Travis Barker Slams ‘Difficult’ Former Blink 182 Bandmate Tom Delonge

When Blink 182 went their separate ways and Travis Barker and Mark Hoppus formed +44 we couldn’t help but feel a bit sorry for the band’s other member, Tom Delonge.

Especially when Tom insisted that he didn’t quit the band despite the other two claiming that he did.

However the truth has slowly dripped out and last year Travis lashed out at his former bandmate, dubbing him as “disrespectful and ungrateful” for not telling the truth about him leaving, and now the drummer has come back with even more to say about working with the “difficult” Tom Delonge.

Eek, this is not what our inner Blink fan wants to hear…

Speaking in a new interview, the 40-year-old claimed: “Mark and I never wanted to change. The last couple of albums, Tom wanted to sound like U2, to record songs that basically sound like Coldplay.

“For us, we were always like, ‘Blink is Blink, man. We want to sound like f*cking Blink-182’… That’s what side-projects are for. I love Blink for what it is. We love Blink and we love the sound of Blink.”

He also added that Tom eventually left the band, that was founded in 1992, because he was unable to compromise, telling vlogger Mr. Wavvy: “You got two of the three members and one has basically just tapped out and is being extremely difficult and won’t compromise.”

Tom has since left Blink indefinitely, however, the band have promised a follow-up to their 2011 LP ‘Neighborhoods’ this summer, with Travis explaining: “I think summertime. There’s tentatively some plans to play shows during summer. Everything will come together and be revealed in due time. It’s gonna be great.”