Andrew Patrick Wood (January 8, 1966 – March 19, 1990) was an American musician who was the lead singer and lyricist for the alternative rock bands Malfunkshun and Mother Love Bone.

They began writing original material and formed Mother Love Bone the same year, adding guitarist Bruce Fairweather (also a former member of Green River) and drummer Greg Gilmore to the lineup.

Struggling with drug dependence, Wood checked himself into rehab in 1989, hoping to get clean for the release of Mother Love Bone's debut album.

[2] Each member adopted onstage alter egos, with Andrew becoming Landrew the Love Child, Kevin performing as Kevinstein, and Hagar becoming Thundarr.

[3] Unlike most grunge groups in Seattle, Malfunkshun were influenced by glam rock with Wood described as "a hippie, glammed-out rock and roll god, equal parts Marc Bolan and Jim Morrison,"[3] with his look and vocal style influenced by frontmen such as Freddie Mercury, Paul Stanley, and Marc Bolan.

[3] Wood and Hagar started playing with Stone Gossard and Jeff Ament of Green River, which disbanded in 1988,[4][8] on occasion performing as the cover band Lords of the Wasteland.

[3] Former Green River guitarist Bruce Fairweather joined the lineup; former 10 Minute Warning and Skin Yard drummer Greg Gilmore replaced Hagar, forming Mother Love Bone in the same year.

[12] David Browne of The New York Times wrote that "Apple may be one of the first great hard-rock records of the 90s" and that "Andrew Wood could have been the first of the big-league Seattle rock stars.

"[13] Shortly after Wood's death, former roommate and friend Chris Cornell[2] of Soundgarden wrote two songs, "Reach Down" and "Say Hello 2 Heaven", as a tribute to him.

[19] In the liner notes of Alice in Chains' Music Bank box set collection, Jerry Cantrell said of the song: I was thinking a lot about Andrew Wood at the time.

[20]In 1992, PolyGram reissued both Shine and Apple as the compilation album Mother Love Bone,[4] while the song "Chloe Dancer/Crown of Thorns" was included on the soundtrack to the film Singles.

[4] The same year, Los Angeles band Faster Pussycat wrote the song "Mr. Lovedog", from the album Whipped!, in tribute to Wood.

"[21] The Seattle rock band War Babies, which briefly featured Mother Love Bone's Jeff Ament on bass, dedicated the song "Blue Tomorrow" off their eponymous 1992 debut album to Wood.