The guitarist also shared details behind the hit song that gave the Heartbreakers their greatest challenge in the studio ...

When Mike Campbell teamed up with Tom Petty to write material for the Heartbreakers, you could always guarantee a masterpiece was brewing.

Former Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers guitarist Mike Campbell is now playing with his band The Knobs. They'll rock Charleston ...

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 without having heard a ...

Mike Campbell, left, and Tom Petty of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers perform at San Francisco's Old Waldorf Nightclub in 1977. (Richard McCaffrey / Getty Images) ...

Mike Campbell and Tom Petty perform with the Heartbreakers in the late 1970s. Campbell is playing the rare 1950 Fender Broadcaster he purchased for $600 in 1976. | Credit: Larry Hulst/Michael Ochs ...

Campbell’s revelation comes in a video Fender has shared as it rolls out two tributes to the Red Dog: the Stories Collection Mike Campbell "Red Dog" Telecaster ($3,499.99) and the Fender Custom ...

Campbell's new book, Heartbreaker: A Memoir, recounts his experience as the lead guitarist of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, from the band's 1976 inception to Petty’s death in 2017.

Mike Campbell and The Dirty Knobs perform on stage at Ak-Chin Pavilion in Phoenix on Sunday, Oct. 30, 2022. He couldn't wait to get on stage again, he says. It's in his blood.

Mike Campbell's many stories from his decades-long career are encapsulated in his recently-released memoir – including insights into what he brought to the Heartbreakers as Tom Petty’s guitar ...

Mike Campbell's favorite Phoenix memories, from Super Bowl to playing with Muddy Waters He’s played some of the biggest rooms in metro Phoenix, including State Farm Stadium for the Super Bowl ...

Campbell’s collection isn’t short of iconic instruments, and the Red Dog guitar is certainly up there. As the story goes, he purchased the single-cut from a student, who presented the heavily ...