It was recently announced that the original bassist for Bon Jovi, Alec John Such had tragically passed away at the age of 70. According to TMZ, the death happened around 2:15 AM on Saturday in his South Carolina home. According to Tamara Willard, Chief Deputy Coroner for Horry County, Such had asked for help in the middle of the night before his death. In addition, authorities have ruled out any instance of foul play that could have been involved. Instead, it is being noted that the late Bon Jovi bassist had passed away from natural causes.
In other news regarding Bon Jovi, the “Living On A Prayer” Singer has been on the road for a series of shows. However, one individual who thinks that Jovi should take drastic measures when it comes to his voice is none other than the frontman of “The Darkness”, Justin Hawkins who proclaimed earlier this year that Bon Jovi needs therapy for his voice. Credit to Blabbermouth for the below.
“It sounds like he needs some kind of therapy. And I think a lot of the time, a situation like that… It doesn’t sound like it’s a polyp or some sort of lump on his vocal cords ’cause that would be more unpredictable — he would be hitting the notes and then it would squeak off and it would do something unexpected. You know that sort of sound when you’re entering puberty and your voice becomes unpredictable. Sometimes when you have a growth or a lump on your vocal cords, it can cause that kind of… Unexpected things happen to your voice. Even if you’re an experienced singer and you can just hold a note, it will squeak off when you’re not expecting it, and it’s very hard to sing around those things. But that’s not what’s happening here. This sounds like he’s super tired.”
Continuing he said: “Everything’s [tuned] down, but he’s still… You have to sing a lot with an adjusted key like that to find the sort of muscle memory in your vocal cords anyway, but he’s struggling with that, not because it’s low; it’s just ’cause he’s tired. And I think he’s psychologically… I don’t know… It sounds like something he’s gonna need some therapy with — actually talk to somebody and try and coax the performances back out. It doesn’t sound to me like there’s damage in there. I’m not a doctor but I’ve experienced voice problems before. And to hold a note with it being off-key suggests some pitching issues that might be to do with hearing as well.”
