I'll leave it to the pundits to decide where this past weekend's death of saxophonist Clarence Clemons ranks in the pantheon of rock music deaths. The one thing I can say for sure is that, while I'm probably a bigger fan of the Beatles than Bruce Springsteen, Clemons' death is sadder to me than George Harrison's was a decade ago. I think the difference is that, while George Harrison's relationship with the other Beatles seemed to be about the possibilities of music, the dynamic between Clemons and Springsteen was (in Springsteen's words) about the possibilities of friendship. Music may add dimension to a life, but a good friendship is life itself.
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