Mike Campbell Opens Up About Tom Petty's Death

Guitarist Mike Campbell had a challenging relationship with Tom Petty, but ‘love and respect’ never wavered
In his new memoir, Heartbreakers guitarist Mike Campbell recalls the highs and lows of working with Tom Petty.
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 Opens Up About Tom Petty's Death: 'I Don't Torture Myself'
When Tom Petty passed away in 2017, he was on the road with his band The Heartbreakers. The legendary singer-songwriter died of an accidental overdose after using drugs to help ease the pain of a fractured hip.
Heartbreakers Guitarist Mike Campbell Says His ‘Conscience Is Clear’ Over Tom Petty’s Fatal Drug Overdose
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's death]," Campbell,
My Life With Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Mike Campbell Looks Back
Early on, Campbell asked for a bigger share of the band’s proceeds, and his boss simply said, “But I’m Tom Petty.” “I did my big speech and he just looked at me like, OK
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The 10 Best Tom Petty Songs From the 21st Century
As always, the albums were only as good as their songs. Here’s a look back at the 10 best: No. 10. “Night Driver” From: ...
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The Tom Petty Lyric That Pays Homage to the Golden Age of Radio
On the title track to his 2002 album The Last DJ, Petty let the music communicate his frustration with the media powers that ...
Should Tom Petty have given ‘Runaway Trains’ to Stevie Nicks?
Stevie Nicks and Tom Petty may have had a symbiotic relationship in many ways, but were one of his tunes better suited to the 'Gold Dust Woman'?
See Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers' Ground-Shaking 1982 ‘Wild Thing' Performance
Group recorded cover for French TV, and clip also features footage from Cameron Crowe's recently reissued Heartbreakers Beach ...
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Top 20 ’80s Tom Petty Songs
A ranked list of 20 of the best songs released by Tom Petty in the '80s, taken from studio and live albums with the Heartbreakers, plus solo releases.
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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 ...
Tom Petty Recalls Getting 'Beat Up' by Fans in Resurfaced Film: They 'Thought They Could Just Take a Finger Home'
Tom Petty recalls getting "beat up" by fans in a resurfaced interview, talking about the Winterland Concert in San Francisco in 1978. The interview is part of Cameron Crowe's documentary 'Tom Petty: ...
TOM PETTY – HEARTBREAKERS BEACH PARTY : STREAM IT OR SKIP IT?
Heartbreakers Beach Party is a documentary from the past given new life in the present by director Cameron Crowe.
The guitarist a teenage Tom Petty studied to become a rhythm legend: “Rhythm can do a lot”
Tom Petty may not be known for playing anything, but he felt that some of the best guitarists of all time could make the rhythm jump.