one last thing before I quit

20 years ago yesterday, music changed forever. I'm sure you've heard that millions of times, but I assure you, this story is new to you. And I will attempt to keep it short.

Mother Love Bone was a Seattle band that formed in 1988. On March 19, 1990, just a couple days before their debut album, Apple, was about to be released, their lead singer, Andrew Wood, overdosed on heroin. Mother Love Bone immediately dismantled which put into motion the start of our most popular grunge bands.

Former MLB members Stone Gossard (guitar) and Jeff Ament (bass) were approached by Wood's roommate Chris Cornell, to record a couple songs in memory of Woods. They accepted. Soon after, they were joined by Matt Cameron, Mike McCready and Eddie Vedder, and quickly turned the two songs into a full length album, all under the name of Temple Of The Dog. Following their one and only album, Cornell and Cameron went on to form Soundgarden, while Gossard, Ament, McCready and Vedder started up Pearl Jam. Wow.