Alec John Such

Alexander "Alec" John Such (born November 14, 1951, Yonkers, NY) was an American musician, and the former bassist for the band Bon Jovi. He left the band in 1994 and has not been officially replaced. As well as playing bass guitar, Such sang backing vocals and occasionally took the lead for part of 'Blood on Blood' at live shows. He is of Hungarian descent (his surname is Szűcs in Hungarian).

According to interviews with Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora in an episode of Behind the Music, Such was dismissed from the band for unsatisfactory performance during live concerts. Also his quality of session recordings during the Cross Road album were a contributing factor to his dismissal from Bon Jovi. However, viewers were not able to hear his side of the story; he declined to be interviewed by the show.

On Bon Jovi's Biography special Richie Sambora claimed that Alec "was tired" and that with Bon Jovi's ambitions "you need to keep up". Whether Such was fired for subpar performances, quit on his own merits, or left for other reasons has still not been definitively answered. It is still a heated topic for debate among Bon Jovi fans to this day.

Alec John Such gave an interview with David Ling for a magazine and gave details of behind the scenes information and was asked to leave. Bon Jovi once said "what goes on in the family, stays in the family". Jon tried to sue David Ling over the controversial quotes at first stating Ling was exaggerating, but Ling had the entire interview with Such on tape to back up the story.

Hugh McDonald took over Such's position as bassist, having already played on several albums from Bon Jovi's debut onwards. However, he is not an "official" member of the band, since the members agreed not to officially replace Alec and therefore does not appear on album artwork or publicity shots.

After leaving Bon Jovi, Such has managed a couple of local New Jersey bands, and also owns a motorcycle shop in New York City. Alec managed the Chicago-based rock band 7th Heaven in 1998 along with James Young of the band Styx.

Such rejoined the band on stage in 2001 for one song (“Wanted Dead Or Alive”) on two occasions, and he was inducted as a Bon Jovi member in the Rock And Roll Hall of Fame in 2018.

Original Bon Jovi bassist Alec John Such has died on 5 June 2022.

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Discography:
Bon Jovi – Bon Jovi (1984)
Bon Jovi – 7800° Fahrenheit (1985)
Bon Jovi – Slippery When Wet (1986)
Bon Jovi – New Jersey (1988)
Bon Jovi – Hard & Hot (Best of Bon Jovi) (1991)
Bon Jovi – Keep The Faith (1992)
Bon Jovi – Cross Road (1994)
Bon Jovi – One Wild Night Live 1985-2001 (2001)
Bon Jovi – Tokyo Road: The Best of Bon Jovi (2001)
Bon Jovi – Greatest Hits (2010)