This man is a total champ, as this interview illustrates. He works at Downtown Music in Sydney, a very cool guitar shop going strong since 1957. He did a set up on my bass a month ago. That was special for me. Rock on Mark Evans!
I will never understand people that thumbs down something like this . He's not saying anything stupid or offensive he's just simply talking about his time in the band. What's to thumbs down here ?
It was a good book I read it recently. He was very honest and admitted that he was an immature guy at that point in his life. His missing rehearsals and his scrapes with Angus did him in but I also believe that they did need a bass player who could sing as well. And Cliff can sing his ass off. The thing I like about Mark is that unlike Dave Evans he's not trying to hang on desperately to his time with AC/DC.
I agree 100% Recently opened up on a run of a few gigs with Dave Evans and his hole fuckn set just about every night was old acca songs that HE DIDN"T EVEN SING ON... I mean I like his solo album Sold my Soul to Rock and Roll but god damn move on man... lol Mark is a fuckn boss and seems like a genuine bloke as well
Thomas i agree! Dave sounds more like the singer from Quiet Riot Kevin DeBrow.(r.i.p). He sings one way and still dresses like he doesn’t belong, as seen when Brian went down. Now I just want the new album, and a tour with Brian to finish it all up. Wonder when they’ll release the album with all this covid stuff going on.
I just finished his book, and I really didn't want it to end, as it was a fast, enjoyable read. Mark goes into detail not usually found in music Bios of this nature, and those tiny details are what make the book fascinating. It really gives one a behind-the-scenes feel of living the life of rock and roller. I highly recommend it, you won't be disappointed!
Marks strength as a bass player is his ability to sit on a groove and keep it tight. Something that lots of players think they can do but can't. Playing along with Phil is like training yourself to keep perfect time by playing bass lines along with a metronome except Phil keeps perfect time with a unique swing feel to it. Back in the late 70's the one thing all the pommie music critics could agree upon was that AC/DC had a rock solid rhythm section of Malcolm Phil and Mark that worked like a flawless and precise well oiled machine behind Bon and Angus. Mark deserves credit for his part in the constant touring slog that is the AC/DC legacy of making it to the big time by doing it the hard way.
I've read pretty much every book written on AC/DC. Mark seemed to be a vital piece of the band at one point, but had issues with Malcom and Angus , which many people did and was let go. His bass work was great for them. He obviously doesn't seem to hold grudges and has let it go and moved on.
@bflo1000 NOT ALL TOGETHER TRUE,ANGUS AND MALCOM ARE JEALOUS PRICKS TO BE HONEST THATS WHY THEY FIRED DAVE EVANS,HE GOTORE GIRLS AND MORE ATTENTION THAN THEY DID.
@@jasonchandler2463 didn’t they hire Cliff cause they though he would attract more girls because of his good looks? Not only that obviously, but was that not one of the reasons?
I just watched an interview with Bon from 1977 and he states cliff was chosen because he had 12 years experience when he joined their band. Says he brought greater scope to the band’s music. Bon had the class not to mention the head butting with Angus which contributed to Evan’s departure.
Mark is a CLASS guy, killer Bass player & played on the BEST Albums AC/DC ever made. Aussie version of Mick Taylor.Nothing's ever as good as the Original of something, particularly Bands Line ups. The Original was by far the BEST AC/DC !
Great advice at the very end of the video, and that Bon story was funny as hell! Must have been pretty wild and crazy back in those early days of AC/DC with that lineup.
Lovely bloke Mark ... I used to shop regularly at the music store he worked at in Sydney and would chat to him whenever in there about the music biz, always a gent. For anyone in Sydney they would know the shop and would have come across Mark often as well. And for many of us in Australia, when Bon died ... AC/DC was done too.
Mark, like so many others in the same situation could look at it two ways. Look what all I missed out on, or , I got to be a part of some greatness that got huge and everyone knows who I am cuz of it.
Richard Griffiths, the CEO of Epic Records and a booking agent for AC/DC in the mid-1970s, later commented, "You knew Mark wasn't going to last, he was just too much of a nice guy."
