‘A Critical Distance is a’ — Caetano Veloso Quote Tee | Wear Words Black-on-White Statement Shirt — Muscle Tank

“A critical distance is a condition of freedom.” Caetano Veloso said this in a 2016 onstage interview, describing how “Alegria, Alegria” — the 1967 song that helped ignite Tropicália and got him jailed and exiled by Brazil’s dictatorship — asked him to stand slightly outside the joy it described. The step back is the freedom: you can only choose a thing clearly from a little distance.

**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).