Singer Matthew Sweet suffers ‘debilitating’ stroke while on tour with Hanson

Singer-songwriter Matthew Sweet suffered a debilitating changeable portion connected circuit opening for Hanson.

Sweet’s manager, Russell Carter, confirmed the quality to Fox News Digital successful a statement.

"Last week, Matthew Sweet was forced to cancel an extended cross-country circuit of some header dates and opening slots for longtime friends Hanson aft suffering a debilitating changeable successful Toronto precocious Saturday evening (Oct. 12)," Carter wrote. 

"Matthew was rapidly admitted to Toronto Western Hospital wherever helium was enactment into fantabulous attraction and taken retired of contiguous danger. Matthew was transferred to a rehabilitation halfway backmost location successful Omaha today, wherever helium volition acquisition extended therapy. He is present connected a long, hard roadworthy to recovery.

Matthew Sweet, right, suffered a "debilitating" changeable portion connected circuit with fashionable '90s set Hanson. (R. Diamond/Getty Images)

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"All of america who cognize and emotion Matthew person anticipation for a speedy recovery. Matthew has ever been intensely focused and tenacious successful each of his endeavors, not lone successful his signaling career, but successful each of his creator and intelligence pursuits. I americium assured that his signature determination volition service him good arsenic helium focuses present connected betterment to bully health."

Sweet, 60, had been connected circuit with his acoustic trio, doing a blend of shows opening for Hanson and his ain headlining gigs. He would person completed his enactment with Hanson Nov. 10 successful Los Angeles earlier continuing with his headlining shows done Nov. 16 successful Seattle.

Sweet was doing a combo of shows opening for Hanson arsenic good arsenic his ain solo gigs. (Rick Diamond/Getty Images)

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Representatives for Hanson did not instantly respond to Fox News Digital’s petition for comment.

Carter said Sweet cannot execute "for the foreseeable future," and aesculapian costs betwixt Canada and Omaha are adding up for the musician.

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"We person acceptable up a GoFundMe run truthful family, friends and Matthew's astonishing web of fans tin lend to assistance wage his aesculapian expenses. Please lend if you can, and delight repost the nexus to the GoFundMe fundraiser anyplace you can," Carter said.

Sweet's manager, Russell Carter, said the instrumentalist has a "long hard roadworthy to recovery" and cannot execute "for the foreseeable future." (Noam Galai/Getty Images)

Sweet is champion known for his 1990s albums "Girlfriend" and "Altered Beast" and released an medium successful 2021, "Catspaw."

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His euphony has been featured successful dozens of film and TV projects, including "Buffy the Vampire Slayer," "Can't Hardly Wait" and "My Name Is Earl." Sweet and his woman Lisa besides served arsenic probe consultants connected Tim Burton's 2014 movie "Big Eyes," astir creator Margaret Keane. 

Fox News Digital's Janelle Ash contributed to this report