BergenPAC to Host Heartbreaker Mike Campbell in a Q&A Session with Journalist David Fricke
Mike Campbell—of Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Fleetwood Mac and his own band Dirty Knobs—will sit down on the BergenPAC stage in Englewood, March 19, with longtime rock critic David Fricke to discuss his new book, Heartbreaker, due March 18. The book is, according to Campbell’s publisher, Hatchette Books, “the story of a poor kid from Jacksonville, Florida, who realized a dream through music...[It’s] a fast-paced, tender-hearted rock’n’roll memoir for the ages…part rags-to-riches story and part raucous, seat-of-your-pants adventure, recounting Campbell’s life and times…for the first time, revealing himself to be an astute observer of triumphs, tragedies and absurdities alike, with a songwriter’s eye for the telling detail and a voice as direct and unpretentious as his music,” to which Campbell adds, “it’s a long journey through hard work, dedication and luck. Playing guitar and writing songs has been my inspiration and purpose. It’s a story of hope, redemption and gratitude, a testimonial that dreams can come true if you believe in yourself and follow your truth. It took two years to write, and it’s a labor-of-love.”
The Bergen Performing Arts Center started as a movie theater in 1926 and lasted until 1973. After being shuttered for three years, a consortium of businessmen, led by John Harms, turned it into a concert venue in 1976 with a show by Russian pianist Lazar Berman. The venue lasted for another 27 years until the 1,367-seater closed in 2003. But in 2004, it reopened with Tony Bennett, changing its name from the John Harms Center to BergenPAC.
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