Malcolm Middleton was born in Dumfries in Scotland in 1973 where he... (text missing)...then at the age of 14...(text missing)...an innocent but rowdy 23 year old...(text missing)...unfortunate CCTV camera incident along with bandmate Aidan Moffat...(text missing)...Arab Strap were signed to Chemikal Underground due to...(text missing)...Guinness?...(text missing)...Helena Christensen of all people! She said Malcolm...(text missing)...which went to #38 in the ...(text missing)...first solo release "5:14 Fluoxytine Seagul Alcohol John Nicotine" in 2002...(text missing)...2005's "Into The Woods"...(text missing)...and then 2007 saw him sign to Full Time Hobby and release "A Brighter Beat"...(text missing)...first live album innovatively titled "Live At The Bush Hall"...(text missing)...odds of 4-1 for the Christmas Number 1 single with "We're All Going To Die"...(text missing)...didn't...(text missing)...followed this up in 2008 with the acoustic album "Sleight Of Heart"...(text missing)...his 2009 epic award-winning flop "Waxing Gibbous"...(text missing)...shortly before his descent into...(text missing)...and...(text missing)...but will be dearly missed, although (text deleted).