Stuart Murdoch

Stuart Murdoch is a Scottish musician, composer writer, and filmmaker, and the lead singer and songwriter for the iconic Glasgow-based band Belle and Sebastian. Since forming in the mid-1990s, the band has released twelve acclaimed studio albums, including Tigermilk and If You're Feeling Sinister . Stuart's online diaries were collected into his first book, The Celestial Café and in his work is featured in B elle and Sebastian: Illustrated Lyrics, featuring specially commissioned illustrations...See more

Stuart Murdoch is a Scottish musician, composer writer, and filmmaker, and the lead singer and songwriter for the iconic Glasgow-based band Belle and Sebastian. Since forming in the mid-1990s, the band has released twelve acclaimed studio albums, including Tigermilk and If You're Feeling Sinister . Stuart's online diaries were collected into his first book, The Celestial Café and in his work is featured in B elle and Sebastian: Illustrated Lyrics, featuring specially commissioned illustrations from Scottish artist Pamela Tait. Murdoch also scripted, composed, and directed the movie God Help the Girl , a musical coming-of-age drama. An outspoken advocate for sufferers of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (Chronic Fatigue Syndrome), Murdoch is also an Ambassador for the Open Medicine Foundation working to promote awareness of ME/CFS and the efforts to find a cure. See less