‘I Like Beautiful Melodies Telling’ — Tom Waits Quote Tee | Wear Words Typographic Statement Tee — Oversized Tee

“I like beautiful melodies telling me terrible things.” Tom Waits told this to Terry Gross on Fresh Air around his 2011 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction — as clean a summary of his songbook as exists, all those gorgeous tunes housing murderers, drunks, and the drowned. It names an old trick of his: beauty is how the terrible gets in the door.

**AS Colour 5082 “Faded Bone” — Oversized Tee (Cream finish).** 100% carded cotton, heavyweight 240 gsm, garment-dyed — each tee fades a little differently, so no two are identical. Oversized, boxy relaxed fit, dropped shoulders, wide twin-stitched ribbed neck, side-seamed, pre-shrunk (size down for a less roomy look). Care: machine wash cold inside-out with like colors, do NOT bleach, do NOT tumble dry (line dry in the shade to protect the garment dye), cool iron inside-out (never iron the print).