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title: "4 Dirty Quotes By Mike Campbell"
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> [I have a band called the Dirty Knobs that Ive had for probably 15 years now, and Ive worked with them between…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-campbell/i-have-a-band-called-the-dirty-knobs-that-ive-had-for-probably-15/)

[Mike Campbell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-campbell/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/18a/mike-campbell-10419_around_i-have-a-band-called-the-dirty-knobs-tha_941949.jpg)

> [But in the back of my mind I always thought, Someday, if the Heartbreakers wind down, Ill focus on the Dirty Knobs.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-campbell/but-in-the-back-of-my-mind-i-always-thought-someday-if-the/)

[Mike Campbell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-campbell/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/12c/mike-campbell-10419_always_but-in-the-back-of-my-mind-i-always-thou_1140469.jpg)

> [Thats the great thing about the Dirty Knobs over the years. Wed play these relatively small places and we wouldnt have any…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-campbell/thats-the-great-thing-about-the-dirty-knobs-over-the-years-wed-play/)

[Mike Campbell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-campbell/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1ad/mike-campbell-10419_dirty_thats-the-great-thing-about-the-dirty-kn_1704242.jpg)

> [Because we recorded in the studio, basically live, when we went to rehearse, we kind of already knew how to play the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-campbell/because-we-recorded-in-the-studio-basically-live-when-we-went-to/)

[Mike Campbell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-campbell/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8e6/mike-campbell-10419_dirty_because-we-recorded-in-the-studio-basica_2571272.jpg)

## Other authors on Dirty

## More by Mike Campbell

> [I love AC/ DC and I love Led Zeppelin and I love guitar riffs.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-campbell/i-love-ac-dc-and-i-love-led-zeppelin-and-i-love-guitar-riffs/)

[Mike Campbell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-campbell/)

> [Songwriting is such a mysterious thing. Its a magical channel thats a gift to you and you cant really conjure it up when you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-campbell/songwriting-is-such-a-mysterious-thing-its-a-magical-channel-thats-a/)

[Mike Campbell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-campbell/)

> [The album format is what we grew up on. Its what we aspired to when we were first discovering music - its what's what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-campbell/the-album-format-is-what-we-grew-up-on-its-what-we-aspired-to-when-we/)

[Mike Campbell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-campbell/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-campbell/top-of-the-pops-was-the-show-to-be-on-youd-go-in-in-the-afternoon-re/)

[Mike Campbell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-campbell/)

> [When I'm chillen with my niggas it feels like the days arent long enough](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-campbell/when-i-m-chillen-with-my-niggas-it-feels-like-the-days-arent-long/)

[Mike Campbell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-campbell/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-campbell/i-would-pay-30-bucks-for-you-to-write-this-on-the-back-of-my-i-d-but/)

[Mike Campbell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-campbell/)

> [But there was no specific discussion when we came to make 'Hypnotic Eye' that were going to draw from a specific part of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-campbell/but-there-was-no-specific-discussion-when-we-came-to-make-hypnotic/)

[Mike Campbell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-campbell/)

> [The first time I saw Tom Petty, he was playing in a band called Mudcrutch with Tom Leadon. They were in a park doing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-campbell/the-first-time-i-saw-tom-petty-he-was-playing-in-a-band-called/)

[Mike Campbell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-campbell/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-campbell/if-i-had-to-pick-one-guitar-to-take-to-a-desert-island-i-d-pick-my-67/)

[Mike Campbell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-campbell/)

> [I never wanted to be a solo artist. I always wanted to be in a band.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-campbell/i-never-wanted-to-be-a-solo-artist-i-always-wanted-to-be-in-a-band/)

[Mike Campbell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-campbell/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-campbell/when-i-go-see-ac-dc-if-they-dont-play-back-in-black-im-gonna-think/)

[Mike Campbell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-campbell/)

> [Its hard to explain if youve never done it, but youve got five guys in the studio, and youve got high expectations. Youve got…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-campbell/its-hard-to-explain-if-youve-never-done-it-but-youve-got-five-guys-in/)

[Mike Campbell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-campbell/)

> [People always be calling me gay or fag, well I like girls too but I also find alot of guys cute but all these…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-campbell/people-always-be-calling-me-gay-or-fag-well-i-like-girls-too-but-i/)

[Mike Campbell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-campbell/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-campbell/i-just-woke-up-the-other-day-and-realized-that-i-have-been-collecting/)

[Mike Campbell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-campbell/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-campbell/but-if-you-have-something-special-a-bunch-of-guys-who-play-well/)

[Mike Campbell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-campbell/)

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