Latest about Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers
“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 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
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
