Clive Burr Deid

[fatshaft]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-21771857

 

Former Iron Maiden drummer Clive Burr has died at the age of 56 after suffering from multiple sclerosis.

 

Steve Harris, the heavy metal band's founder and bass player, said it was "terribly sad news" in an announcement on the group's website.

 

"He was a wonderful person and an amazing drummer who made a valuable contribution to Maiden in the early days when we were starting out."

 

Burr joined Iron Maiden in 1979 and played on their first three albums.

 

Lead singer Bruce Dickinson also paid tribute, saying: "Even during the darkest days of his MS, Clive never lost his sense of humour or irreverence."

 

Megadeath bassist David Ellefson, who left his tribute on Facebook, said: "He was one of my all time favourite Metal drummers."

 

"So sad," said Brian Slagal, CEO of Metal Blade Records, on Twitter. "Clive was a great guy."

 

"Always remember CLIVE for eternity," said Iron Maiden tribute band Coverslave in their own Twitter tribute.

 

Born in 1957 in east London, Burr was a member of British metal band Samson before joining Iron Maiden.

 

"I first met Clive when he was leaving Samson and joining Iron Maiden," said Dickinson. "He was a great guy and a man who really lived his life to the full."

 

Burr left the band in December 1982, just as they were about to become a global stadium headliner.

 

When he was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 2001, his former Maiden bandmates formed the Clive Burr MS Trust Fund to help raise money for his living costs.

 

They performed a number of concerts in his honour when he struggled to keep up payments on his house.

[daytripping]

 

Couldn't let it drop off the board without a reply, never seen that before mate.

[daytripping]

Now if Tony Hadley had died this would be a ten pager, lesson learnt son.

[daytripping]

Heavy metal may have an audience at teenage barn dances in teuchter land but here in the smoke we don't bother with it, that's why we have no heavy metal nightclubs.

[Poodler]

I love Tony Hadley

[Redstar]

God rest him

[fatshaft]

I love Tony Hadley

please have some respect, no nonces in an iron Maiden thread.

[360]

All his goth fans will be gloomy for a change.

[Poodler]

please have some respect, no nonces in an iron Maiden thread.

 

 

I've probably seen Maiden mare times than you hopeless prick, nae mincing aroon here

[fatshaft]

I've probably seen Maiden mare times than you hopeless prick, nae mincing aroon here

6?

 

Why post your love of a poofter then?

[dave_min]

Heavy metal may have an audience at teenage barn dances in teuchter land but here in the smoke we don't bother with it, that's why we have no heavy metal nightclubs.

 

[360]

Why do people like gay things like heavy metal and wrestling?