Those are the things that are in me, even going farther back, to Chuck Berry and Bo Diddley. I dont consciously pull from them, but they tend to come out in different ways in everything I do. — Mike Campbell Copy Share Image
A lot of times we would do covers - Chuck Berry or J.J. Cale or all kinds of cool songs - and whenever we did that I would always listen to the original record and really try to figure out… — Mike Campbell Copy Share Image
Songwriting is such a mysterious thing. Its a magical channel thats a gift to you and you cant really conjure it up when you… — Mike Campbell Copy Share Image
The album format is what we grew up on. Its what we aspired to when we were first discovering music - its what's what… — Mike Campbell Copy Share Image
Top Of The Pops' was the show to be on. Youd go in in the afternoon, re-record the track for them, and then youd… — Mike Campbell Copy Share Image
When I'm chillen with my niggas it feels like the days arent long enough — Mike Campbell Copy Share Image
I would pay 30 bucks for you to write this on the back of my I.d. but the reason its so special is because… — Mike Campbell Copy Share Image
But there was no specific discussion when we came to make 'Hypnotic Eye' that were going to draw from a specific part of the… — Mike Campbell Copy Share Image
The first time I saw Tom Petty, he was playing in a band called Mudcrutch with Tom Leadon. They were in a park doing… — Mike Campbell Copy Share Image
If I had to pick one guitar to take to a desert island, I'd pick my '67 Rickenbacker 12-string, which I bought a couple… — Mike Campbell Copy Share Image
I never wanted to be a solo artist. I always wanted to be in a band. — Mike Campbell Copy Share Image
When I go see AC/DC, if they dont play 'Back in Black' Im gonna think, 'Well, that was good, but man, I just shelled… — Mike Campbell Copy Share Image
Its hard to explain if youve never done it, but youve got five guys in the studio, and youve got high expectations. Youve got… — Mike Campbell Copy Share Image
People always be calling me gay or fag, well I like girls too but I also find alot of guys cute but all these… — Mike Campbell Copy Share Image
I just woke up the other day and realized that I have been collecting guitars and amps my whole life and I just don't… — Mike Campbell Copy Share Image
But if you have something special, a bunch of guys who play well together, and a brilliant singer and writer who's truly unique, you… — Mike Campbell Copy Share Image
