The alt-rocker is 60.
Matthew was transferred to a rehabilitation center back home in Omaha today where he will undergo extensive therapy.
He is now on a long, difficult road to recovery."

Matthew Sweet performs in 2017.Rick Diamond/Getty
Rick Diamond/Getty
He praised Sweet’s determination.
“All of us who know and love Matthew have hope for a speedy recovery,” Carter said.
Sweet’s team has set up a fundraiser for him, the manager noted.
“He cannot perform for the foreseeable future.
He will then require months of treatment and rehabilitation that we hope will lead to a full recovery.”
Sweet has recorded more than a dozen studio albums over the year, with his most recent being 2021’sCatspaw.