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Andrew Wood (January 6, 1966 – March 19, 1990), born in Columbus, Mississippi, was the lead singer of the band Mother Love Bone, and earlier of Malfunkshun. He was only 24 when he died of a heroin overdose coupled with a cerebral hemorrhage just before the release of Mother Love Bone's debut album Apple. After moving from Dallas, Texas to Washington State, he lived on Bainbridge Island for the majority of his youth, forming Malfunkshun as a teenager with his brother Kevin Wood. The only released material during Malfunkshun's existence was on the compilation, Deep Six (C/Z Records). Image File history File links Question_book-3. ... is the 6th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. ... For the capital city of the United States, see Washington, D.C.. For other uses, see Washington (disambiguation). ... is the 78th day of the year (79th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Grunge music (sometimes also referred to as the Seattle Sound) is an independent-rooted music genre that became a commercially successful offshoot of hardcore punk, thrash metal, and alternative rock in the late 1980s and early 1990s. ... This article is about the genre. ... A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified for the purpose of making music. ... A sunburst-colored Fender Precision Bass The electric bass guitar (or electric bass[1][2]; pronounced , as in base) is a bass stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers (either by plucking, slapping, popping, or tapping) or using a pick. ... In music a singer or vocalist is a type of musician who sings, i. ... Pianoforte redirects here. ... In the music industry, a record label can be a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. ... PolyGram was the name from 1972 of the major label recording company started by Philips as a holding company for its music interests in 1945. ... Mother Love Bone was a Seattle based rock band active from 1988 to 1990. ... Malfunkshun is a grunge/Punk band formed in 1980 by Andrew Wood and his brother Kevin Wood. ... is the 6th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. ... is the 78th day of the year (79th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year. ... Columbus is a city in Lowndes County, Mississippi, United States on the Tombigbee River. ... Mother Love Bone was a Seattle based rock band active from 1988 to 1990. ... Malfunkshun is a grunge/Punk band formed in 1980 by Andrew Wood and his brother Kevin Wood. ... For other uses, see Heroin (disambiguation). ... A intracranial hemorrhage is a bleed into the substance of the cerebrum. ... Apple is the one and only full-length album by Mother Love Bone. ... Malfunkshun is a grunge/Punk band formed in 1980 by Andrew Wood and his brother Kevin Wood. ... The Deep Six compilation was released March 1986 (catalog# CZ001). ... C/Z Records is a Seattle-based record label that was established in early 1985 by Chris Hanzsek and Tina Casale with the release of the now-legendary, Deep Six LP, which collected the earliest recordings of the real pro-genitors of what later came to be known as grunge. ...

As a musician, his trademarks were his exuberant on-stage personality, glittery, outlandish clothes and whimsical, unabashedly dreamy lyrics which he would sing in a tenor heavily reminiscent of Led Zeppelin frontman Robert Plant. However, his vocal stylings eventually matured and drew heavily upon the similar technique of late guitarist and singer Tommy Bolin. In the 1996 movie Hype!, Seattle engineer Jack Endino called Wood "the only stand-up comedian frontman in Seattle", a reference to Wood's playful style of interacting with Mother Love Bone fans. For the bands 1969 eponymous debut album, see Led Zeppelin (album). ... Robert Anthony Plant (born August 20, 1948, West Bromwich, West Midlands, England), is an English rock singer and songwriter, famous for his membership in the rock band Led Zeppelin as the lead vocalist, as well as for his successful solo career. ... Thomas Richard Tommy Bolin (August 1, 1951, Sioux City, Iowa - December 4, 1976) was an American-born guitarist best known for his work with Zephyr (from 1969 to 1971), The James Gang (from 1973 through 1974), Deep Purple (from 1975 to 1976) and his solo work. ... Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ... Hype! soundtrack album cover Hype! is a documentary directed by Doug Pray about the popularity of grunge music in the late 1980s and the early 1990s. ... Jack Endino is a music producer based in Seattle, USA. Long associated with Seattle label Sub Pop and the grunge movement, Endino worked on seminal albums from bands such as Mudhoney and Soundgarden, but is probably best known for producing the first Nirvana album, Bleach, released in 1989. ...

