“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.'”

American saxophonist

Clarence Clemons was an American saxophonist, known for his long-running role with Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band. He lived from 1942 to 2011 and was often called The Big Man. From 1972 until his death in 2011, Clemons was the band’s saxophonist, becoming one of its most recognizable figures. His name is closely tied to the sound of Springsteen’s music, especially the saxophone lines that helped define the band’s live and recorded work.