Bono paid tribute to Clarence Clemons in concert on the weekend telling the audience at the U2 show in Anaheim on Saturday night calling his saxophone playing “a beautiful, symphonic sound”. Elsewhere in Hartford, Connecticut Eddie Vedder dedicated the song ‘Better Man’ to Clarence.
Clarence Clemons, sax player for Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, died on Saturday after suffering a stroke just 6 days earlier.
Even politicians spoke up for “The Big Man”, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie saying, “on a personal note when I heard about the Big Man’s passing on Saturday night, I was struck with an overwhelming feeling that the days of my youth were now finally over.”
Bruce Springsteen worked alongside Clarence Clemons for most of his life. “Clarence lived a wonderful life,” Bruce said in a statement. “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”.
