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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.'

~Clarence Clemons

Topics: American American Flag Before Behind Berlin Berlin Wall Born Came Curtain Die Down Flag Flags German Get Going Iron Iron Curtain Kids Like Man Overcome Played Sang Saw Shall Singing Song Then Thought Together Us Wall Wow You

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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.

~Clarence Clemons

Topics: Alive Anymore Brain Doing Feeling Going Hands Inspired Keep Keep Going Keeping Long Me Mouth Out Still Work Young

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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

Topics: Being Calm Connect Inner Inner Self Lives Mind Music Our Self Soul Source Very Where

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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.

~Clarence Clemons

Topics: Because Deal Does Feeds He Makeup Me Need People Preacher Same Same Thing Serious Something Soul Spiritually Thing Very Who You Young Young People Your

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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

Topics: Advancement Being Community Involved Most Natural Natural Thing Own Thing Well-Being

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

~Clarence Clemons

Topics: Christmas Electric Got Instead Saxophone Train Wanted

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Through all the hardships and all the operations and all the hospitals, all that stuff each part of my life, there's been some goodness, some greatness that comes in here and helps me to be strong, to continue what I'm doing.

~Clarence Clemons

Topics: Be Strong Been Continue Doing Each Goodness Greatness Hardships Helps Here Hospitals Life Me My Life Operations Part Some Strong Stuff Through

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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

Topics: Able Answers Calmness Come Find Found Life Lives Mental Music Our Our Lives Same Same Thing Spiritual Spiritual Life Thing You

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

~Clarence Clemons

Topics: Bug Family Father Got He His Instruments Nobody Play Played Said Saxophone Son Wants

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The age thing is just a number.

~Clarence Clemons

Topics: Age Just Number Thing

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Musician

Born: January 11th, 1942

Died: June 18th, 2011

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