June 2012
22 posts
“Bruce Springsteen said of Clarence: Clarence lived a wonderful life. He carried within him a love of people that made them love him. He created a wondrous and extended family. He loved the saxophone, loved our fans and gave everything he had every night he stepped on stage. His loss is immeasurable and we are honored and thankful to have known him and had the opportunity to stand beside him for nearly forty years. He was my great friend, my partner, and with Clarence at my side, my band and I were able to tell a story far deeper than those simply contained in our music. His life, his memory, and his love will live on in that story and in our band.”
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Bruce Springsteen, via http://brucespringsteen.net
The Garden State lost a legend tonight. RIP Big Man.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=81wv_w6_Z8M
RIP.
(via karimehome)
“And for the E Street Band, the heart of us, Clarence and Danny, will always be there, stage right. So thank you, Clarence. I didn’t get a chance to say goodbye. But I’ll see you again, soon enough. Thank you for blowing life-changing energy and hope into this miserable world with your big, beautiful lungs. And thank you for sharing a piece of that big heart nightly with the world. It needs it. You and that magnificent saxophone, celebrating, confessing, seeking redemption and providing salvation all at once. Speaking wordlessly, but so eloquently, with that pure sound you made. The sound of life itself.”
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Steven Van Zandt, via http://www.nj.com/entertainment/music/index.ssf/2011/06/steven_van_zandt_we_will_conti.html (via karimehome)
Can’t believe it’s been a year. RIP Big Man.
