Sweet had the stroke while on tour in Toronto earlier this month.

His management company Russell Carter Artist Management announced the situation on a GoFundMe page this week.

He has been unexpectedly and tragically forced off the road and onto a long, uncertain path to recovery.

singer songwriter Matthew Sweet on stage

Matthew SweetMichael Tullberg/Getty Images

Needless to say, the costs for all of this treatment will be overwhelming.

We anticipate a total close to a quarter of a million dollars.

Sweets rep says on theGoFundMepage that without insurance or touring income, the singer faces an enormous financial burden.

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guitarist Peter Buck, Ken Jennings and Jon Cryer.

In the early 2000s he teamed up with Bangles frontwoman Susanna Hoffs to record a series of cover songs.

He released his 15th and most recent album Catspaw in 2021.