I'm going to see AC/DC this coming September (9/28/15) at Dodgers Stadium and I'm so excited. Can't wait to see them. It will be my first time. Have to take advantage because they are not getting any younger. It was been on my bucket list. I will read Mark Evan's book. The Young brothers are so very private. Actually long of them. Which I highly respect. I will let to get to know more about them. I give up listening to them but since I married my hubby I have learned a lot about Heavy Metal, hard Rock and Ac/Dc is one of my favorite bands.
I like Mark Evans, seems a good guy, very genuine and i got his book a couple of weeks ago and its fab. just a great down to earth guy that you'd enjoy having a drink with
What you talking about mark you not part of a team but part of a family all of you guys will go down in history you are all legends thanks for all the interviews you have done over the years must respect from a 35 yr old hardcore fan
I think if they were to continue, and Cliff didn’t want to, it would be fucking awesome to see this guy up there with them. Back together after all those decades. Leave the shit in the past, he’s not the immature kid anymore.
Great bass player/his groove on "SQUELAR" (SOUL STRIPPER) IS PURE FIRE.I'm pretty sure he doesn't give a shit but he should have been inducted w/ AC/DC IN The RnR Hall of Fame.
This bloke may have been in the band for only two years, but personally think it was the best and original band members. It was also when it was an aussie rock band, it slowly became a British band after Evans left and then Bon died rip.
@@bojanglesthewizard8875 the band formed in Burwood Sydney literally two suburbs from me. The young bros learnt their trade in Australia, were educated in Australia, lived the majority of their young lives in Australia and had a mostly Australian accent. Malcum is buried here, so is Bon- 100% aussie accent since he left Scotland at 5. Since all his life here. Btw, Australian people have brittish heritage many even born there or at least a parent. The drummer born in Australia and Evans also. It was an Australian band and yes we know about the heritage as i mentioned 👍
Loved his stuff on highway to he'll. His baselines were frigging superb, with Angus and Malcolm's hard driving guitar licks, just add Bon... sounds like a good drink! Lol
After listening to this guy, it really makes you wonder (NOT slamming Cliff Williams) BUT "what" was it about Cliff that Angus and Malcolm hired him AND kept him around for the duration OF AC/DC? It he THAT talented or is it that he keeps his mouth shut is pliable and only speaks when spoken to? Angus: "Hey Cliffy, were keepin' you on for another album... how does fifty grand a year sound"? Cliff: "Sounds GREAT Angus... whatever you think is fair."
You just answered your own question when you posted: "It he THAT talented or is it that he keeps his mouth shut is pliable and only speaks when spoken to?" Its both reasons at the end of the day. Mark Evans admitted in his autobiography he kept butting heads with Angus, getting into physical altercations with him and so on.
Why fix something that isn't broken? Cliff is a great player and a class act so that's why he was there for 40 years. You don't have to be John Entwhistle to last in a rock band
Certainly a nicer guy that Angus and Malcolm, who by many accounts are ruthless, souless knob heads, but fantastic musicians. It's a pity they couldn't be a bit more human towards the people that helped them gain success. Mark Evans always comes across as a really down to earth, nice bloke.
Yes that may be very true but one must think if the Young brothers were not so ruthless and shrewd over the years they may not have got past Bon Scott. But saying that Bon Scott ACDC is the greatest ever.
He always speaks well of Malcolm and Angus even after they shafted him over the RnR HOF. That says a lot about the kind of guy Mark Evan’s is. I’m glad he got a good payout from AC/DC over the royalties he was owed.
Much has been said about who was the heart and soul of ACDC but the fact remains Malcolm Young was a great rhythm guitarist but he was also the main person to sack fellow band members, producers etc .... totally ruthless. He admitted that Bon Scot was the main band member to write catchy lyrics but even that statement was forgotten after Bon's death and Angus, Malcolm deprived Bon's family of royalties regarding Bon's involvement writing most of the songs for Back In Black and gave writer credits to Brian Johnson five months after Bon's death when they recorded that album in 1980. Also coincidental that no ACDC album post Back In Black ever reached top of the charts like Back In Black. Jesse Fink's 2017 book about Bon Scot's involvement in writing the lyrics to most songs on BACK IN BLACK should finally set the record straight...
Azza Paterson I totally agree his trademark is all over that album. They didn't have a good one since and I'm a huge fan. 1 or 2 good songs on the albums after bib.
fifthof Ill take brian jonhsons word for it. Its on record here on youtube. Absolutely no way he would claim bons lyrics. As for malcolm and angus they have nothing to gain as brian was credited with writing them.
