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Matthew Sweet Suffers Stroke While on Tour With Hanson; GoFundMe Set Up for His Recovery


Singer-songwriter Matthew Sweet suffered a stroke while on tour opening for Hanson, and management reps have set up a GoFundMe for his health care.

Singer-songwriter Matthew Sweet suffered a debilitating stroke while on tour in mid-October, it was revealed on Tuesday, when a representative for his management company posted a fundraising appeal on GoFundMe to support his recovery. Catherine Lyons, who represents Sweet at Russell Carter Artist Management, posted the GoFundMe on Tuesday afternoon, with a stated goal of raising $250,000 for the rocker’s medical care. “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,” Lyons wrote on the GoFundMe page.

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