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Singer-Songwriter Matthew Sweet Suffers Debilitating Stroke On Tour, Faces “Long, Uncertain Path To Recovery”
Matthew Sweet, who grew to fame in the 1990s with alt-rock hits including "Girlfriend" and "I’ve Been Waiting," will be prevented from performing for the foreseeable future.
Singer-songwriter Matthew Sweet, who grew to fame in the 1990s with alt-rock hits including “Girlfriend” and “I’ve Been Waiting,” has suffered what his manager is calling a debilitating stroke that will prevent him from performing for the foreseeable future. “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,” said his rep Catherine Lyons in a statement. Sweet emerged from the Athens, Georgia music scene of the 1980s, scoring hits in the ’90s with “Girlfriend,” “I’ve Been Waiting,” “Time Capsule” and “Sick of Myself.” In the early 2000s he teamed up with Bangles frontwoman Susanna Hoffs to record a series of cover songs.
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