BoxCar Racer were a short-lived side project formed in 2002 by two members of the band
blink-182, featuring guitarist
Tom DeLonge and drummer
Travis Barker. As lead member
Tom DeLonge stated, "it was never a 'band' but rather a project" to experiment with and record ideas DeLonge felt did not fit with
blink-182’s sound. Tom enlisted
Travis Barker stating that the reason why he asked Barker to drum on the album is because he didn't want to pay for a studio drummer.
Mark Hoppus made his feelings about this project known.
Tom DeLonge said that he did not mean …
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