Alec John Such Dead At 70: Bon Jovi Pays Tribute To Founding Member And Bassist

Alec John Such, the bassist and a founding member of Bon Jovi, has died. He was 70.

The rock band announced Such's death via Twitter Sunday with a heartfelt tribute. No details on when or how the musician died were immediately available.

"We are heartbroken to hear the news of the passing of our dear friend Alec John Such," Bon Jovi wrote. "He was an original. As a founding member of Bon Jovi, Alec was integral to the formation of the band. To be honest, we found our way to each other [through] him. He was a childhood friend of Tico [Torres, drummer] and brought Richie [Sambora, guitarist and co-songwriter] to see us perform."

The band, whose founding members also included frontman Jon Bon Jovi and keyboardist David Bryan, remembered Such as someone who was "wild and full of life."

"Today those special memories bring a smile to my face and a tear to my eye. We'll miss him dearly," they wrote.

The band also shared a video tribute, featuring a live performance of their 1988 song "Blood On Blood" and footage of Such speaking about the special bond they share as a group.

"Now to my bandmates, we had so many great times together and I just love them to death, always will," Such said in one throwback clip, adding in another: "The Bon Jovi band is definitely a family."

Frontman Bon Jovi, 60, shared the same message on his personal Twitter account.

Bryan, who enlisted Such to join the band, paid tribute to the late bassist in a separate post. "RIP, my soul brother…. It was an honor and pleasure to share the stage and to share life with you," he wrote.

Celebrities and fans offered their condolences and honored Such on social media following the announcement.

"Much love and respect, Jersey brother. RIP DDP," Diamond Dallas Page wrote.

"Alec was a big part of this band. [For] me, as a longtime fan of Bon Jovi for 35 years, miss you, Alec. The band was never the same after you. The lineup of you and Ritchie wasn't even close after you left. That's how much you meant to me. Keep rockin', brother," one fan tweeted.

"I'm heartbroken. I remember he was such a character in all the behind-the-scenes VHS tapes Bon Jovi had in the '80s and '90s. One of the originals. My thoughts to the band, past and present, and to Alec's family. RIP Alec," another wrote.

Such served as a bassist on the first albums of Bon Jovi, from their self-titled LP in 1983 to their double-platinum album "Keep the Faith," which features the band's hit songs "Livin' on a Prayer," "Wanted Dead or Alive," "You Give Love a Bad Name" and "I'll Be There for You."

Such quit the band in 1994 and was replaced by Hugh McDonald.

Such and Sambora reunited with the band in 2018 when they were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.