‘Throw Away Your Metronome and’ — Milford Graves Quote Tee | Wear Words Typographic Statement Tee — Muscle Tank

“Throw away your metronome and listen to your heart.” Milford Graves gave versions of this instruction across a career that treated rhythm as biology — the free-jazz drummer began studying the human heartbeat in the 1970s, recording hearts and teaching that the pulse is irregular by design. His life’s finding was that the living beat wanders: the metronome is the artificial one, and your heart keeps the truer time.

**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).