Clarence Clemons

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.' ”

Money is a hazard. ”

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. ”