<Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> (1955 - 05 - 21) May 21, 1955 (age 62) Cincinnati, Ohio, United States </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Occupation </Th> <Td> Songwriter, Record Producer, Musician </Td> </Tr> <P> Stanley Joseph Lynch (born May 21, 1955) is an American musician, songwriter and record producer . He was the original drummer for Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers for 18 years until his departure in 1994 . </P> <P> Lynch was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S., and moved to Gainesville, Florida, in the early 1960s . He began playing music as a small child . As a teenager growing up near Gainesville, Lynch determined that he would find a way to make a living with music . "As a kid I had very little opportunity . I was a marginal student . I wasn't going to college . My parents didn't have money ." </P>

Who was the original drummer for tom petty and the heartbreakers