Once upon a time, being a rock star meant you could pretty much do whatever you fancied. Smash up a hotel room? No problem. Drink like a sailor, smoke like a chimney, snort like a vacuum cleaner? All part of the job description. But times have changed. These days, throw a telly out of a hotel window and it’s not just the manager giving you grief – it’s someone from housekeeping live-tweeting it with the hashtag #RockStarOrJustJerk before TMZ has even sent a camera crew. The a

He carried amps, secrets and emotional weight for the Beatles for over a decade. Mal Evans was far more than a roadie. His story reveals what happens to those who build greatness but never claim the spotlight.

On 16 January 1980 Paul McCartney arrived in Tokyo for a sold out Wings tour. He never left the airport. Arrested for cannabis possession, he spent nine days in a Japanese detention centre and was deported. A quietly pivotal moment in rock history.