Former Bon Jovi Bassist, Founding Member Alec John Such Dies

Alec John Such, of Colts Neck, N.J., sits for a portrait inside his second floor bathtub, on June 19, 2004. M. Kathleen Kelly/NJ Advance Media via AP

NEW YORK—Alec John Such, the bassist and a founding member of rock band Bon Jovi, has died. He was 70.

The group on Sunday announced the death of Such, the New Jersey band’s bassist from 1983 to 1994. No details on when or how Such died were immediately available. A publicist for singer-songwriter Jon Bon Jovi didn’t immediately respond to messages.