Alec John Such

Bassist Alec John Such, a founding member of Bon Jovi, has died at the age of 70, Jon Bon Jovi announced on social media Sunday.

The reason I got into a band to begin with is because I didn’t want to work.” He was replaced by bassist Hugh McDonald, who became an official member of the band in 2016. As a founding member of Bon Jovi, Alec was integral to the formation of the band. I was a good 10 years older than the rest of the band. Love them to death and always will.” “I was 31 when I joined.

New York-born Such played bass for American rock band in its 1980s heyday.

He played with Bon Jovi through the group’s heyday in the 1980s. “And I am only too happy to have been a part of that vision.” Such had played in a band called the Message with Sambora.

The death has been announced of the bassist Alec John Such, a founding member of Bon Jovi. He was 70.

A New Jersey music scene veteran, New York-born Alec John Such was part of the Bon Jovi line-up from the band's formation in the early 1980s until 1994. "Alec was always wild and full of life. "He was an original.

Bon Jovi credited Such for bringing the band together, noting that he was a childhood friend of drummer Tico Torres and brought guitarist and songwriter Richie ...

"And I am only too happy to have been a part of that vision." He played with Bon Jovi through the group's heyday in the 1980s. A publicist for singer-songwriter Jon Bon Jovi didn't immediately respond to messages.

Alec John Such, a founding member of the iconic rock band Bon Jovi, has died, according to multiple published reports.

"As a founding member of Bon Jovi, Alec was integral to the formation of the band. Alec was always wild and full of life. "We are heartbroken to hear of the news of the passing of our dear friend Alec John Such. He was an original," Bon Jovi posted on social media.

No details on when or how John Such died were immediately available. A publicist for Bon Jovi didn't immediately respond to messages.

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New York-born John Such was a veteran figure in the thriving New Jersey music scene that helped spawn Bon Jovi.

Bon Jovi credited John Such for bringing the band together, noting that he was a childhood friend of drummer Tico Torres and brought guitarist and songwriter Richie Sambora to see the band perform. “He was an original,” Bon Jovi wrote in a post on Twitter. “As a founding member of Bon Jovi, Alec was integral to the formation of the band.” Alec John Such, the bassist and a founding member of Bon Jovi, has died at the age of 70.

Jon Bon Jovi on Sunday announced the death of John Such, the New Jersey rock band's bassist from 1983 to 1994. No details on when or how John Such died were ...

"And I am only too happy to have been a part of that vision." He played with Bon Jovi through the group's heyday in the 1980s. A publicist for singer-songwriter Jon Bon Jovi didn't immediately respond to messages.

A founding member and original bass player of the band Bon Jovi, Alec John Such, has died, according to a tweet from the group Sunday afternoon.

The group was reunited when Bon Jovi was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2018. Today those special memories bring a smile to my face and a tear to my eye. "We are heartbroken to hear the news of the passing of our dear friend Alec John Such. He was an original.

A founding member of Bon Jovi, former bass player Alec John Such, has died, the band has announced. His former bandmates said they are "heartbroken" to hear ...

"He was an original. His former bandmates said they are "heartbroken" to hear of his death and praised him as "integral" to the formation of the band. His former bandmates said they are "heartbroken" to hear of his death and praised him as "integral" to the formation of the band.

Bassist Alec John Such, a founding member of Bon Jovi, has died at the age of 70, Jon Bon Jovi announced on social media today (June 5).

The reason I got into a band to begin with is because I didn’t want to work.” He was replaced by bassist Hugh McDonald, who became an official member of the band in 2016. As a founding member of Bon Jovi, Alec was integral to the formation of the band. I was a good 10 years older than the rest of the band. “I was 31 when I joined. “We are heartbroken to hear the news of the passing of our dear friend Alec John Such,” Bon Jovi posted.