About this episode

Mike Campbell shares stories from his music career and discusses his new book with Norah Jones.

GRAMMY-winning guitarist, songwriter, and founding member of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Mike Campbell joins Norah with stories from his decades of making music. He talks about his first guitar and his new book, Heartbreaker , while Norah shares how his music soundtracked her life. Hear the legend himself on a couple of his classic songs. Recorded 10/14/25. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Host: Norah Jones

Guest: Mike Campbell

Topics covered

• music
• storytelling
• guitar
• songwriting
• personal anecdotes

Keywords

• Mike Campbell
• Norah Jones
• Tom Petty
• Heartbreaker
• guitar
• songwriting
• music stories

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

Books & works: Heartbreaker

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