. . . "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.13 Tours We'd Like to See in 2013: Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden, Judas Priest and MotorheadBorn on March 8th, 1957, in East Ham, London, Burr was a member of another up-and-coming British metal band, Samson, before joining Maiden in 1979." . .