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 ...
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 ...
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.
Tom Petty’s Heartbreakers guitarist goes deep in new memoir
Mike Campbell, Tom Petty's right-hand-man in the Heartbreakers until Petty's death in 2017, details the group's history and ...
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.
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 ...
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 ...
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Tom Petty guitarist Mike Campbell reveals why he never confronted late singer about his heroin addiction
[Then] Tom would have said, 'What the f--- does Mike have to say about me? It's my business. Leave me alone.'" Added the guitarist, "You couldn't talk Tom into anything." Campbell, who delves ...
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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 ...
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 ...