Guitarist Jim Adkins and drummer Zach Lind , who had been friends since preschool , joined with guitarist Tom Linton and bass player Mitch Porter to try their hand at music .
Jimmy Eat World formed in Mesa , Arizona in 1993 .
Guitarist Jim Adkins and drummer Zach Lind , who had been friends since preschool , joined with guitarist Tom Linton and bass player Mitch Porter to try Jimmy Eat World 's hand at music .
Jimmy Eat World formed in Mesa , Arizona in 1993 .