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Mike Campbell

The Traveling Wilburys - Band - Bob Dylan - Jeff Lynne - Tom Petty - George Harrison - Roy Orbison

The 1988 solo that was never good enough for Traveling Wilburys: “Wasn’t my best”

The right player with the wrong track.

Tim Coffman
Jun 2, 2026
Jeff Lynne - Electric Light Orchestra - 1990

The 1989 guitar solo that blew Jeff Lynne away: “Jeff was hard to please”

Stopped him in his tracks.

Reuben Cross
May 19, 2026
The Traveling Wilbury that Tom Petty considered a genius

“I’m a Sidebury”: The background musicians who turned down the Traveling Wilburys

Not cut out for legendary status.

Tim Coffman
Apr 17, 2026
Tom Petty - Mike Campbell - Split

“It took minutes”: The creativity of Tom Petty and Mike Campbell defined in one song

Yin and yang.

Callum MacHattie
Mar 3, 2026
Tom Petty. Faengslet, Horsens, Denmark - 2012

The song Tom Petty needed 100 takes to get right: “We all blamed each other”

Worth the wait.

Dale Maplethorpe
Dec 23, 2025
Mike Campbell - 2024 - Chris Phelps

The first Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers song Mike Campbell was proud to have written

The song that started it all.

Lauren Hunter
Nov 12, 2025
Tom Petty - Mike Campbell - Split

The Tom Petty song Mike Campbell called “a dream come true”

A timeless hit.

Reuben Cross
Nov 1, 2025
Bruce Springsteen - Road Diary - Documentary - Thom Zimny

“Religious”: The guitar solo that blew Bruce Springsteen’s mind

A spontaneous solo.

Dale Maplethorpe
Aug 30, 2025
Tom Petty. Faengslet, Horsens, Denmark - 2012

The Dirty Knobs: the band Tom Petty called a “bad impression” of himself

The cheap knockoff.

Tim Coffman
Aug 29, 2025
Stevie Nicks - 2014

The song that left Stevie Nicks feeling “flattered”

A confidence boost.

Lucy Harbron
Aug 22, 2025
The Traveling Wilburys - Band - Bob Dylan - Jeff Lynne - Tom Petty - George Harrison - Roy Orbison

The guitarist who backed out of The Traveling Wilburys: “I felt really bad”

Not the right guy for the job.

Tim Coffman
Aug 20, 2025
Mike Campbell - 2024 - Chris Phelps

The best song that Mike Campbell ever wrote for Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

A fan favourite.

Reuben Cross
Aug 2, 2025

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