On the night of Wood’s funeral, many of his friends and collaborators gathered at Mother Love Bone manager Kelly Curtis’ house, including director Cameron Crowe and his wife, Heart guitarist and Seattle native Nancy Wilson. Their eponymous album, released in April 1991, sold modestly thanks to Soundgarden’s profile-they were signed to A&M, in rotation on 120 Minutes, and toured with Guns N’ Roses. With guitarist Mike McCready, Soundgarden drummer Matt Cameron, and recently relocated San Diego native Eddie Vedder, they called themselves Temple of the Dog, after one of Wood’s lyrics. Wood’s roommate Chris Cornell recruited Wood’s erstwhile Mother Love Bone bandmates Jeff Ament and Stone Gossard to record some songs he’d been working on. As often happens in creatively fueled local scenes, community members rallied and turned their grief into art. Andrew Wood died of a heroin overdose in March of 1990, rending his tight-knit Seattle music community.
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