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How Tom Petty broke up his band to form the Heartbreakers — and the musician he left behind
Fifty years later, former Mudcrutch bassist Charlie Souza still wonders what happened
How Mike Campbell survived his toughest audition — in front of Tom Petty
The guitarist didn’t have the gear but he had the chops, and that was all that really mattered
Mike Campbell shares the best and worst of his years as Tom Petty’s guitar partner
Read one of Guitar Player's top stories of 2025
Tom Petty and Mike Campbell on the song they couldn’t give Stevie Nicks — and the one they did that became a hit
Asked to write a song for Nicks, Petty nearly gave away a cut he considered one of his best
Tom Petty and Mike Campbell on how a chance meeting saved the Heartbreakers’ debut single from oblivion
Petty was so excited to find the hook, he called the band back in the studio to remake the song — at four in the morning
Tom Petty on the accident that nearly ended his guitar-playing days
In a flash of anger over a song, the guitarist saw his future nearly disappear
Tom Petty on the song that defined him as a new kind of guitar-slinging American rocker
The tune went on to challenge the norms for music videos with a storytelling approach that was unique for the time
Roger McGuinn on Bob Dylan’s big breakthrough, meeting the Beatles — and his question after hearing Tom Petty for the first time
The folk-rocker peels back the curtain on his friendships with a host of fellow music icons
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