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

And, when Heartbreakers lead guitarist Mike Campbell plucked up the courage to send some of his songs to Tom Petty, the resulting conversation doesn’t sound like the easiest.

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 ...

After spending more than 40 years riding shotgun alongside Tom Petty with the Heartbreakers, guitarist Mike Campbell is feeling more and more comfortable as the frontman of his own band. And his time ...

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 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 performing with Tom Petty in 1977. Ian Dickson/Redferns Now, he is heading from the stage to the page with his memoir, Heartbreaker, set to hit bookshelves on March 18, 2025.

Mike Campbell and Lucinda Williams 2024 Tour Dates: 08/16 – Sacramento, CA @ Crest Theatre * 08/18 – San Francisco, CA @ Stern Grove Festival * 08/23 – Napa, CA @ Uptown Theatre * ...

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, Mike, but I ...

Mike Campbell, former guitarist for Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, will release his memoir, Heartbreaker, on March 18, 2025. "This is my book," Campbell said in a press release.

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 ...

Mike Campbell didn’t set out to make a pandemic record. But he allows that subliminally, some of the feelings of isolation might have found their way into the songs.