evans sometimes served as a bodyguard to the beatles, protecting them from fans who got out of control, or might want to hurt members of the band. he also sometimes forged their autographs on photographs, when the band themselves did not have the chance to sign them, and helped choose girls from concert audiences to meet later with the band. (aspinall also did these duties.) after the beatles stopped performing live in 1966, he worked for them in other ways.