Clive Burr

Burr's niece, Rayne Leat, is a professional wrestler signed to WWE under the ring name Lizzy Rain. Leat wrestles with a metalhead gimmick under the moniker "The Maiden of Metal", in reference to Burr and Iron Maiden. According to Leat, she was not close with Burr as he was battling multiple sclerosis by the time she got to know him. Leat also revealed that the jacket she wears to the ring belonged to Burr.

Burr was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS) in the late 1990s, the treatment of which left him deeply in debt. Iron Maiden staged a series of charity concerts and were involved in the founding of the Clive Burr MS Trust Fund. Burr used a wheelchair due to his condition. He was also the patron of Clive Aid, a charity formed in 2004. Clive Aid has continued to raise awareness and funds for various cancer and MS programs around the world through the staging of rock events. Burr attended many of these events. His partner, Mimi, was also diagnosed with MS. Burr died in his sleep on 12 March 2013 in London due to complications related to MS. In a statement released on the band's website, Iron Maiden bass player Steve Harris stated "This is terribly sad news. Clive was a very old friend of all of us. 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. This is a sad day for everyone in the band and those around him and our thoughts and condolences are with his partner Mimi and family at this time." Iron Maiden singer Bruce Dickinson stated "Even during the darkest days of his M.S., Clive never lost his sense of humour or irreverence." A funeral service was held for Burr on 25 March 2013 at the City of London Crematorium.