Comments on: Mal Evans

By: Tedvaldo

Tedvaldo — Tue, 05 Feb 2019 23:25:35 +0000

He could have and should have been looked after better, both financially and emotionally. To me Mal is the saddest tale in The Beatles story. He was a broken man in the 70’s.

By: Bertie Bear

Bertie Bear — Wed, 19 Sep 2018 18:53:37 +0000

Mal wasn’t cast aside on the split. He received a ‘thank you’ name check from John on the Imagine LP & from George on ATMP and LITMW. And he gets a songwriting credit with George on the ‘Ringo’ album.
So he was still part of the Fab Three’s circle at least up to late 1973.

By: Music Guy

Music Guy — Sat, 07 Apr 2018 11:57:00 +0000

Your comment about PM suing.. is just scratching the surface. Take it from one who knows…..

By: Symphonie

Symphonie — Sat, 07 Apr 2018 11:43:23 +0000

I can vouch for that ?

By: Slipper of the Yard

Slipper of the Yard — Mon, 19 Mar 2018 20:05:17 +0000

My recollection was it was not Mal who met the Police at the door in Let it Be, but a rather dapper looking chap in a frock coat.

By: John Burns

John Burns — Tue, 12 Dec 2017 01:26:44 +0000

In 1968 £28 p/week was the average salary. So, £38 per week was buttons for what he was doing.

By: Chris

Chris — Sun, 06 Aug 2017 02:59:28 +0000

So what happened to the book?!

By: Stewart

Stewart — Mon, 24 Jul 2017 04:30:41 +0000

As a lifelong Beatles fan and retired professional musician myself I have to say given the money the Beatles machine earned and the life blood Mal gave the Beatles they indeed should have paid him more at the very least. The butterfly effect is real and some noticeable things would have been different without Mals involvement in the group and he was an integral part of the Beatles engine.

By: MikeP

MikeP — Wed, 19 Jul 2017 16:48:55 +0000

So? What were the cops supposed to do when Mal pointed it at them? Ask “Uh, excuse me, sir. Is that a real weapon or just a toy?” ?

By: MikeP

MikeP — Mon, 19 Jun 2017 16:19:44 +0000

Ah, yes. That mindset that says a perfectly capable human being needs to be “looked after” and “taken care of”. SMH. No one held a gun to his head. If he didn’t like his wages, he could’ve walked at any time.

BTW, his widow did pretty well selling the Beatles memorabilia that Mal had collected.

By: Larry

Larry — Tue, 02 May 2017 06:05:59 +0000

Seems like if Neil was properly paid, why not Mal? After all, he was the main go-to-guy for the day-to-day. Seems like he was paid as little as possible, and was common for Brian, but Mal made so much happen in their lives so should have been paid like twice as much, or more. Any comments on that, please?

Also, strange that Paul couldn’t admit his part in writing Sgt. Pepper?!? I guess only they knew the truth about that. That one credit would have set him for life. Again, any comments?

By: Teddy Salad

Teddy Salad — Wed, 19 Apr 2017 19:40:57 +0000

I agree with this. Additionally, I don’t know the buying power of 38 pounds a week in 1968. Perhaps he wasn’t paid well, but I’ll bet all his travels and any other need of his own were paid for by the corporation. So, while he may not have made a lot of money, all or most of it was probably free of expense.

By: Some Whoknows

Some Whoknows — Mon, 16 Jan 2017 16:25:13 +0000

The proceeds from the handwritten lyrics were given to to Alder Hey Children’s Hospital, liverpool

By: Cristina

Cristina — Fri, 30 Dec 2016 06:40:48 +0000

Wait a second, I’m not sure why any of the Beatles HAD to somehow “take care” of Mal?. He was a friend and he worked with them. He could have gotten paid more, but there’s no reason why they were somehow obligued to care for him after the band’s split. He was perfectly able… has it even been suggested that he was in a bad economic situation?

By: Cristina

Cristina — Fri, 30 Dec 2016 06:32:09 +0000

At least Paul didn’t even go to his dad’s funeral. Some people just don’t go to such things.

By: Tommy

Tommy — Fri, 12 Aug 2016 11:51:12 +0000

Harrison gave the family about five grand after he died. Lennon joked when Mal’s ashes were lost in the “Dead mail.” Paul sued to stop his family from auctioning off lyrics to Beatles songs. Of all the Beatles I liked Paul the least.

By: manteau

manteau — Tue, 19 Jan 2016 11:56:55 +0000

“Long lost John” is an outtake from the “Plastic ono band” album, autumn 1970, along with “don’t be cruel” and a couple of others, there’s only John, Ringo and Klaus on it, I think it’s originally a skiffle number.

By: pkgannon

pkgannon — Fri, 01 Jan 2016 20:59:05 +0000

Hang on. He was ok with the Beatles. Even after the split. He played tambourine for John on Instant Karma. He’s in the video. It’s true he didn’t get a large salary. But that is really Brian Epstein, not John, Paul, George, and Ringo. Listen, I am sure they all knew HE would be a millionaire at some point. He had lots of memorabilia! All he had to do was write his memoirs.

By: sagedaddy

sagedaddy — Sat, 23 May 2015 15:09:32 +0000

Eunice! I can’t believe I haven’t looked back here in a year!!! Thanks so much for your recollection of this memorable time in your life!! Please get in touch with me at peterhicks@mac.com so we can communicate further. Of course post more here too if you want to!

By: sagedaddy

sagedaddy — Sat, 23 May 2015 14:54:48 +0000

From what year was “Long Lost John” recorded? Was it from the sessions for his first solo album?