Andrew Wood is recognized as one of the fathers of a music genre.
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 . Though the band only had two songs released , `` With Yo ' Heart ( Not Yo ' Hands ) '' and `` Stars-n-You '' , on the Deep Six compilation album , they are often cited as being among the `` founding fathers '' of the Seattle 's grunge movement . Mother Love Bone was an American rock band that formed in Seattle , Washington in 1987 . Frontman Andrew Wood 's personality and compositions helped to catapult the group to the top of the burgeoning late 1980s/early 1990s Seattle music scene .