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

“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.

**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).