Why Heartbreakers Guitarist Mike Campbell Never Spoke to Tom Petty About Late Singer's Heroin Addiction
Mike Campbell never tried to intervene with Tom Petty's heroin addiction, he tells The Independent. The Tom Petty and the ...
Mike Campbell Reflects on Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers' ‘Really Poor' Beginnings & Avoiding ‘Stupid' Topics In His Memoir
The guitarist and songwriter looks back on his struggles and successes in Heartbreaker: A Memoir.
Mike Campbell asked George Harrison to replace his Traveling Wilbury’s solo. He tells why history proves it was the right decision
The guitarist took up the instrument because of the Beatle. When it came to sharing a studio with him, he knew his hero would ...
Tom Petty guitarist Mike Campbell reveals why he never confronted late singer about his heroin addiction
"You couldn't talk Tom into anything," Campbell says of the rock icon, who died of an accidental drug overdose in 2017.
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 ...
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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Tom Petty guitarist Mike Campbell: How ego, heroin and a hot temper nearly wrecked the Heartbreakers
“After so many years of being ‘all-for-one-and-one-for-all’, we realised, ‘Oh, we’re at this stage now,” guitarist Mike Campbell, 75, says in a phone interview from his home in Los ...
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Tom Petty guitarist Mike Campbell reveals why he never confronted late singer about his heroin addiction
Mike Campbell is ready to shed some light on his complicated friendship with the late Tom Petty. As a founding member of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Campbell had a front-row seat to the ...