‘Making the Simple Complicated is’ — Charles Mingus Quote Tee | Wear Words Typographic Statement Tee — Muscle Tank

“Making the simple complicated is commonplace; making the complicated simple, awesomely simple, that’s creativity.” Charles Mingus gave this to Mainliner, United Airlines’ in-flight magazine, in July 1977 — the great uncompromising bassist explaining creativity to a captive audience of business travelers, two years before his death. He set the bar where the real work is: anyone can tangle a simple thing, but making the complicated feel effortless is the whole art.

**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).