Bon Jovi

Such left the band in 1994, but returned to perform with the band when they were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2018.

“It felt like work, and I didn’t want to work. “We are heartbroken to hear the news of the passing of our dear friend Alec John Such. “He was an original. “When I was 43, I started to get burned out,” he said.

“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.

The band confirmed the death of their former bassist Sunday in a statement on social media. No cause of death was provided. “We are heartbroken to hear the news ...

As a founding member of Bon Jovi, Alec was integral to the formation of the band. The band continued, “Alec was always wild and full of life. In a separate tweet, keyboardist David Bryan — who enlisted Such to join the then-newly assembled collection of musicians behind singer Jon Bon Jovi, fresh off his local hit “Runaway” — wrote of Such, “RIP my soul brother….

"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. He was a childhood ...

He was a childhood friend of Tico [Torres] and brought Richie [Sambora] to see us perform. "As a founding member of Bon Jovi, Alec was integral to the formation of the band. There's sad news to report as original Bon Jovi bassist Alec John Such has died.

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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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.

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.

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.

"We are heartbroken to hear the news of the passing of our dear friend Alec John Such," Bon Jovi shared Sunday on Twitter of their former bassist and ...

"And I am only too happy to have been a part of that vision." "We are heartbroken to hear the news of the passing of our dear friend Alec John Such," they shared. Today those special memories bring a smile to my face and a tear to my eye.

Alec John Such, the bassist and a founding member of the iconic rock band Bon Jovi, has died.

He played with Bon Jovi through the group’s heyday in the 1980s. Such had played with Sambora in a band called Message. A publicist for singer-songwriter Jon Bon Jovi didn’t immediately respond to messages.

Alec John Such, who went from managing the former Jernee Mill Inn in Sayreville to playing bass guitar for Bon Jovi, has died.

That day was proclaimed Bon Jovi Day in the state of New Jersey. He kept a low profile after his Bon Jovi years, with the exception of an estate sale at his former Colts Neck home in 2000. The reason I got into a band to begin with is because I didn’t want to work.” I was a good 10 years older than the rest of the band. “We are heartbroken to hear the news of the passing of our dear friend Alec John Such,” said the band June 5 on social media. As a founding member of Bon Jovi, Alec was integral to the formation of the band.

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.

Jon Such played in the band Message with Richie Sambora before joining Bon Jovi. He came to the band after seeing Jon Bon Jovi & the Wild Ones play in a club ...

Alec John Such, the original bassist for Bon Jovi, has died. Jon Bon Jovi announced the passing of his former bandmate on He was 70.

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

He played with Bon Jovi through the group's heyday in the '80s. John Such had played in a band called the Message with Sambora. A publicist for Bon Jovi didn't immediately respond to messages.

Bon Jovi's original bass player, Alec John Such, has died at the age of 70. No cause of death has been revealed yet. The band announced his passing on ...

He was included in their induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2018. Such was a founding member of the band and was with them through their most successful era, playing on the Slippery When Wet and New Jersey albums. As a founding member of Bon Jovi, Alec was integral to the formation of the band.