Stuart David

Stuart David
David in 2010
Background information
Born
Stuart David Black

(1969-12-26) 26 December 1969
OriginAlexandria, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
GenresAlternative rock, indie pop, spoken word
OccupationsMusician, songwriter, novelist
InstrumentsVocals, bass guitar, samplers, keyboards, synthesizer
Years active1985–present
LabelsMute Records, SubPop, Jeepster
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Stuart David (born 26 December 1969) is a Scottish musician, songwriter and novelist. He co-founded the band Belle and Sebastian and was a member from 1996 to 2000, and then went on to front Looper (1998–present). He has published seven novels – Nalda Said (IMP, 1999), The Peacock Manifesto (IMP, 2001), Peacock's Tale (Barcelona Review, 2011), Jackdaw & the Randoms (Hotkey, 2015), Peacock & The Poet (2016), Peacock's Alibi (Polygon, 2018), and Dying For A Dram (2021)– and one volume of memoir, In The All-Night Cafe (Little, Brown, 2015), chronicling the formation of Belle and Sebastian.