”

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. ”

All this pain is going to come back and make me stronger. ”

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. ”