Heartbreaker by Mike Campbell - ISBN: 9781408720196
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Rock legend’s journey from poverty to superstardom with Tom Petty.
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Heartbreaker

A Memoir

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  • Paperback

    464 pages

  • Release Date

    18 August 2026

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THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

A fast-paced, tender-hearted rock ‘n’ roll memoir for the ages, Mike Campbell’s Heartbreaker is part rags-to-riches story and part raucous, seat-of-the-pants adventure, recounting Campbell’s life and times as lead guitarist of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers.

Mike Campbell was the lead guitarist for Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers from the band’s inception in 1976 to Petty’s tragic death in 2017. His iconic, melo…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781408720196
ISBN-10:1408720191
Author:Mike Campbell
Publisher:Little, Brown Book Group
Imprint:Constable
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:464
Release Date:18 August 2026
Weight:380g
Dimensions:196mm x 122mm x 36mm
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Critics Review

[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 *

About The Author

Mike Campbell

Mike Campbell is an American guitarist. He was a member of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers and co-wrote many of the band’s hits with Petty.

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