Alec John Such, a founding member of iconic rock band Bon Jovi, has died.
Key points:
- New York-born Alec Such is credited with bringing Bon Jovi together
- Few details are known about his death
- Jon Bon Jovi said Such "was always wild and full of life"
The group on Sunday announced the death of Such, the New Jersey band's bassist from 1983 to 1994.
He was 70.
No details on when or how he died were immediately available.
A publicist for the group's singer-songwriter, Jon Bon Jovi, did not immediately respond to messages.
However, writing on Twitter, he said: "He was an original."
"As a founding member of Bon Jovi, Alec was integral to the formation of the band."
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Jon 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.
Such had played with Sambora in a band called Message.
The Yonkers, New York-born Such was a veteran figure in the thriving New Jersey music scene that helped spawn Bon Jovi.
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As manager of the Hunka Bunka Ballroom in Sayreville, New Jersey, Such booked Jon Bon Jovi & The Wild Ones before joining the singer-songwriter's band.
He played with Bon Jovi through the group's heyday in the 1980s.
Such departed the band in 1994, when he was replaced by bassist Hugh McDonald.
He later rejoined the band for its induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2018.
"When Jon Bon Jovi called me up and asked me to be in his band many years ago, I soon realised how serious he was and he had a vision that he wanted to bring us to," Such said at the Hall of Fame induction.
AP
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