Stuart also toured as an opening act for Live and Paula Cole during this time. He also co-wrote a track for Bon Jovi's 2000 album, Crush. Stuart described production on Daisy, which was released in 1997, as an " albatross." He contributed songs for the Go-Go's 2001 studio album, God Bless The Go-Go's. Stuart left Dog's Eye View after the release of the band's second album, Daisy, a commercial disappointment, to pursue solo work. Other artists on the album included The Smashing Pumpkins and R.E.M. Stuart sang with Dog's Eye View on Sweet Relief II: Gravity of the Situation, a 1996 tribute album dedicated to Vic Chesnutt. Stuart has said that he wrote the single in just fifteen minutes aboard an airplane while suffering the effects of a hangover. The album included the very successful 1996 single, Everything Falls Apart, which received wide airplay on radio and MTV. Dog's Eye View released its debut album, Happy Nowhere, in October 1995. Stuart formed Dog's Eye View after signing with Columbia Records. Stuart next worked with the Counting Crows in 1995, shortly before signing a contract with Columbia Records. In 1994, Stuart joined the combined Tori Amos and Cracker tour as their opening act, appearing as an acoustic solo or occasionally with a backup bassist. Stuart also said he became a fan of the Scottish alternative band, Del Amitri, when he was nineteen years old. Stuart listed the now defunct band's influences as Kansas, Cat Stevens, Neil Young and Jimi Hendrix in a January 1992 Chicago Tribune article. The band changed its name to Monster in April 1991. John Schulte replaced Doug Kenrick in October 1990. Stuart formed the Chicago-based band Gravity Beavers in June 1990, with three other members – Arch Alcantara, Howie Kantoff and Doug Kenrick. Stuart began his music career by performing in small venues, including clubs, coffee houses and college campuses. Stuart graduated from Northwestern in 1989.
Stuart studied film at Northwestern University in Illinois, where he was a member of the Delta Tau Delta college fraternity. Stuart is a native of Glen Head, New York, on Long Island, His father died when he was eight years old, and the loss of his father was the topic of his first song. For the British-born Anglican bishop in Australia, see Peter Stuart (bishop).
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