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Mike Campbell ‘Listened To Everything’ For Tom Petty Box Set

Former Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers guitarist Mike Campbell says he “listened to everything” while searching for material for the upcoming Petty box set American Treasure. Campbell says he pretended Petty…

LOS ANGELES, CA – FEBRUARY 10: (L-R) Musicians Mike Campbell, Jeff Lynne, Steve Ferrone, Tom Petty and Dhani Harrison perform onstage during MusiCares Person of the Year honoring Tom Petty at the Los Angeles Convention Center on February 10, 2017 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)

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Former Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers guitarist Mike Campbell says he "listened to everything" while searching for material for the upcoming Petty box set American Treasure.

Campbell says he pretended Petty "was sitting next to me" while he sifted through hundreds of hours of demos and live recordings.  "I'd say, 'Should we use this or not? Tom, what do you think? Yes? No?American Treasure includes four discs of previously unreleased music and will be out September 28th. Full story rollingstone.com

These days, Campbell is playing guitar with the revamped Fleetwood Mac.