Heartbreaker

Paperback / ISBN-13: 9781408720196

Price: £12.99

ON SALE: 19th March 2026

Genre: Autobiography: Arts & Entertainment / Memoirs / Music / Rock & Pop Music

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Reviews

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
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
[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
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
[Campbell's] likeable memoir resembles his guitar-playing, full of character but not self-aggrandising, with neat riffs
Financial Times