Latest about Tom Petty
Mike Campbell on the Tom Petty song that stunned him at every performance
The guitarist also shared details behind the hit song that gave the Heartbreakers their greatest challenge in the studio
Don Felder on helping out Tom Petty, recording with Joni Mitchell and writing the Eagles’ ‘Hotel California’ solo with Joe Walsh
The former Eagles guitarist shares reminiscences — and explains how Walsh helped develop the iconic dual-guitar lines in “Hotel California”
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
“I thought it was just a little bit too simple.” Tom Petty almost gave away his biggest hit — five years after he wrote it
It took a persistent producer and a blunt comment from a studio assistant to convince him to dust off the gem and claim it for the Heartbreakers
How George Harrison, Tom Petty, Bob Dylan, Roy Orbison and Jeff Lynne spontaneously created the 1980s’ biggest supergroup
Their success happened overnight, but their formation was entirely down to luck
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
The guitarist detailed the highs and lows of his long journey with Petty in his memoir, ‘Heartbreaker’