@@rocketboy9127 Did Mal tell Cliff what to play Too? Sorry it was George Young that taught Mark how to play Bass and Mal and Agnus Always Listened to their older brother when it came to arranging songs.
This man is a total champ, as this interview illustrates. He works at Downtown Music in Sydney, a very cool guitar shop going strong since 1957. He did a set up on my bass a month ago. That was special for me. Rock on Mark Evans!
one of the nicest people Ive ever met. Mark is a customer of mine and is a real gentleman.
I will never understand people that thumbs down something like this . He's not saying anything stupid or offensive he's just simply talking about his time in the band. What's to thumbs down here ?
Teenagers on 'medications' who think they are 'edgy' because of it!
Pretty sure there's young trolls going around giving thumbs down to everything.
His basslines on the early AC/DC stuff were so awesome.
JR216 squealer
That stuff was mostly George Young.
Rocker, High Voltage!
Tony Hart he only played on a few tracks
Pat Exx George was Malcolm's older brother, not an uncle.
It was a good book I read it recently. He was very honest and admitted that he was an immature guy at that point in his life. His missing rehearsals and his scrapes with Angus did him in but I also believe that they did need a bass player who could sing as well. And Cliff can sing his ass off. The thing I like about Mark is that unlike Dave Evans he's not trying to hang on desperately to his time with AC/DC.
I agree 100% Recently opened up on a run of a few gigs with Dave Evans and his hole fuckn set just about every night was old acca songs that HE DIDN"T EVEN SING ON... I mean I like his solo album Sold my Soul to Rock and Roll but god damn move on man... lol Mark is a fuckn boss and seems like a genuine bloke as well
Thomas i agree! Dave sounds more like the singer from Quiet Riot Kevin DeBrow.(r.i.p). He sings one way and still dresses like he doesn’t belong, as seen when Brian went down. Now I just want the new album, and a tour with Brian to finish it all up. Wonder when they’ll release the album with all this covid stuff going on.
"there's a tower just like that in Paris"...lol
holidayhouse03 
ONLY Bon, could have come up with something like that! LOL!
He played on the greatest rock album of all time, "Let There Be Rock" I'd be happy with that
and dirty deeds?
(My favourite)
He played on their best stuff... better than Cliff...well I'm only talking about stuff with Bon... don't care about the Brian era at all...
I just finished his book, and I really didn't want it to end, as it was a fast, enjoyable read. Mark goes into detail not usually found in music Bios of this nature, and those tiny details are what make the book fascinating. It really gives one a behind-the-scenes feel of living the life of rock and roller. I highly recommend it, you won't be disappointed!
Marks strength as a bass player is his ability to sit on a groove and keep it tight. Something that lots of players think they can do but can't. Playing along with Phil is like training yourself to keep perfect time by playing bass lines along with a metronome except Phil keeps perfect time with a unique swing feel to it.
Back in the late 70's the one thing all the pommie music critics could agree upon was that AC/DC had a rock solid rhythm section of Malcolm Phil and Mark that worked like a flawless and precise well oiled machine behind Bon and Angus.
Mark deserves credit for his part in the constant touring slog that is the AC/DC legacy of making it to the big time by doing it the hard way.
Wow! You really know your music al.
I've read pretty much every book written on AC/DC. Mark seemed to be a vital piece of the band at one point, but had issues with Malcom and Angus , which many people did and was let go. His bass work was great for them. He obviously doesn't seem to hold grudges and has let it go and moved on.
@bflo1000 NOT ALL TOGETHER TRUE,ANGUS AND MALCOM ARE JEALOUS PRICKS TO BE HONEST THATS WHY THEY FIRED DAVE EVANS,HE GOTORE GIRLS AND MORE ATTENTION THAN THEY DID.
@@jasonchandler2463 are you telling me Angus and Mal pulled more women than BON?
@@jasonchandler2463. Dave Evans was shit!
@@SapmiNeiden I think Bon was into men.
@@jasonchandler2463 didn’t they hire Cliff cause they though he would attract more girls because of his good looks? Not only that obviously, but was that not one of the reasons?
He is a great Bass player, story teller and a real Gentleman.