Fellow band members Stone Gossard and Jeff Ament of Mother Love Bone went on to form Pearl Jam, and Malfunkshun drummer Regan Hagar later appeared in Satchel and Brad with Shawn Smith. Stone Gossard is also a concurrent member of Brad. Shawn Smith has a guest appearance on the album "Your Ice Cream's Dirty" by Devilhead. Stone Carpenter Gossard (born July 20, 1966 in Seattle, Washington) is the rhythm guitarist and, along with Jeff Ament and Mike McCready, a founding member of American rock band Pearl Jam. ... Jeff Ament (born March 10, 1963 in Big Sandy, Montana), is an American Rock bassist and one of the founding members of Pearl Jam. ... Mother Love Bone was a Seattle based rock band active from 1988 to 1990. ... This article is about the rock group. ... Regan Hagar was the drummer in Malfunkshun, featuring Andrew Wood of Mother Love Bone on vocals and Kevin Wood on guitar. ... Satchel is a band from Seattle, featuring Shawn Smith, Regan Hagar, and Mike Berg. ... Brad is a group of friends from the Seattle area who are musicians, including Stone Gossard of Pearl Jam fame. ... Shawn Smith is the Seattle based songwriter, vocalist and musician in several bands (Brad, Satchel, Pigeonhed) as well as a solo artist. ... Brad is a group of friends from the Seattle area who are musicians, including Stone Gossard of Pearl Jam fame. ... Shawn Smith is the Seattle based songwriter, vocalist and musician in several bands (Brad, Satchel, Pigeonhed) as well as a solo artist. ...

In the year following Andrew Wood's death, his former companions Stone Gossard and Jeff Ament, together with Chris Cornell and Matt Cameron from Soundgarden formed the tribute band Temple of the Dog. Their name was taken from one of Wood's lyrics and the songs bore the street-rock flavor of Mother Love Bone's music. Also included on Temple of the Dog's self-titled album were the other two members from Gossard and Ament's newly born band, Mookie Blaylock (later to become Pearl Jam). These members were Mike McCready, who played solo guitar for Temple of the Dog, and Eddie Vedder who sang on the song "Hunger Strike" together with Cornell. Chris Cornell (born Christopher John Boyle on July 20, 1964) is an American musician best known as the lead singer, guitarist and songwriter for rock bands Soundgarden (1984–1997) and Audioslave (2001–2007). ... Matt Cameron (born Matthew D. Cameron, November 28, 1962, in San Diego, California) is an American musician renowned for being the drummer, back-up vocalist and occasional songwriter in the grunge rock bands Soundgarden (1986-1997) and Pearl Jam (1998-present). ... Soundgarden was an American rock band formed in Seattle, Washington in 1984 by lead singer and drummer Chris Cornell, lead guitarist Kim Thayil, and bassist Hiro Yamamoto. ... Temple of the Dog is the only album from the grunge supergroup of the same name. ... This article is about the rock group. ... Michael Mike McCready (born April 5, 1966, in Pensacola, Florida, U.S.) is the lead guitarist and, along with Jeff Ament and Stone Gossard, a founding member of the American rock band, Pearl Jam. ... Eddie Vedder (born Edward Louis Severson III on December 23, 1964 in Evanston, Illinois) is the lead singer and one of three guitarists for the rock band Pearl Jam. ... Hunger Strike is Temple of the Dogs most popular song. ...

Two of the songs on the album, both written by Cornell, are written to Wood according to the liner notes. These are "Reach Down" and the album's lead-in, the immensely popular "Say Hello 2 Heaven".

The Alice in Chains song "Would?," dedicated to Wood, became one of their biggest hits and appeared on their 1992 album Dirt. The song is also contained in the Cameron Crowe's movie Singles. The Singles sound track also includes Chloe Dancer/Crown of Thorns written by Mother Love Bone. Would? is a song by grunge group Alice in Chains, appearing on their 1992 album Dirt. ... Singles from Dirt Released: 1992 Released: 1992 Released: 1993 Released: 1993 Released: 1993 Dirt is a grunge album by Alice in Chains, released on September 29, 1992 (see 1992 in music). ... Cameron Bruce Crowe (born July 13, 1957) is an Academy Award winning American writer and film director. ... Singles (as opposed to Single in its singular form) may mean: Singles (film), directed by Cameron Crowe Singles: Flirt Up Your Life a video game by Rotobee Singles, a compilation by Alison Moyet Singles, a compilation by The Smiths Singles, a compilation of CD singles by Nirvana Singles, a compilation...

