late Mother Love Bone frontman Andrew Wood
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Andrew Wood was the charismatic lead singer of the Seattle glam-grunge band Mother Love Bone, whose death in 1990 deeply impacted the emerging grunge scene and inspired tributes from members of Pearl Jam and Soundgarden.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| late Mother Love Bone frontman Andrew Wood canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6102508 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: late Mother Love Bone frontman Andrew Wood Context triple: [Hunger Strike, memorializes, late Mother Love Bone frontman Andrew Wood]
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A.
Richey Edwards
Richey Edwards was the enigmatic lyricist and rhythm guitarist of Welsh rock band Manic Street Preachers, renowned for his intense intellectual themes, self-destructive persona, and mysterious disappearance in 1995.
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B.
Christopher Wood
Christopher Wood was a talented but short-lived English painter and draughtsman associated with early 20th-century modernism, whose life and work are examined in the biography "The Fatal Englishman."
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C.
Morrissey
Morrissey is an English singer, songwriter, and former frontman of the influential alternative rock band The Smiths, known for his distinctive baritone voice, literate and melancholic lyrics, and significant impact on indie and alternative music.
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D.
Richard Butler
Richard Butler was an American Revolutionary War officer and frontiersman whose military service on the early western frontier led to several U.S. counties being named in his honor.
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E.
Richard Butler
Richard Butler is an Australian diplomat best known for leading United Nations weapons inspection efforts in Iraq during the late 1990s.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: late Mother Love Bone frontman Andrew Wood Target entity description: Andrew Wood was the charismatic lead singer of the Seattle glam-grunge band Mother Love Bone, whose death in 1990 deeply impacted the emerging grunge scene and inspired tributes from members of Pearl Jam and Soundgarden.
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A.
Richey Edwards
Richey Edwards was the enigmatic lyricist and rhythm guitarist of Welsh rock band Manic Street Preachers, renowned for his intense intellectual themes, self-destructive persona, and mysterious disappearance in 1995.
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B.
Christopher Wood
Christopher Wood was a talented but short-lived English painter and draughtsman associated with early 20th-century modernism, whose life and work are examined in the biography "The Fatal Englishman."
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C.
Morrissey
Morrissey is an English singer, songwriter, and former frontman of the influential alternative rock band The Smiths, known for his distinctive baritone voice, literate and melancholic lyrics, and significant impact on indie and alternative music.
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D.
Richard Butler
Richard Butler was an American Revolutionary War officer and frontiersman whose military service on the early western frontier led to several U.S. counties being named in his honor.
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E.
Richard Butler
Richard Butler is an Australian diplomat best known for leading United Nations weapons inspection efforts in Iraq during the late 1990s.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | human ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Pearl Jam
ⓘ
Soundgarden ⓘ Temple of the Dog ⓘ |
| associatedBand |
Malfunkshun
ⓘ
Mother Love Bone ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1966-01-08 ⓘ |
| birthName | Andrew Patrick Wood ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Columbus, Mississippi, United States ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | heroin overdose ⓘ |
| closeFriend |
Chris Cornell
ⓘ
Jeff Ament ⓘ Stone Gossard ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1990-03-19 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Seattle, Washington, United States ⓘ |
| formedBand |
Malfunkshun
ⓘ
Mother Love Bone (with other members) ⓘ
linked to:
Mother Love Bone
|
| genre |
alternative rock
ⓘ
glam metal ⓘ grunge ⓘ |
| influenced |
Pearl Jam
ⓘ
Seattle grunge movement ⓘ Soundgarden ⓘ |
| inspiredSong |
“Crown of Thorns” live tributes
ⓘ
“Reach Down” ⓘ
linked to:
Reach Down
“Say Hello 2 Heaven” ⓘ
linked to:
Say Hello 2 Heaven
|
| inspiredWork | Temple of the Dog album ⓘ |
| legacy | considered a foundational figure of the Seattle grunge era ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Malfunkshun
ⓘ
Mother Love Bone ⓘ |
| name | Andrew Wood ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being the frontman of Mother Love Bone
ⓘ
influencing the early Seattle grunge scene ⓘ |
| occupation |
musician
ⓘ
singer ⓘ songwriter ⓘ |
| raisedIn |
Bainbridge Island, Washington, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Bainbridge Island
|
| recordLabel |
Mercury Records
ⓘ
PolyGram ⓘ |
| religion | Christian Science ⓘ |
| roleInMalfunkshun | lead vocalist ⓘ |
| roleInMotherLoveBone | lead vocalist ⓘ |
| sibling |
Brian Wood
ⓘ
Kevin Wood ⓘ |
| stagePersona | glam-influenced frontman ⓘ |
| styleCharacteristic |
mix of glam rock and grunge aesthetics
ⓘ
theatrical stage presence ⓘ |
| vocalType | lead vocalist ⓘ |
| yearsActive | 1980s–1990 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: late Mother Love Bone frontman Andrew Wood Description of subject: Andrew Wood was the charismatic lead singer of the Seattle glam-grunge band Mother Love Bone, whose death in 1990 deeply impacted the emerging grunge scene and inspired tributes from members of Pearl Jam and Soundgarden.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
written in context of tribute to Andrew Wood