I just watched an interview with Bon from 1977 and he states cliff was chosen because he had 12 years experience when he joined their band. Says he brought greater scope to the band’s music. Bon had the class not to mention the head butting with Angus which contributed to Evan’s departure.
What a nice guy.
Mark is a CLASS guy, killer Bass player & played on the BEST Albums AC/DC ever made. Aussie version of Mick Taylor.Nothing's ever as good as the Original of something, particularly Bands Line ups. The Original was by far the BEST AC/DC !
Yep... best stuff was with him and Bon ...best line up for me...Bon/Malcolm/Phil/Angus and Mark !! 👍🏻
cliff is retiring at the end of the year,why not invite mark back?
Mark is in a band called rose tattoo
@@hellbound05 Axl was in GNR as well as AC/DC, Im sure it can be balanced out
how much can you do when you stick on A for 500 bars
Mark is probably busy playing with rose tattoo and touring
Yeah, but he might be coming out of retirement for their brand new Australian Tour and new album.
Great advice at the very end of the video, and that Bon story was funny as hell! Must have been pretty wild and crazy back in those early days of AC/DC with that lineup.
Great short video and loved the book. Mark is such a good story teller. Loved the old AC/DC too with Mark in it.
My first record purchase at 13 years old was Dirty Deeds, and since then, AC/DC has been my favourite band! Mr. Evans was a good part of that...
Lovely bloke Mark ... I used to shop regularly at the music store he worked at in Sydney and would chat to him whenever in there about the music biz, always a gent. For anyone in Sydney they would know the shop and would have come across Mark often as well. And for many of us in Australia, when Bon died ... AC/DC was done too.
This man belongs in Hall Of Fame!
YOU SURMISED THAT AFTER WATCHING A SIX MINUTE INTERVIEW? DAMN.
Jason Chandler no.. anyone can listen to High Voltage to Let There Be Rock and make that assumption from there. He deserves it
Really? lol you're funny
HALL OF FAME OF WHAT!!?? LOCAL PUB BANDS IN MELBOURNE 1975!!😂😂
My favorite AC/DC album is Let there Be Rock. He's the one playing bass on it. Do I need to say anything else? (yes: I love Cliff too)
Jeff Baker you don’t know mark wtf?
Jeff Baker cool do we care?
George Young played most
@@doug.c.9873 No George Young did not play on Dirty Deeds, even on TNT most bass parts were Mark's.
40 bloody years later and he still can’t play that riff right, absolutely legendary 😂
Was this the guy who played bass on the AC/DC track ‘Squealer’? If so, he’s a legend!
Yes its him, Cliff didn’t enter the picture until Powerage
MIght've been Malcolm
@@CC-hg9un Squealer is on Dirty Deeds and Evans played all bass parts on that record.
Can tell he's a real Aussie
Mark, like so many others in the same situation could look at it two ways.
Look what all I missed out on,
or , I got to be a part of some greatness that got huge and everyone knows who I am cuz of it.
Richard Griffiths, the CEO of Epic Records and a booking agent for AC/DC in the mid-1970s, later commented, "You knew Mark wasn't going to last, he was just too much of a nice guy."
Total legend! Amazing to hear him talk about Bon!
Still AC/DC's best bass player in my opinion.
phil, mark and angus ,,,,back and playing ,,i would like to see that .
Mark needs to get The call to Rejoin Acdc! Now that cliff is out Mark is the perfect fit for the band.
It's 2024...and Cliff's out again...if only...but don't think it will ever happen ...too bad !
Bon Scott as your roommate,Holy Shit. there's a tower like that in Paris, Bon we're in Paris.
I'm going to see AC/DC this coming September (9/28/15) at Dodgers Stadium and I'm so excited. Can't wait to see them. It will be my first time. Have to take advantage because they are not getting any younger. It was been on my bucket list.
I will read Mark Evan's book. The Young brothers are so very private. Actually long of them. Which I highly respect. I will let to get to know more about them.
I give up listening to them but since I married my hubby I have learned a lot about Heavy Metal, hard Rock and Ac/Dc is one of my favorite bands.
I like Mark Evans, seems a good guy, very genuine and i got his book a couple of weeks ago and its fab. just a great down to earth guy that you'd enjoy having a drink with
What you talking about mark you not part of a team but part of a family all of you guys will go down in history you are all legends thanks for all the interviews you have done over the years must respect from a 35 yr old hardcore fan
Great interview 👍
He played bass on the LP "Let There Be Rock." So - he's a legend.
