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

“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.

**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).