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Mike Campbell on life as Tom Petty’s right hand man and the highs and lows of being a Heartbreaker
Petty was always seen as the ‘people’s rock star’, the link between the common man and the rock stars up on Valhalla, like ...
Mike Campbell on the hit-making studio technology that mystified Bob Dylan
Dylan was smitten with Campbell's LinnDrum and thought it held the secret to creating a chart-topping song as he returned to ...
Mike Campbell explains how a lifelong connection with Tom Petty was forged in a matter of days – and the guitar was central to it all
As he celebrates the release of his memoir, Heartbreaker, Tom Petty’s right-hand man and dear friend reflects on a career’s ...
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“What Good Is It?”: Mike Campbell Recalls Equipment That Stumped Bob Dylan in the Studio
Mike Campbell and Bob Dylan learned a lot from each other in the 1980s, from the importance of keeping time to healthy on-stage indifference.
Ryan Hedgecock on Lone Justice's brief but fierce ’80s run – and how Tom Petty and Mike Campbell ended up penning a song on their debut
The promising young band were the subject of a flurry of publicity after they were signed to Geffen, but a behind-the-scenes ...
Mike Campbell Reflects on Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers' ‘Really Poor' Beginnings & Avoiding ‘Stupid' Topics In His Memoir
The depth and detail in the 464-page Heartbreaker: A Memoir (Grand Central Publishing) is impressive - and surprising. To ...
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Guitarist Mike Campbell had a challenging relationship with Tom Petty, but ‘love and respect’ never wavered
In his new memoir, “Heartbreaker,” Mike Campbell recalls an afternoon in the early ’70s when Tom Petty — Campbell’s bandmate in a Gainesville, Fla., cover band called Mudcrutch ...
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Mike Campbell on his "Red Dog" Telecaster, the focus of two new Fender tribute models
Mike Campbell understands the importance of matching his electric guitar tone to whatever song he’s playing. It’s a well-honed sense that was in clear evidence when Tom Petty & the ...
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Why Heartbreakers Guitarist Mike Campbell Never Spoke to Tom Petty About Late Singer's Heroin Addiction
Mike Campbell, who was the lead guitarist for Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers from the band’s inception in 1976 to Petty’s death in 2017, opened up about his late bandmate in a new memoir and ...