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Mal Evans was the Beatles\\u2019 right-hand man, their bouncer, bodyguard, gofer, chauffeur, drug-runner, roadie, fellow party animal, confidante and friend. Along with Neil Aspinall he was the man who allowed the band to function daily and catered to their every need. He was such a central cog in the machine that Ringo declared, \\u201cnow Mal\\u2019s left, the Beatles are really over.\\u201d Mal\\u2019s son delivered his archive of photos, manuscripts and memorabilia to the author, lecturer and world-renowned Beatles authority Kenneth Womack and asked him to write his father\\u2019s memoir, and the result \\u2013 \\u2018Living The Beatles Legend: On the Road with the Fab Four \\u2013 the Mal Evans Story\\u2019 \\u2013 has just been published. It sees the whole story through a completely different lens. Among the highlights in this illuminating conversation with Ken you\\u2019ll find \\u2026

... Mal\\u2019s delicate relationships with the band and role as a peace-keeper.  

\\u2026 further proof that Allen Klein \\u201ccaused despair\\u201d.

\\u2026 why Lennon said life on the road \\u201cwas like Satyricon\\u201d.

\\u2026 Mal\\u2019s brief tenure as Apple\\u2019s MD.

\\u2026 how Cynthia Lennon unknowingly shopped him to his wife.

\\u2026 the internal world of \\u201cthe eight outsiders\\u201d (the Fabs, Brian, George M, Neil and Mal).

\\u2026 the reunion with John and Paul at a Harry Nilsson session and the Jesse Ed Davis incident on the Lost Weekend.

\\u2026 echoes of Mal in John Junkin\\u2019s character in A Hard Day\\u2019s Night.

\\u2026 and the tragic and complex circumstances of his death at the hands of the police in 1976.

Order Ken\\u2019s book here:

https://www.waterstones.com/book/living-the-beatles-legend/kenneth-womack//9780008551216?awaid=3787&utm_source=redbrain&utm_medium=shopping&utm_campaign=css&sv1=affiliate&sv_campaign_id=176013&awc=3787_1701449123_6949508e18ba11ed742bd07b0529cc8e

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