93 Quotes by Clarence Clemons

I grew up with a very religious background.

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

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.

As long as my mouth, hands, and brain still work, I'll be out there doing it. I'm going to keep going 'til I'm not there anymore. This is what's keeping me alive and feeling young and inspired.

More than 50 percent of kids who play an instrument go on to college, yet music education programs at the inner city public schools who need them most continue to be hit hard with budget cuts.

To me, the sax is rock n' roll, even though electric guitars kind of pushed it aside for a while.

It used to take a day to get over the partying. But I don't party anymore. I don't miss it, either.

Nobody played instruments in my family. My father got that bug and said he wants his son to play saxophone.

I have no agenda - just to be loved.