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90s rocker Matthew Sweet, 60, suffers huge 'debilitating' stroke while on tour


'90s alt-rocker Matthew Sweet suffered a 'debilitating' stroke while on tour in Toronto.

Our longtime inspiration and dear friend, suffered a debilitating stroke this past week in Toronto while in the early days of a national tour,' a statement read. He must now be flown back to the States on an ambulance transport plane with medical staff on board, to a specialized rehabilitation center, where he will receive around-the-clock care and therapy for six weeks. Sweet emerged from the 80's Athens, Georgia music scene and became a leading figure of the power pop revival in the 90's with the release of his album Girlfriend in 1991.

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