Tom Petty’s Heartbreakers guitarist goes deep in new memoir
Mike Campbell, Tom Petty's right-hand-man in the Heartbreakers until Petty's death in 2017, details the group's history and ...
The three songs Tom Petty felt he needed to play at every concert
Tom Petty has written a plethora of amazing songs over the years, but there are some which always had to appear on his ...
Tom Petty guitarist Mike Campbell: How ego, heroin and a hot temper nearly wrecked the Heartbreakers
As guitarist and a key architect of the Eighties band’s iconic sound, Mike Campbell rode the highs and lows of band life ...
Why Heartbreakers Guitarist Mike Campbell Never Spoke to Tom Petty About Late Singer's Heroin Addiction
Petty first revealed his struggle with addiction in the 2015 book Petty: The Biography by Warren Zanes. In the book, Zanes ...
“People don’t like that”: The artist that Tom Petty thought had too many hits
Tom Petty has made his own greatest hits collection, but he felt there was a point where people thought ould become too ...
Mike Campbell on the First Time He Met Tom Petty
From the couch, the guitarist stood and said hi. He was tall, with a handsome, boyish Irish face and long brown hair. He said his name was Tom too. Tom Leadon. Leadon pointed to the big red-cheeked ...
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“It Stung a Little Bit”: Mike Campbell on How the Heartbreakers Navigated Tense Band Dynamics
Tom Petty's lead guitarist, Mike Campbell, explains how the Heartbreakers navigated tense band dynamics throughout their ...
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Big 10: Your most unforgettable State Farm Center concerts
With this week’s news about an REO Speedwagon reunion coming in June to State Farm Center, we asked local concert-goers: What ...