Michael Wayne Campbell (born February 1, 1950) is an American guitarist and vocalist. He was a member of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers and co-wrote many of the band's hits with Petty, …

Jul 28, 2025 · Mike Campbell spent over four decades as lead guitarist and co-songwriter in Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. And what started out as a side project, has now morphed into a …

May 27, 2025 · On March 18, 2025, the day Mike Campbell ’s memoir Heartbreaker came out, he posted the opening sentence of the book on his Instagram account: “You don’t know about me …

Those LPs, Campbell says, were the Dirty Knobs (named after tech slang for a broken amp dial) "trying to find our way as a rock & roll band. Now it's down to great songs, the depth in the …

Aug 13, 2025 · Mike Campbell was a founding member, lead guitarist, co-songwriter and co-producer of Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers for over 40 years and co-wrote some of the …

Apr 2, 2025 · Until the recent publication of his memoir Heartbreaker, Mike Campbell, who is best known as the founding lead guitarist of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, didn’t set out to write …

Mar 16, 2025 · As guitarist and a key architect of the Eighties band’s iconic sound, Mike Campbell rode the highs and lows of band life alongside his inimitable, hot-tempered frontman.

Sep 22, 2024 · For nearly 50 years, Mike Campbell shared the spotlight with a legend he refers to as “my brother” — the late Tom Petty, whose death in 2017 changed everything for Campbell, …

Michael Wayne Campbell is an American guitarist and vocalist. He was a member of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers and co-wrote many of the band's hits with Petty, including "Refugee", …

Mar 2, 2025 · Mike Campbell was always more than just the deeply gifted guitarist for Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers — songs from “Refugee” to “You Wreck Me,” not to mention Don …