From 1976 through 1994, Stan Lynch proved to be the backbone of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, laying down drums on classic albums like 1976’s Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, 1979’s Damn the Torpedoes, 1982’s Long After Dark, 1985’s Southern Accents, and 1991’s Into the Great Wide Open. Though it might have seemed easy to some, Lynch reminds us that a life in music is a battle of attrition. “I earned it every step of the way,” he tells ClassicRockHistory.com. “It was like an obstacle course that I had to master—and each step was even more frightening.” He adds: “To The post An Interview With Stan Lynch Of Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers appeared first on ClassicRockHistory.com.