By Steve Newton
I’ve seen Iron Maiden in concert most every time they’ve played Vancouver since 1982, the year I interviewed original drummer Clive Burr, who sadly succumbed to multiple sclerosis in 2013 at the age of 56.
In ’83 I did another Maiden interview, this time with singer Bruce Dickinson, before the band played Vancouver on its Piece of Mind tour, on a bill with Saxon and Fastway (who had “Fast” Eddie Clarke from Motorhead and Pete Way from UFO, which I’ve since inducted into Newt’s Rock Hall).
At one point in the conversation I asked Dickinson why Burr was no longer with the band, and he seemed to have a fairly decent explanation.
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It has been five years since the death of ex-Iron Maiden drummer, Clive Burr. I still find myself deeply upset about Clive passing. It
was the loss of a killer of a drummer and not to mention a lovely man. I have and developed a special relationship with Clive when Maiden played Ottawa, Canada in June back in 1982.I met Clive personally and we immediately clicked. It was a brief romance, but I was very young and we didn’t go all the way. When the band left the next day, Clive and I hugged and I became tearful. I will always love and remember Clive Burr. God rest his soul….Kimberly xox