A biography by Kenneth Womack “Living the Beatles Legend: The Untold Story of Mal Evans” draws extensively from the memoir of the same name that Evans completed and planned to submit for publication. But following his tragic death in January 1976 at the age of 40, the project was shelved. Womack is also overseeing a second volume of the biography, slated to be published in 2024, showcasing elements of Mal Evans’ vast personal archive. The book contains diaries, artifacts, and never-before-seen photos — including what may be the very last image of McCartney and John Lennon ever taken together.
All The Beatles granted him permission to pen his memoirs. Their individual approval letters are printed in Womack’s bio, and they’re all uniquely hilarious. “Sure, you can do your book,” writes Paul McCartney, “as long as you tell them how lovely I am.” John Lennon’s note is characteristically more cheeky. “Good luck with the book. And heaven help us all! I’ve been dying to read your diary for the last thousand years! Make a buck, but don’t f— it [up]…”
Evans was there for nearly every concert date, setting up the stage and prepping the instruments. He was there for every recording session.
Living the Beatles Legend features Evans’ own insights on the group’s final days and ultimate split. He remained close to all the former Fabs prior to his death, and even relocated to Los Angeles with Lennon in 1973.
Evans reached for his camera and snapped a photo of the two old friends lounging at the beach house — flanked by their partners, Linda and May Pang, and Harry Nilsson. May would also take some Polaroids of the meeting at some point this day, but there’s a very real possibility that Evans’ picture is the last photo ever taken of the 20th Century’s greatest songwriting duo.
In the years after the Beatles’ disbandment, Big Mal continued in their employ as each embarked upon solo careers. By 1974, he was determined to make his name as a songwriter and record producer, setting off for a new life in Los Angeles, where he penned his memoirs. But in January 1976, on the verge of sharing his book with the world, Evans’s story came to a tragic end during a domestic standoff with the LAPD.
For Beatles devotes, Mal’s life and untimely death have always been shrouded in mystery. For decades, his diaries, manuscripts, and vast collection of memorabilia was missing, seemingly lost forever…until now.
Working with full access to Mal’s unpublished archives and having conducted hundreds of new interviews, author Kenneth Womack affords readers with a full telling of Mal’s unknown story at the heart of the Beatles’ legend. Lavishly illustrated with unseen photos and ephemera from Mal’s archives, Living the Beatles’ Legend: The Untold Story of Mal Evans is the missing puzzle piece in the Fab Four’s incredible story.
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