- Was a bouncer of the Cavern Club where The Beatles played until Brian Epstein offered him a job as a road manager for the Beatles.
- He was cremated after his death, and his ashes shipped back to England... becoming lost in the mail en route. John Lennon's wry comment when he heard the news was that Mal likely "wound up in the Dead Letter Department." His ashes were eventually located, and given to his family.
- On the song "A Day in the Life" from Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, Mal is the one heard counting out the timing on the 24-bar orchestral build up.
- Mal discovered Badfinger and signed them a record deal with Apple, The Beatles' record company. Mal was an executive of Apple until he was sacked by Allen Klein in 1970.
- Depressed over the breakup of his marriage, Evans locked himself in his bedroom with an air pistol. His live-in girlfriend called the police, who shot him several times when he refused to drop the gun. He died instantly.
- Former road manager / bodyguard for The Beatles. Known as "Big" Mal Evans.
- One of his jobs for the Beatles was faking their signatures for autographed photos, side-by-side with Neil Aspinall; the demand for them was just too great for the band to take the time.
- Nearly fired several times during his first week with the Beatles, for making beginner's mistakes, including setting up Ringo's cymbals at the wrong height and losing one of John's acoustic guitars.
- He continued his association with the former Beatles after he left Apple, including time spent with John Lennon and May Pang during their sojourn in Los Angeles.
- Played on some Beatle songs - a Hammond organ for "You Won't See Me"; chorus in "Yellow Submarine" and "You Know My Name (Look Up the Number)"; Bass harmonium on "Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite!"; a piano for "A Day in the Life"; a tambourine of "Dear Prudence"; trumpet for "Helter Skelter"; an anvil on "Maxwell's Silver Hammer".
- Has written an autobiography, "Living with the Beatles Legend" which remains unpublished.
- Mal and his wife were estranged from 1973 up to his death in 1976.
- Co-wrote "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" and "Fixing a Hole" with Paul McCartney while living in Paul's house. (Has not yet received the promised royalties.).
- Worked as a telecommunications engineer before becoming the Beatles' road manager.
- Daughter Julie, born 1966.
- Son Gary, born 1961.
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