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Clarence Clemons

Profession : Musician

Birth : January 11, 1942

There'll be no oiling up with this band. The oil has been there for years and it only gets better.

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I've been thinking about a cookbook. I've been making notes and promising myself I'll do it some day. I have an idea for a cookbook and music together.

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

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It takes a village to run the Big Man - a village of doctors.

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I have faith in the judicial system.

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I grew up with a very religious background.

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The first time I ever saw a black audience at our concert, we were in Zimbabwe.

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When I walk on stage, it's the 'healing floor.' No matter how bad I'm hurting, I get out there and do it.

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I'm a mellow fellow. Nothing much bothers me.

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I'm blessed with nice legs, but I see lots of guys with big upper bodies and pencil legs.

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I visualize what I do before I do it. Visualizing makes me better.

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Everybody calls me Big Man.

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I was a born rock n' roll sax player.

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

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I didn't think I'd ever be a Michael Jackson fan. But... watching him move, watching him dance, is so encouraging for me. Because, in my mind, I can do all that stuff.

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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.

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

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I always had this vision of what I wanted to do in life.

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I got into the soul music, but I wanted to rock. I was a rocker.

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

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