Andrew Wood was the lead singer of a band.
Andrew Patrick Wood ( January 8 , 1966 -- March 19 , 1990 ) was an American musician best known as the lead singer for alternative rock bands Malfunkshun and Mother Love Bone . Electric Angels . One of their first New York shows was opening up for the British band Dogs D'Amour and Mother Love Bone ( featuring Jeff Ament and Stone Gossard who would form Pearl Jam after the death of lead singer Andrew Wood ) . Temple of the Dog was an American rock band that formed in Seattle , Washington in 1990 .