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In 1983, Jon Bon Jovi formed Bon Jovi in Sayreville, New Jersey, with friends Tico Torres, on drums; David Bryan, on keyboards; Alec John Such, on bass; and Richie Sambora on guitar and co-songwriting. But this band, who would later become an irrefutable icon of the 80's and beyond, was not Jon's first attempt at assembling his own group. Jon Bon Jovi, originally born John Francis Bongiovi, started playing and studying music when he was 13. He joined his first band Raze that same year …