311: Stan Lynch (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, The Speaker Wars, Don Henley, etc.)
The Trap Set with Joe Wong
Joe Wong
4.8 • 709 Ratings
🗓️ 11 June 2025
⏱️ 71 minutes
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Summary
Stan's Lynch's swinging, powerful groove and chiming backing vocals propelled Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers ascent from bar band to one of the greatest bands in the history of rock. Stan tells Joe about growing up in Ohio and Florida; being raised by two mental health professionals; how drumming felt like a superpower; lessons learned playing in the house band at a strip club; how The Heartbreakers felt "closer than family"; and how Don Henley helped him gain a foothold in the world of production. Stan's latest band, The Speaker Wars, released an eponymous album last week.
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| 0:00.0 | The Trap Set will always be available for free, but we rely on donations from our listeners. |
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| 0:08.9 | Subscribe to our show, and if you enjoy what you hear, give us a review. This is Joe Wong. |
| 0:26.5 | Welcome to the Trap Set. |
| 0:28.0 | I want to play something for you. |
| 0:43.1 | You're hearing Refugee by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, |
| 0:46.0 | featuring my guest Stan Lynch on drums. |
| 0:50.5 | Stan's swinging, powerful groove, and chiming backing vocals propelled the Heartbreakers ascent from bar band |
| 0:53.1 | to one of the most influential American rock bands of all time. He left the Heartbreakers ascent from bar band to one of the most influential American rock |
| 0:55.4 | bands of all time. He left The Heartbreakers in 1994 after participating in the band's first |
| 1:01.3 | nine studio albums, along with the wildly popular Greatest Hits collection. Aside from his work |
| 1:07.8 | with The Heartbreakers, Lynch is a prolific session drummer and producer. |
| 1:11.8 | He's collaborated with artists such as Roger McGuin, Bob Dylan, The Eagles, Aretha Franklin, Warren Zivon, The Blasters, and many more. |
| 1:20.2 | His current band The Speaker Wars released a self-titled debut album last week. |
| 1:25.4 | Stan spoke to me from his home in Florida. |
| 1:33.6 | Tell me why you want to lay there, revel in your abandon. |
| 1:41.0 | So thanks so much for doing this. |
| 1:45.4 | You know, actually, I've been taking a break from doing the podcast and I just started recording some new episodes. |
| 1:46.4 | So it coincides nicely with it. |
| 1:48.8 | And yeah, I'm a lifelong fan of your work. |
| 1:52.0 | So it's a thrill to talk to you. |
| 1:53.8 | Well, that you're very kind. |
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