Latest about Mike Campbell
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 worth of enduring hits, and why he “never doubted the music”
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 mismatch in vision led to the outfit's premature demise
Mike Campbell on writing The Boys of Summer with Don Henley – after Tom Petty passed on it
Campbell made an all-important change to the song before handing it over to Henley
Chris Holt compares his Eagles and Dirty Knobs gigs
Former Don Henley sideman has a multi-amp rig when he plays with Mike Campbell, and a stipped down in-ears-only setup for the Sphere – but he always has 12 guitars standing by
How Mike Campbell and Tom Petty developed their Heartbreaker sound – with the help of some choice early gear picks
Though Petty was in need of a decent electric, the two Heartbreakers quickly landed on a sound that would define their guitar partnership
Fender and Mike Campbell recreate the Red Dog – The Heartbreaker’s heavily modded 1972 Telecaster
Campbell bought the Red Dog from one of his students, and used it across his career on some of his most notable works
Longtime Mike Campbell sideman Jason Sinay on how he ended up playing with his hero after spotting him in the crowd
Sinay has jammed with his fair share of bonafide music legends – but admits he was starstruck when the Godfather of Grunge asked to play with him
The time Mike Campbell asked George Harrison to take over his own guitar solo
Campbell recalls rejecting his own solo on the Traveling Wilburys' debut single – and why Harrison's playing style was a better fit
