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=== Belle and Sebastian === In 1996, while attending a course in music production at Stow College, he formed the band Belle and Sebastian,<ref name="NYT2009" /> which he has said he had spent years of his illness envisioning and pursued with abandon when his health improved.<ref name="Guardian2014">{{Cite news | url=http://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/dec/11/belle-and-sebastian-stuart-murdoch-interview-girls-in-peacetime-want-to-dance | title = Belle & Sebastian: ‘I want to be in Abba but we’re probably more like the Grateful Dead’ | last = Lynskey | first = Dorian | date = 2014-12-11|work=The Guardian|access-date=2019-01-09|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077}}</ref> Of that period of renewed health, he told ''The Guardian'', “I was probably quite an embarrassing person to be around. You’re like a baby bird breaking out of an egg. I had a dream band in my head for years and years, while I was cogitating in darkness."<ref name="Guardian2014" /> Ultimately, he says, "You know, this is a pop band that sprang out of infirmity. There’s no doubting that."<ref name="Guardian2014" /> Belle and Sebastian's first album, ''Tigermilk'', debuted the same year and became a cult hit.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/rock/7393670/belle-and-sebastian-tigermilk-classic-track-by-track-album-review | title = Belle and Sebastian's 'Tigermilk' at 20: Classic Track-by-Track Album Look Back | last = Partridge | first = Kenneth | authorlink = | date = June 6, 2016 | website = Billboard|archive-url=|archive-date=|url-status=|access-date=2019-01-09}}</ref><ref name="stereogum">{{Cite web|url=https://www.stereogum.com/1880639/tigermilk-turns-20/franchises/the-anniversary/ | title = Tigermilk Turns 20 | last = Breihan | first = Tom | authorlink= | date = 2016-06-06 | website = Stereogum|archive-url=|archive-date=|url-status=|access-date=2019-01-09}}</ref> Initially, Murdoch did not discuss his ME with his bandmates, finding the amount of effort required to explain his condition more costly than managing on his own: "That’s one reason I lived on my own for so long, because I had this thing and I knew how to deal with it and I hated talking about it because it was such a waste of energy and time."<ref name="Guardian2014" /> However a relapse circa 2002 forced the issue; he reports that "After that the band’s been really supportive.”<ref name="Guardian2014" /> The band continues to tour and produce records, including the 2015 album ''Girls in Peacetime Want to Dance'' on which the first track, "[[Nobody's Empire]]", directly addresses Murdoch's experience with ME.<ref name="Guardian2014" /> Belle and Sebastian cancelled their November 2015 tour due to Stuart Murdoch's "current health".<ref name="NovTour">{{Cite news | url=http://www.belleandsebastian.com/news/november-tour-cancelled | title = November Tour Cancelled - Belle & Sebastian {{!}} Official Site | date = 2015-11-05|work=Belle & Sebastian {{!}} Official Site|access-date=2018-10-09|language=en-US}}</ref> Touring resumed from June to September 2016. Upcoming live performances are scheduled for the summer of 2017.<ref name="Tours2018">{{Cite news | url=http://www.belleandsebastian.com/live-dates | title = Upcoming Tour Dates|work=Belle & Sebastian {{!}} Official Site|access-date=2018-10-09|language=en-US}}</ref>
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