Legacy
In the year following his death, Wood's former roommate Chris Cornell, of Soundgarden, wrote two songs, "Reach Down" and "Say Hello 2 Heaven", in tribute to his late friend. Cornell then approached Wood's former bandmates, Gossard and Ament about releasing the songs as singles, before collaborating on an album. Adding drummer Matt Cameron, future Pearl Jam lead guitarist Mike McCready, and future Pearl Jam lead singer, Eddie Vedder, they formed Temple of the Dog in 1990, to pay tribute to Wood, releasing one self-titled album in 1991.
Fellow Seattle band Alice in Chains dedicated their debut album Facelift to Wood while the song "Would?" included in their second album, Dirt, was written about Wood and other singers who had died as a result of drugs. 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. We always had a great time when we did hang out, much like Chris Cornell and I do. There was never really a serious moment or conversation, it was all fun. Andy was a hilarious guy, full of life and it was really sad to lose him. But I always hate people who judge the decisions others make. So it was also directed towards people who pass judgments.' | ” |
In 1992, PolyGram reissued both Shine and Apple as the compilation album Mother Love Bone, while the song "Chloe Dancer/Crown of Thorns" was included on the soundtrack to the film Singles. The same year, Los Angeles band Faster Pussycat wrote the song "Mr. Lovedog", from the album Whipped!, in tribute to Wood. Bradley Torreano, of Allmusic, stating that the song "offered a sad elegy to another charismatic figure in the metal world."
In 1993, Seattle post-grunge band Candlebox released their self-title debut featuring the single "Far Behind." Written in memory of Andrew Wood.
Wood's former band mate Stone Gossard compiled early Malfunkshun recordings, releasing the compilation album Return to Olympus, through his Loosegroove Records label, in 1995.
In 2005, director Scot Barbour completed production on the documentary, Malfunkshun: The Andrew Wood Story. The film documents Wood's music career as well as his family background. The film premiered at the Seattle International Film Festival. In October of the same year, the film was screened at the FAIF Film Festival in Hollywood, California.
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