‘Originality’s the Thing’ — Lester Young Quote Tee | Wear Words Black-on-White Statement Shirt — Muscle Tank

“Originality’s the thing. You can have tone and technique and a lot of other things, but without originality you ain’t really nowhere.” Lester Young talked this way in interviews in the 1950s, near the end — the tenor player whose floating tone was so original that half the saxophonists in America built careers copying it. Technique can be taught and tone can be borrowed, but the thing that made Pres “Pres” could only ever be imitated: originality is the part that stays yours.

**Bella+Canvas 3483 — Muscle Tank (Black only for now, Color finish).** A white option isn’t available from our printer at the moment — we’ll add it the moment it is. 100% combed & ring-spun cotton, 4.2 oz, 30 singles. Unisex muscle fit, crew neck, cut-off sleeves, wide armholes, side-seamed, pre-shrunk. Care: machine wash cold with like colors, tumble dry low, no bleach, cool iron inside-out (never iron the print).