Alec John Such

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.

The band, Jon Bon Jovi, David Bryan, Tico Torres, Phil X, and Hugh McDonald, announced the death of the musician in an emotional statement. It read: 'We are ...

Love them to death and always will.’ ‘It felt like work, and I didn’t want to work. Today those special memories bring a smile to my face and a tear to my eye.

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

He played with Bon Jovi through the group’s heyday in the 1980s. “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.” 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 Sambora to see the band perform.

Alec John Such, the original bassist of Bon Jovi, has died at the age of 70, it has been confirmed by the band.

RIP Alec John Such. First bass player with the first band I truly loved. I never saw him live as he left the band when I was only seven, but without him they wouldn't be the band I love who have given me so much. Bon Jovi have been a huge inspiration to me since I took my first breath in this world. He joined his former bandmates on stage at the 2018 Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame induction ceremony. The band’s keyboardist David Bryan added in his own tweet: “RIP my soul brother…. Today those special memories bring a smile to my face and a tear to my eye.

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.

“He was an original. As a founding member of Bon Jovi, Alec was integral to the formation of the band. … To be honest, we found our way to each other thru him — ...

At the time, John Such was the manager of what was then the Hunka Bunka Ballroom in Sayreville, New Jersey, booking an early Bon Jovi band there. As a founding member of Bon Jovi, Alec was integral to the formation of the band. Alec John Such, a founding member of rock band Bon Jovi, has died at age 70.

'Alec was always wild and full of life,' rock band said in a statement.

Start your Independent Premium subscription today. Today those special moments will bring a smile to my face and tears to my eyes.” “To be honest, we found our way to each other thru [sic] him,” the statement added.

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.

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.

Former bassist Alec John Such was a founding member of Bon Jovi and had a vastly successful musical career, but he decided to leave the band after almost a ...

I was a good 10 years older than the rest of the band. Jon Bon Jovi has credited him as a founding member of the band. It felt like work and I didn't want to work," he added. “He was an original. As a founding member of Bon Jovi, Alec was integral to the formation of the band. Alec John Such was born in New York in 1951 and went on to become a well-known figure in the thriving New Jersey music scene where Bon Jovi emerged.