E' incredibile il senso di mancanza che porterà nella EStreetBand e in tutti noi fans.
La sua statura imponente (Big Man, lo chiamavamo), il suo enorme sax scintillante, il suo saluto al pubblico a mani giunte, i suoi siparietti con Bruce...
Da ora suonerai il sax al cospetto di un altro Boss.
Ecco l'epica copertina del piu grande album rock della storia: Born to Run. Quest'immagine racchiude e sintetizza l'idea di ciò che è la musica per Bruce: un abbraccio di un fratello, senza il quale non ti sostieni da solo.
Ecco il comunicato ufficiale:
It is with overwhelming sadness that we inform our friends and fans that at 7:00 tonight, Saturday, June 18, our beloved friend and bandmate, Clarence Clemons passed away. The cause was complications from his stroke of last Sunday, June 12th.
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.
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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Ecco i vari appellativi con cui Bruce ha chiamato Clarence onstage nei 40 anni della loro amicizia:
“Master of the universe.”
“Master of disaster.”
“King of the world”
“King of the entire known universe, including Hoboken.”
“Emperor of the North Pole.”
“Prince of the city.”
“Eight wonder of the world.”
“Best-selling author.”
“Man of letters.”
“Star of stage and screen.”
“Sexaphonist.”
“The Duke of Paducah.”
“The next king of England.”
“The next senator of New York.”
“The next president of these United States.”
“The secretary of the brotherhood.”
“The minster of soul.”
“The Socrates of the saxophone.”
“Bigger than Shakespeare.”
“The Big Kahuna.”
“The biggest Scotsman you’ve ever seen.”
“The biggest man you’ve ever seen.”
“The Big Man.”
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