I love his bass lines on Live wire
Bless you mark Evans
I love both Cliff and Mark, they both seem like cool people you’d wanna hang out with.
Mark has never said anything bad about Cliff and Cliff has never said anything bad about Mark. They could be really good friends!
Undeniably the greatest times of the band making the music to become iconic!
This is the guy to join ACDC now...
What if joined ac dc again
Class act. Respect to you on your thoughts about BON and the bros. Former band members not always so gracious. Merry Xmas Happy Holidays and CHEERS
And I know Bon and the others were awsome and I cant wait to read your book....
Let there be rock. ' Nuff said.
Exactly my man..that’s all you need to know...
I think if they were to continue, and Cliff didn’t want to, it would be fucking awesome to see this guy up there with them. Back together after all those decades. Leave the shit in the past, he’s not the immature kid anymore.
Great bass player/his groove on "SQUELAR" (SOUL STRIPPER) IS PURE FIRE.I'm pretty sure he doesn't give a shit but he should have been inducted w/ AC/DC IN The RnR Hall of Fame.
I agree he should have joined them on stage
i hope he is back in the band.
dream dream dream....
This bloke may have been in the band for only two years, but personally think it was the best and original band members. It was also when it was an aussie rock band, it slowly became a British band after Evans left and then Bon died rip.
Also read your book mark, read it in one night. Awesome insight into the acdc story. And my sincere condolences with Kristen rip.
There was quite a few bassists before mark. In fact by 1974 Angus and Malcolm were the only original members.
They all were originally from Scotland, and England so it wasn't technically an all Aussie band
@@bojanglesthewizard8875 here we go, another but hurt Britt bitching about technicalities
@@bojanglesthewizard8875 the band formed in Burwood Sydney literally two suburbs from me. The young bros learnt their trade in Australia, were educated in Australia, lived the majority of their young lives in Australia and had a mostly Australian accent. Malcum is buried here, so is Bon- 100% aussie accent since he left Scotland at 5. Since all his life here. Btw, Australian people have brittish heritage many even born there or at least a parent.
The drummer born in Australia and Evans also. It was an Australian band and yes we know about the heritage as i mentioned
👍
Hey Mark, we share the same name,and birth year, wow,a small world.Rock on brother.
I'm starting to know and feel(being and acting) as a bassist in my first band. it kinda is hard work...and only the band will know how good you are.
Love to have a picture with Mark, true legend and loved his book👍
Good interview genuine guy thanks
I hope he and Phil are still friends, total respect for all those early songs.
Loved his stuff on highway to he'll. His baselines were frigging superb, with Angus and Malcolm's hard driving guitar licks, just add Bon... sounds like a good drink! Lol
What an original. No duplication
Believe in what you do,OK,the message is clear😂😂😂Thalks Mark and Rocking Birthday😂
After listening to this guy, it really makes you wonder (NOT slamming Cliff Williams) BUT "what" was it about Cliff that Angus and Malcolm hired him AND kept him around for the duration OF AC/DC? It he THAT talented or is it that he keeps his mouth shut is pliable and only speaks when spoken to? Angus: "Hey Cliffy, were keepin' you on for another album... how does fifty grand a year sound"? Cliff: "Sounds GREAT Angus... whatever you think is fair."
You just answered your own question when you posted: "It he THAT talented or is it that he keeps his mouth shut is pliable and only speaks when spoken to?" Its both reasons at the end of the day. Mark Evans admitted in his autobiography he kept butting heads with Angus, getting into physical altercations with him and so on.
Why fix something that isn't broken? Cliff is a great player and a class act so that's why he was there for 40 years. You don't have to be John Entwhistle to last in a rock band
blacklotus Au'Court just FYI CLIFF WILLIAMS is one of the richer men in rock. Around 200- 250 million dollars. Probably wipes his butt with 50k.
Jeff Apter's bio of Angus tells you all you need to know.
I think they wanted someone who could sing too. Who knows..
So awesome
Good interview he seems a realy nice guy.
played in a band called "Headhunters" - Bondi
What a great guy
Certainly a nicer guy that Angus and Malcolm, who by many accounts are ruthless, souless knob heads, but fantastic musicians. It's a pity they couldn't be a bit more human towards the people that helped them gain success. Mark Evans always comes across as a really down to earth, nice bloke.
