I was a good 10 years older than the rest of the band. “The record company used to lie about my age,” John Such told The Asbury Park Press in 2000. The band’s third album, “Slippery When Wet,” would end up selling 12 million copies and its follow-up, 1988’s “New Jersey,” scored even more hit songs. John Such brought Torres and Sambora into the band, while Bon Jovi brought in his childhood friend David Bryan, who had been a part of an earlier band, Atlantic City Expressway. It was there where he booked Jon Bon Jovi & The Wild Ones, seeing the potential of a young musician with a mission. In the early 1980s, John Such was the manager of what was then the Hunka Bunka Ballroom in Sayreville, New Jersey. We will miss him dearly.”īorn in Yonkers, New York on November 14, 1951, John Such played in an earlier band with Sambora, The Message, before ultimately joining Bon Jovi. Today these special memories bring a smile to my face and a tear to my eye. … To be honest, we found our way to each other thru him - 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,” Bon Jovi posted. 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).
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