Stuart only suffered from chronic fatigue syndrome in his mid-20s. When he recovered he had a huge rush of creativity, formed Belle and Sebastian and released three albums and four EPs of material in the space of three years.
I think B&S have a relatively strong cult following in the US, mainly from appearing on soundtracks such as Juno. In fact I think they're more popular in the US at the moment than over on this side of the pond.
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