Heartbreaker

[Campbell] shares warm praise for his bandmates, and offers fascinating insights into the alchemy of songwriting, encouraging longtime Petty fans to listen with fresh ears to decades-old material. The result is an exemplary music memoir * Publisher’s Weekly *Part of the power of [this] book comes in offering a rare glimpse into the delicate dynamics that underpin any great band supporting a superstar * Independent *This deeply moving memoir is an exhaustive look at the musician’s life in rock ‘n’ roll … [Campbell’s] eye for detail and unsparing introspection makes for lovely, wise lyrical prose * Record Collector *An exceptionally well-written and highly readable book … one of the best music autobiographies I have ever read - and I’ve read dozens - if not the best of the lot * Afterword *Heartbreaker immediately becomes an indispensable history of Campbell’s band. More important, it is a stirring and tender portrait of a life realised through rock ‘n’ roll * MOJO *[Campbell’s] likeable memoir resembles his guitar-playing, full of character but not self-aggrandising, with neat riffs * Financial Times *

Mike Campbell was the lead guitarist, co-songwriter and co-producer of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. He recorded, co-wrote, and toured with the band for over 40 years and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2002. In 2018 and 2019, Campbell toured the world as the lead guitarist in Fleetwood Mac. He is currently the lead singer and guitarist of Mike Campbell and the Dirty Knobs. He lives in Los Angeles.

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