American singer-songwriter Matthew Sweet suffered a debilitating stroke while on tour in Toronto Oct.12. Russell Carter, Sweet’s manager, said Wednesday that he was transported to Toronto Western Hospital “where he was put into excellent care and taken out of immediate danger,” according to CTV News .
Catherine Lyons, Sweet’s representative via Russell Carter Artist Management, launched a crowdfunding campaign to help raise the funds required to tend to the artist’s mounting medical needs . A post shared by Matthew Sweet (@officialmatthewsweet) Sweet rose to prominence in the 90s with with “Girlfriend” and “Altered Beast.” His last album, “Catspaw,” was released in 2021.
His hit singles “Time Capsule” and “Sick of Myself,” quickly became fan-favorites. His tour was his main source of income, according to Carter, and it all came to a grinding halt when he suffered the stroke . Lyons appealed to the public for assistance by launching a GoFundMe page.
NEW YORK, NY – MARCH 07: Matthew Sweet performs at the Michael Dorf Presents The Music Of Led Zeppelin at Carnegie Hall on March 7, 2018 in New York City. (Photo by Bobby Bank/WireImage) Getty Images “Matthew Sweet, our longtime inspiration and dear friend, suffered a debilitating stroke this past week in Toronto while in the early days of a national tour,” the statement read. “He has been unexpectedly and tragically forced off the road and onto a long, uncertain path to recovery.
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