Andrew Wood
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| Andrew Wood | |
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| Born | January 6, 1966 |
| Origin | Washington, United States |
| Died | March 19, 1990 (aged 24) |
| Genre(s) | Grunge/Rock |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter, guitarist |
| Instrument(s) | Bass guitar Vocals Piano |
| Years active | 1980 - 1990 |
| Label(s) | Stardog Records, Polygram |
| Associated acts | Mother Love Bone Malfunkshun |
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).
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.
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