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 Such died were available. Bon Jovi wrote in a post on Twitter: “He was an original. 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. John Such had played in a band called the Message with Sambora.
