Bon Jovi

NEW DELHI : Iconic rock band Bon Jovi on Monday announced the passing away of their former bassist and founding member Alec John Such.

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. -Such had started a band because he did not want to work. -As manager of the Hunka Bunka Ballroom in Sayreville, New Jersey, Such booked Jon Bon Jovi and The Wild Ones before joining the singer-songwriter's band. “And I am only too happy to have been a part of that vision." “Alec you will be missed", the Twitter post was captioned.

Alec John Such, a bassist and founding member of Bon Jovi, died at the age of 70.

"And I am only too happy to have been a part of that vision." "As a founding member of Bon Jovi, Alec was integral to the formation of the band. "Today those special memories bring a smile to my face and a tear to my eye.

Formed in New Jersey in 1983, Such was also responsible for bringing in guitarist Richie Sambora and drummer Tico Torres to the band and remained with Bon Jovi ...

“He was a childhood friend of Tico and brought Richie to see us perform. As a founding member of Bon Jovi, Alec was integral to the formation of the band.” “We are heartbroken to hear the news of the passing of our dear friend Alec John Such,” read a statement from the band released on social media.

Bassist Alec John Such, a founding member of Bon Jovi who played with the group in their 1980s heyday, has died aged 70, the rock band's frontman announced ...

"When Jon Bon Jovi called me up and asked me to be in his band many years ago, I soon realized how serious he was and he had a vision that he wanted to bring us to," Such said at the induction ceremony. "As a founding member of Bon Jovi, Alec was integral to the formation of the band," the singer said in a statement on Twitter. With a string of quickly memorable hits such as "Livin' on a Prayer," "You Give Love a Bad Name" and "Wanted Dead or Alive," Bon Jovi packed arenas in the 1980s on their marathon, pyrotechnic-fueled tours.

WASHINGTON, D.C.: Bassist Alec John Such, a founding member of Bon Jovi who played with the group in their 1980s heyday, has died aged 70, the rock band's ...

"When Jon Bon Jovi called me up and asked me to be in his band many years ago, I soon realized how serious he was and he had a vision that he wanted to bring us to," Such said at the induction ceremony. The hard rockers from New Jersey were led by namesake Jon Bon Jovi, who said Sunday that the band had "found our way to each other thru him." With a string of quickly memorable hits such as "Livin' on a Prayer," "You Give Love a Bad Name" and "Wanted Dead or Alive," Bon Jovi packed arenas in the 1980s on their marathon, pyrotechnic-fueled tours.

Alec John Such, a founding member of Bon Jovi who brought drummer Tico Torres and guitarist Richie Sambora into the rock band, has died.

I was the ghost in the machine for years, and now I’m not a ghost anymore. “Jon and I never spoke about it, and all of a sudden I was a member,” McDonald told the Deseret News in 2018, ahead of the band’s induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. “I have no clue why. The reason I got into a band to begin with is because I didn’t want to work.”