Months before he passed away, saxophonist Clarence Clemons told Rolling Stone magazine that Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band's 2009 tour was pure hell for him physically.
But despite being 69 years old having his knees and hips replaced, Clemons spoke eagerly about getting back on the road with "The Boss" in 2012 and maybe touring with Lady Gaga, who he performed with on her "Born This Way" CD.
"As long as my mouth, hands and brains still work I'll be out there doing it," he told Rolling Stone in February. "I'm going to keep going 'till I'm not there anymore."
Clemons died Saturday in Florida from complications related to a stroke he suffered on June 12. Springsteen, E Street Band members, families and friends said their goodbyes to the massive, ebullient sax player known as the "Big Man" at a private funeral service Tuesday in Palm Beach, Fla.
Clemons' passing — along with a recent spate of deaths of other artists from the 1970s and '80s — is forcing some baby boomers to reconcile that the seemingly indestructible musical idols that provided the soundtrack of their lives are either dying or growing old and suffering from the same aches, pains and illnesses that they do.
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