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

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 ...

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) ...

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 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 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'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 ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers guitarist, Mike Campbell, has recently recalled an incident involving his beloved 1962 Gibson Les Paul SG Junior, during which his guitar snapped in two in front of ...