Clarence Clemons

I wanted an electric train for Christmas but I got the saxophone instead. ↗

— Clarence Clemons

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Being involved in the well-being and advancement of one's own community is a most natural thing to do. ↗

— Clarence Clemons

#being #community #involved #most #natural

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

#condition #good #harder #i #job

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

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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

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The word spiritual, not the word religious, is the key. ↗

— Clarence Clemons

#religious #spiritual #word

I do read music, but I prefer playing from the heart. ↗

— Clarence Clemons

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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

#france #growing #growing up #i #i do

I look forward to working out every day. ↗

— Clarence Clemons

#every #every day #forward #i #look

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

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