The song "Mr Lovedog" by Los Angeles band Faster Pussycat (from their 1992 album "Whipped!") is also a tribute to Andrew Wood. Faster Pussycat vocalist Taime Downe is a Seattle native. Faster Pussycat is an American hard rock band from Los Angeles, California formed in 1986, named after the 1965 film Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!. The group was most successful during the late 1980s with their albums Faster Pussycat and 1989 gold album Wake Me When Its Over that sold... Whipped! is Faster Pussycats third album. ... Faster Pussycat. ...

In 1991, Kevin Wood formed the Fire Ants with his brother Brian Wood and former Nirvana drummer Chad Channing. The group worked with producer Jack Endino and released an EP, "Stripped", through the Seattle record label Dekema Records. Brian and Kevin later formed the group Devilhead and signed with Stone Gossard's Loosegroove record label. This article is about the American grunge band. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Jack Endino is a music producer based in Seattle, USA. Long associated with Seattle label Sub Pop and the grunge movement, Endino worked on seminal albums from bands such as Mudhoney and Soundgarden, but is probably best known for producing the first Nirvana album, Bleach, released in 1989. ... Dekema Records is a record label that first achieved notice in the 1990s for releasing the EP Stripped by the seminal grunge rock group the Fire Ants. ...

In 1995, Gossard released Return to Olympus, a compilation of demos recorded by Wood and Malfunkshun. Return to Olympus is the only album by the grunge band Malfunkshun. ...

Tributes

Besides the Temple of the Dog project, other tributes to Wood have been made. Temple of the Dog is the only album from the grunge supergroup of the same name. ...

The 1994 album The Cult by The Cult features a song titled "Sacred Life" that mentions the death of Andrew Wood. The album also expresses his interest in a highschool mate Emily, who died in a car accident. A song entitled "All My Bridges are Burning" by popular 80s hair metal band, Warrant, was also released at approximately the same time and was dedicated to Andy. The Cult is the sixth studio album from English rock band, The Cult. ... The Cult are an English rock band, who appeared in their earliest form in Bradford during 1981. ...

In 2005, director Scot Barbour completed production on the documentary, Malfunkshun: The Andrew Wood Story (distributed by Sony), which premiered at the Seattle International Film Festival. Later that year, the film won the Judges' Choice for Best Documentary at the FAIF Film Festival in Hollywood, California. [1] Sony Corporation ) is a Japanese multinational corporation and one of the worlds largest media conglomerates with revenue of $66. ... The Seattle International Film Festival (SIFF), held annually in Seattle, Washington, is purported to be the largest film festival in the United States and among the top film festivals in the world. ... Greetings from Hollywood Hollywood is a district of the city of Los Angeles, California, U.S.A., that extends from Vermont Avenue on the east to just beyond Laurel Canyon Boulevard above Sunset and Crescent Heights Boulevards on the west; the north to south boundary east of La Brea Avenue...

The same year on March 19, to celebrate Andrew, some Italian fans organized the Pearl Jam annual tribute in Milan with special guest Kevin Wood on guitar. To see some videos check [2]

The Song "Would?" was written by Alice in Chains Guitarist/Singer/Lyricist Jerry Cantrell in Andrew Wood's memory. This song is also Featured in the Alice in Chains "Dirt" album. It is also featured in the movie "Singles" soundtrack. This article is about the grunge band. ... Jerry Fulton Cantrell Jr. ... This article is about the grunge band. ... Look up dirt in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

External links

• Malfunkshun Web Site
• Malfunkshun: The Andrew Wood Story

References

• Tinelli, Paul. "Malfunkshun". All Music Guide. Retrieved May 9, 2005.
• Andrew Wood History - Interview with brother Kevin Wood