E124: TrackTalk Stan Lynch on Stop Draggin' My Heart Around!

Introducing "TrackTalk" a brand new series exclusively on Live From My Drum Room With John DeChristopher! "TrackTalk" features iconic tracks, with iconic drum parts, and the drummers who played them. TrackTalk gives you an insider's view on your favorite songs, by the drummers who helped create them.
In episode one of TrackTalk, John's guest is his old friend, the great Stan Lynch, drummer, singer, songwriter, producer and original drummer for Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers. Stan and John do a deep dive into "Stop Draggin' My Heart Around" from the Hard Promises sessions in 1981. Stan offers incredible insights and anecdotes on this classic song!
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[@scottarnest8980]

I always loved Stan's playing. Played the song, never over, never under and tasty . Fun to watch as well. Solid.

[@MyDyerMaker]

I agree with you. His playing made us all air drum. His playing is so musical. I honestly believe I wouldn't have been that big of a fan without his influence in the Heartbreakers. Mary Jane's Last Dance is a perfect example of how his unique feel contributed everything to the music. I bet Tom fed off him as much as he did off of Tom.

[@michaelhansen287]

Stan is one of greats! One of the tastiest drummers of our time.

[@Camcodrummer]

Love Stan! You have to keep bringing him back. He was, as was Tom Petty, a huge influence influence on me and playing.

[@pdpz6084]

The bell on the ride cymbal with dada Bap is the signature. Thanks for a lot of great drumming Stan. Great interview John.

[@davidsuprenant893]

STAN IS A ledgen. Such great drumming ,playing for the song ,top notch.

[@Rockin_Ross]

Stan was my main man as a teen drummer in the 80’s. He was just the whole package for me.

[@livefrommydrumroom]

Mine too. Still is! Thanks for watching. 🙏❤

[@johnwalker6919]

A great interview with wonderful insights into the inner workings of the song and the recording process. Lynch is a gentlemen with a lot of war stories to tell. I know the beat he's referring to when he mentioned borrowing from Simon Kirk. Breaking down the drum track the way they do helps reveal how brilliant his playing was.

[@paisteformula6021]

One word... Legendary!!! 👍👍👍👍

[@NEALBABBITT]

For years I didn't know or this it was Stan on drums on that. I think to me it feels different than on his earlier stuff. maybe it's partly the different bass player or maybe it's like he was talking about his different playing on Zildjian cymbals vs Paiste. Stan Lynch was always there for me growing up, his cool look and feel, he was always a big influence on me and everyone I knew. He's an absolute legend.

[@StaticIanCovers]

This is amazing, great drummer from my favourite band ever

[@bradholbrooks]

Stan is so musical and has the best feel…one of my favorites…thanks for having him on.

[@bradholbrooks]

@StanLynchpersonal You deserve it! Nice to meet you here as well.

[@owengoldman6046]

Great one John and Stan!! Thanks! Such an influence!

[@user-yo5el7nz2v]

Stan what a doll

[@MiddleMalcolm]

Fantastic retrospective from Stan on this one. ❤ You also mentioned "Breakdown", which is another desert island track, in a pile of great performances. It's fun to hear Stan suggesting he overplayed on SDMHA because I hear a master class in feel and musicality. "Hunt and peck" indeed. 😊 Stan describes telegraphing changes and arrangement which I always hear as just great "band" players. Those guys would share so much of a common language at that point. The great Shelly Yakus captured an absolutely perfect recording of those drums. I wasn't aware of the isolated drums version until you played a bit of it. It's wild how perfect the drums sound on their own, because you feel so much movement between the players in the final mix. What a great guest! Stan is an excellent story teller. Now I have to wait for the "Breakdown" episode of Track Talk! 👍😏

[@benmeltzer]

My producer friend said there are only two things you can't fix later: the drumming and the engineering.

[@charlesfaucher6518]

You would never know I’m a bass player by how deeply inspired I am by drums and the methodology that went into these great tracks. Stan was a huge inspiration in my approach to my playing and tone. Very cool interview…thank you so much.

[@sticksandbones6987]

Dude that's super cool! I'm the same way but I'm a drummer and watch bass player vids. Check out "The Fretless Monster" Tony Franklin's page if you never have! Not only a KILLER bassist, but a super nice guy as well! Cheers!

[@charlesfaucher6518]

@@sticksandbones6987 ~ Tony is a legend. Thanks for the suggestion. I saw him with The Firm back when they were touring…I just pulled up one of his solos from one of their shows…great memories.

[@jimmymiller9524]

I’m a bassist who started on drums and I get it completely. Doesn’t stop me from plowing through the drums and ignoring them sometimes 😊 but it’s clearly influenced my playing on bass. And now that I’m playing some drums again, vice versa.

[@mattbade2001]

So incredibly excited and grateful for this new series! Exactly the right kind of nuances and history, direct from the artist. Thank you. 🙏🏼

[@Ben-Jamminalot]

Another Awesome interview. I love his reactions, when you compliment his parts. Super humble human. Stan said all the things, I hoped he would say.🎼🎵🎵🎵🎶🎶

[@Ben-Jamminalot]

@StanLynchpersonal it's a honor to hear back from You! You are the Greatest. Love to have a jam with you ,if I can come to Florida soon. Love You Stan! G.B. talks amazing things about you.🙏🥁🥁💪

[@Ben-Jamminalot]

@StanLynchpersonal Yes I am on Google chat! I would absolutely love to stay in touch. Whenever You Can!

