Anyone who has been in a band can attest that keeping the group together can sometimes be as difficult as the creative process itself, and according to Tom Petty’s lead guitarist, Mike Campbell, the ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Solomon N’Jie/Getty Images “It’s hard to describe to someone who hasn’t stood on that ...

For all that's made of Stevie Nicks’ songwriting partnership with former Fleetwood Mac guitarist Lindsey Buckingham, her friendship with Tom Petty was arguably as big an influence on her career, ...

Mike Campbell's new memoir Heartbreaker reflects on the music he created over multiple decades with Tom Petty. Credit: Photo by Caitlyn Ridenour. Creative Commons. It should really come as no surprise ...

You know his music, but do you know his name? 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 ...

The musician details to PEOPLE his life and career as a member of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, as told in his new autobiography Until the recent publication of his memoir Heartbreaker, Mike ...

Heartbreakers guitarist Mike Campbell explained why he never confronted his bandleader Tom Petty before Petty’s 2017 death from an accidental drug overdose. “I don’t torture myself [over Petty’s death ...

Tom Petty had a nickname for Mike Campbell: “co-captain.” Campbell was more than The Heartbreakers’ lead guitarist; he co-produced and co-wrote many of Petty’s biggest hits. Though the quiet guitarist ...

There’s an obvious reason Mike Campbell called his memoir Heartbreaker. Over his career, he’s been most famous for his work with Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, where he served as both guitarist and ...

Campbell, as music lovers know, was a longtime lead guitarist in Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. But, in ’74, Campbell and Petty were in a precursor band, Mudcrutch, and the Florida-based group was ...

Rock ’n’ roll mythology loves the shining sun — the magnetic, outsized figure at the center of the universe, pulling everything into its orbit. The frontman, the icon, the voice. But behind every ...

Former MLB pitcher Mike Campbell, a key figure in the Randy Johnson trade to Seattle, died Monday. He was selected by the ...