Tom Petty, Mike Campbell and Heartbreakers
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 alongside his inimitable, hot-tempered frontman. He speaks with Jim Farber about grieving,
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 guy with a mustache who I recognized as the singer. “That’s Jim.” Jim Lenahan.
Mike Campbell on what he brought to the Heartbreakers as Tom Petty’s guitar foil
Unsurprisingly, however, the memories of his Heartbreaker days prove most illuminating, and, catching up with Guitar Player ahead of the memoir's release, Campbell has opened up on what he brought to the Heartbreakers as Petty's guitar foil.
Tom Petty's lead guitarist, Mike Campbell, explains how the Heartbreakers navigated tense band dynamics throughout their ...
Well, you got lucky, babe, when Tom Petty found the song in 1982 and breathed surprise anew into it. A newly unearthed music ...
Heartbreakers guitarist Mike Campbell insisted his “conscience is clear” over his bandleader Tom Petty‘s 2017 death from an accidental drug overdose. “I don’t torture myself [over Petty ...
The Melancholy Season, the first solo record in over 10 years from legendary keyboard player and founding member of Tom Petty ...
A new music video has premiered featuring archival footage of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers performing the Troggs classic "Wild Thing." ...
Mike Campbell might just be the most humble musician in rock music. As guitarist for Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers, he has ...
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