[@backlineguy]

you're cool JD...Stan's cool...this new segment is cool...this is the COOLEST!...

[@livefrommydrumroom]

Thanks, Frank! Back atcha!

[@1rwjwith]

Stan Lynch is one of the all time great rock drummers in my opinion. I think Tom Petty’s sound and the Heartbreakers vibe was very different after he left, it was just more like a sideman thing for a singer songwriter after Stan was gone. Not that I didn’t like it but it was less like a Rock band with a singer and it became more singer songwriterish….. I saw TP and the Heartbreakers twice both times with Stan still there my favorite shows I ever saw.

[@JeffWald]

So cool to watch/listen to this, thanx John! I'd love to hear his thoughts on Night Watchman... THAT is a groove for DAYS!

[@drumdiscussion7776]

Excellent introductory series John and Stan. It's exciting to hear the musicians creative process of classic drum tracks.

[@CapuletLeGrand]

love to Stan, he was a big part.of the TPATH appeal!

[@Don-md6wn]

Duck Dunn played bass on You Tell Me from Damn the Torpedoes, so Tom and Mike would have already known him before Stop Draggin' My Heart Around was recorded. I heard something about Dunn playing on You Tell Me recently on Tom Petty Radio. I think they happened to be in the same studio and somebody who was working on Damn the Torpedoes said you should drop in and hear these guys. Stan might not have been there because as I recall Duck Dunn laid down the bass track on an existing recording.

[@livefrommydrumroom]

Thank you - great to know. And thanks for watching. 🙏♥

[@FrederickJohnSebastian]

Loved Damn the Torpedoes. Here Comes My Girl is incredible. Last Dance for Mary Jane is just so funky and fun. You were/are a huge influence. Really appreciated your insight about playing live versus recording. Thanks so much for the wonderful music

[@andytimmonsguitarx-perienc7391]

Priceless conversation John...thanks so much for doing this!

[@livefrommydrumroom]

Andy! We were talking about you offline! Stan loves you! I showed him the photo of you, me, Hal Blaine and Jim Keltner outside of the men's room at NAMM! 😆Hope you're well brother!

[@jimnichols7720]

8th note with foot hi hat master!

[@peteluce]

I enjoyed this. Great new segment! Can't wait for more.

[@mistermistyc2219]

Dude awesome! My first time on this channel..i was born in 86 and i love stan lynch hes an amazing drummer. And theyll never be artists again like the greats of the past. The music is timless. And as a drummer i love stan the best out of toms other drummers. He fit so good. Amazing time to be alive with the tech! Much love!

[@livefrommydrumroom]

Thanks for watching and I’m glad you enjoyed it. Check out the two full episodes of Stan on Live From My Drum Room!

[@mlklotusmann6749]

Love it! Great episode 👍🏼

[@mnegline1971]

another brilliant interview with a legend. so many little nuggets of info gold for a song with one of the best drum intros of all time...

[@livefrommydrumroom]

Thanks for watching. I couldn't agree more about the intro.

[@davewhiting9730]

Not only a great drummer, Stan's vocals were really good. His background vocal with Tom Petty helped make those songs what they were

[@livefrommydrumroom]

Agreed!

[@johannthornton260]

Thanks for putting this up so quickly. I was unable to watch the live as it was 6am in Australia and I was at work. It's amazing to hear Stan's recollections. He's up there with Ringo in my opinion. Haven't enjoyed TPATH records since Stan left the band. Love what he's doing with JCD in the Speaker wars. Thanks again. Can't wait to see more. 😍

[@Don-md6wn]

Come on. Stan was a great drummer but so is Steve Ferrone. Full Moon Fever has other drummers including Ringo. You don't like that? How about Wildflowers, which many of us think is his best album?

[@Don-md6wn]

According to Tom Petty, the song he wrote for Stevie Nicks was Insider. But Tom liked the song so much (it's on Hard Promises as a duet with Stevie) that he told Stevie he couldn't let her have it, he would give her another one. So he gave her Stop Draggin' My Heart Around, which he had already recorded singing solo with the Heartbreakers. It ended up being the huge hit. I think Tom was right and Insider is the better song.

[@joepa87114]

As a huge Stan Lynch fan, I’m probably one of the few who would argue Long After Dark is better than Damn The Torpedos. Just listen to Finding Out and you’ll hear why Stan is the man.

[@jimnichols7720]

“Spank this bitch”. Love this series of interviews. So crucial to the history and legacy of drumming. Never knew Duck Dunn played on this track. Also legend.

[@Don-md6wn]

Duck Dunn also played on You Tell Me, which is on Damn the Torpedoes. One of their most underrated songs with a fantastic groove. I don't think Duck played it with the band. They had the rest of it and then added his bass.

[@chrissharkey9644]

As a bass player! We all love a pocket like Stans! Though good the band had a very different feel without him!

[@tomcarl8021]

So, what did Duck say during playback?

[@livefrommydrumroom]

“If you guys don’t like this, you don’t like p****” I hated to edit it, but thought it prudent.

[@tomcarl8021]

@@livefrommydrumroom That's almost as good as Duck's famous line in the Blues Brothers movie, "We could turn goat piss into gasoline".

[@livefrommydrumroom]

@@tomcarl8021 🤣😂Yes!

[@j.kellybrown8600]

Host talk less, guest talk more!

[@livefrommydrumroom]

Sorry. I didn't realize I talked too much... :)