Musician Matthew Sweet recently suffered a 'debilitating' stroke while on tour with '90s band Hanson, his manager confirmed to Fox News Digital.
Singer-songwriter Matthew Sweet suffered a debilitating stroke while on tour opening for Hanson. Sweet’s manager, Russell Carter, confirmed the news to Fox News Digital in a statement. 'Last week, Matthew Sweet was forced to cancel an extensive cross-country tour of both headline dates and opening slots for longtime friends Hanson after suffering a debilitating stroke in Toronto late Saturday evening ,' Carter wrote.
All of us who know and love Matthew have hope for a speedy recovery. Matthew has always been intensely focused and tenacious in all of his endeavors, not only in his recording career, but in all of his artistic and intellectual pursuits. I am confident that his signature determination will serve him well as he focuses now on recovery to good health.' Sweet, 60, had been on tour with his acoustic trio, doing a blend of shows opening for Hanson and his own headlining gigs.
Representatives for Hanson did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment. Carter said Sweet cannot perform 'for the foreseeable future,' and medical costs between Canada and Omaha are adding up for the musician. We have set up a GoFundMe campaign so family, friends and Matthew's amazing network of fans can contribute to help pay his medical expenses. Please contribute if you can, and please repost the link to the GoFundMe fundraiser anywhere you can,' Carter said. Sweet is best known for his 1990s albums 'Girlfriend' and 'Altered Beast' and released an album in 2021, 'Catspaw.
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