Yes that may be very true but one must think if the Young brothers were not so ruthless and shrewd over the years they may not have got past Bon Scott. But saying that Bon Scott ACDC is the greatest ever.
Awesome insights! Thanks 🙏
5 '6" and tallest guy in the band! What? I had no idea they were all so small.
Mark 'The Sandman' Evans. Legend.
In The Beginning ... 🥂
Back in 1955.....
He always speaks well of Malcolm and Angus even after they shafted him over the RnR HOF. That says a lot about the kind of guy Mark Evan’s is. I’m glad he got a good payout from AC/DC over the royalties he was owed.
Time to rejoin the boys, Markie. Cliff is gone, we need you!!
Tallest guy in the band is 5'6". 😄
cool music same height as me and I’m 16
Haaaa
Being small is actually an imperative with them!
can you imagine if Malcom was still playing bass
Maybe one day we'll see him at AC / DC
Powerage i love ur profile pic
yah that guy is cool. you know hes got tons of great stories.
I love Bon.
We're in Paris looking out at the Eifel Tower and Bon goes: "There's a Tower just like that in Paris"
#DRUNK
I love how you explain that there "a couple of bad words" but aside from that it's intereseting :D Why the need to explain that?
Here's a lesson kids Showing up is important Mark Is Rock Royalty
Bon Scott Will Never Die 🎤
I love you tube!!! Great video!!!!!
AC$DC channeled Demons to write their music just like all music stars do. Maybe Mark Evans wasn't willing to sell his soul ?
What a top bloke
Mark should have been invited to the RR Hall of fame induction!
Love this guy
The Parisienne groupie they were boning looked like a young wee Jimmy Crankie.
Hopefully he’ll return! Since Cliff retired
I got to see them with Bon but it was only three weeks later he died.
What ? Ur lying
Awesome Bass Guitarist
Much has been said about who was the heart and soul of ACDC but the fact remains Malcolm Young was a great rhythm guitarist but he was also the main person to sack fellow band members, producers etc .... totally ruthless. He admitted that Bon Scot was the main band member to write catchy lyrics but even that statement was forgotten after Bon's death and Angus, Malcolm deprived Bon's family of royalties regarding Bon's involvement writing most of the songs for Back In Black and gave writer credits to Brian Johnson five months after Bon's death when they recorded that album in 1980. Also coincidental that no ACDC album post Back In Black ever reached top of the charts like Back In Black. Jesse Fink's 2017 book about Bon Scot's involvement in writing the lyrics to most songs on BACK IN BLACK should finally set the record straight...
Azza Paterson I totally agree his trademark is all over that album. They didn't have a good one since and I'm a huge fan. 1 or 2 good songs on the albums after bib.
Agree with both of you. CHEERS
fifthof Ill take brian jonhsons word for it. Its on record here on youtube. Absolutely no way he would claim bons lyrics. As for malcolm and angus they have nothing to gain as brian was credited with writing them.
Ya know, since Cliff is retiring Mark could come back in to the band🤔
I doubt it, him & Angus didn’t get along and he was sacked. Too bad because he’s a great bassist
#Like Cliff William 🎸⚡😱
Nobody going to mention how he looks like Woody Harrison in the thumbnail?
Haha .. so true
Woody Harrelson. Woody Harrison is George Harrison's kid.
I suppose he back in the band for a year or two
Thing is will I buy a ticket , or rest on happy 😊 memories
awesome!
Спасибо.
Alan Fergus was a great bass player from "The Wee Wee on MaMa Band"
My favorite AC/DC bass lines were by Evans
Malcom told im what to play ... sorry
@@rocketboy9127 Did Mal tell Cliff what to play Too? Sorry it was George Young that taught Mark how to play Bass and Mal and Agnus Always Listened to their older brother when it came to arranging songs.
Evans belongs in HOF-There early stuff is Iconic-Hellva Bass player...
This is the guy in far back on "Highway to Hell", now ya know
Nope. Cliff played on HTH.
He Should Rejoin Acdc As cliff has quit Mark is still a great Bass Player, He really needs to rejoin The band.
Angus didn’t like him