A New Wave From Germany
Tokio Hotel craziness in Europe has eventually arrived the other side of the Ocean. We talked to Bill & Tom twins who rocked the USA with Scream (album) about fame and dreams.. [interviewed by Nicole Freshee]
On a Saturday morning In New Jersey, a hundred of guys wearing raincoats don't ignore the rain and mud, and they are sitting at the car park of Meadowlands. Crowded which doesn't care the danger of crushing, is trying to announce their voice to Tokio Hotel and a poor girl is laying herself out: “Bill, I wanna make your hair!" Bill Kaulitz is the soloist,18 year-old, of the German band Tokio Hotel. While screaming is keeping on, guitarist Tom (Bills twin) who has dreadlocks is starting by playing Ready Set go and the concert is starting ..
Girls are keeping on screaming but Bill doesn’t seem like he cares. If he would try to answer the girls like her, then his hair like hedgehog wouldn’t be important that much, right ? So that he is turning right by shaking his hips, holding his biff up and starting to sing!
Tokio Hotels album called Scream was published on may 6th in America and this German emo band has been the favorite of MTV since that day. They give full house concerts in NY and LA.
“When we played at Irving Plaza in NY in February, everybody sang our songs, even German ones too!” says Bill. “We are used to giving concerts in Europe but attention in America makes us surprised!”
A few years ago, Bill and Tom , were playing to only a few people in Madgeburg. “Every weekend, we were playing to 15 people at the same club.” Says Tom who started to play guitar when he was 7. And Bill says that he decided to become a star at this time too. “On TV, I came across a Nena concert, she was singing “99 red balloons”. And i said ‘I wanna sing on the stage too!!’ " Tokio Hotel is completely founded with Gustav (drum) and Georg (bass) in 2001. “We thought, someone must help this band” says Listing by laughing.
Scream is the first English album of Tokio Hotel which consists of the English versions of German songs in German albums. “We have correlated with every song. ” says Bill who was affected for his new style by wearing a vampire costume on Halloween . “In the fact, Ready, Set, Go! tells our stories. Well, we say ‘Follow your dreams and don't be afraid to start a new life.' "
Thursday, July 31, 2008
Black Magazine - Spain
Black Magazine
Cover: ‘Tokio Hotel took Spain by storm’
Like a real fan.
This is how we lived TH concerts. The first time is always special, and this one was magical. Bill, Tom, Georg and Gustav came to Spain and they did not disappoint.
Our stomachs flipped with excitement when we arrived to one of the most waited concerts. The ‘Go TH’ screams filled our ears and finally an intense night began..
They jumped on stage with an energy that put across their excitement. While they chained up songs, winks and special effects our legs did not stop. We could not stop jumping and Bill asked us to keep doing it!
When the Scream! moment began our throats were already sore but that is exactly what we did: scream. But the night had just began. “Are you okay?” asked a smiling Bill.
We kept rocking. We went crazy with Don’t Jump and Ready, Set, Go! and Reden made us shiver “Dedicated to my brother” said Bill.
The night was ending but there was a hit left: Monsoon. He sounded tired so we helped him with the chorus. Few tracks after, Rescue Me became the last song.
Before leaving Bill threw his towel towards the crowd, Tom and Georg theirs picks and Gustav his drumsticks. Then everybody clapped while recording the moment in our minds.
We finally saw them and with the amazing greets they received, they will surely come back soon!
Tokio Hotel: “Success is a drug”
Black-clothed, wearing dark glasses and giving us a smiling “hello”. This is how the Germans who rocked Spain in an unforgetable weekend appeared. Since then, 15 minutes with them…
Willkommen!! Nice to see you here in Spain again..
Bill: Same here! Fans over here are marvelous. Besides, we are told we have a lot of success here, so we are very happy.
Let’s go through it slowly. How was your staying in Barcelona?
B: It was a very beautiful performance. People were queuing for days, which dazzled us.
Sure! We were waiting for a long time, and since Madrid…
B: Yeah…we felt sorry for letting you down, but it was something unstoppable.
Don’t worry, we understand it! Are you recovered at all?
B: Yes, I finally can say it’s like always! It was a bad moment in our career. Days before stopping I was really harmed. Besides, it’s frightening when someone is raking through your vocal chords. Now we’re going to rock!
Yeah…you’re working a lot!
B: Hahahaha, we’re workaholics. We’ve been three years working without a break. We only have two holiday weeks in a year, but that’s what we wanted.
Don’t you prefer tranquility?
Tom: We are the ones writing the agenda. Of course, sometimes we are exhausted, for instance when we travel to three different cities within 24 hours!
It was this way: Friday 27th Barcelona, Saturday 28th Madrid…
B: And Sunday in Lisbon! But performing in Rock in Rio is amazing.
Sunday 19th? Did you miss the match between Germany and Spain? Germans were in a bad way after the match!
Gustav: Yeah..to be honest, I bid for a 3-2 winning Germany, of course.
You don’t have the Eurocopa, but you have money, success, girls…
B: There’s something of them lacking! Hahaha. The four of us are still single! We’re always thinking about our dreams and success hooks. It’s like a drug, you always want more: more glory, more concerts…
So singles, ah? It was said over here that Bill was going out with the majorcan Monica Sanz.
B: Hahaha! That’s not true, I’ve been single for three years, so…
Do you think fans could disappear?
B: Of course! But we know what is living without it. That’s why we appreciate it so much and we hope it to go ahead! Worst days may come, but fans are always a good incentive to go on…
The Tokiohotelish Girls
The most important thing is our fans’ said Bill. That’s why we want you to tell us how you lived the landing of the German Monsoon. Thank you so much for sharing it!
Cover: ‘Tokio Hotel took Spain by storm’
Like a real fan.
This is how we lived TH concerts. The first time is always special, and this one was magical. Bill, Tom, Georg and Gustav came to Spain and they did not disappoint.
Our stomachs flipped with excitement when we arrived to one of the most waited concerts. The ‘Go TH’ screams filled our ears and finally an intense night began..
They jumped on stage with an energy that put across their excitement. While they chained up songs, winks and special effects our legs did not stop. We could not stop jumping and Bill asked us to keep doing it!
When the Scream! moment began our throats were already sore but that is exactly what we did: scream. But the night had just began. “Are you okay?” asked a smiling Bill.
We kept rocking. We went crazy with Don’t Jump and Ready, Set, Go! and Reden made us shiver “Dedicated to my brother” said Bill.
The night was ending but there was a hit left: Monsoon. He sounded tired so we helped him with the chorus. Few tracks after, Rescue Me became the last song.
Before leaving Bill threw his towel towards the crowd, Tom and Georg theirs picks and Gustav his drumsticks. Then everybody clapped while recording the moment in our minds.
We finally saw them and with the amazing greets they received, they will surely come back soon!
Tokio Hotel: “Success is a drug”
Black-clothed, wearing dark glasses and giving us a smiling “hello”. This is how the Germans who rocked Spain in an unforgetable weekend appeared. Since then, 15 minutes with them…
Willkommen!! Nice to see you here in Spain again..
Bill: Same here! Fans over here are marvelous. Besides, we are told we have a lot of success here, so we are very happy.
Let’s go through it slowly. How was your staying in Barcelona?
B: It was a very beautiful performance. People were queuing for days, which dazzled us.
Sure! We were waiting for a long time, and since Madrid…
B: Yeah…we felt sorry for letting you down, but it was something unstoppable.
Don’t worry, we understand it! Are you recovered at all?
B: Yes, I finally can say it’s like always! It was a bad moment in our career. Days before stopping I was really harmed. Besides, it’s frightening when someone is raking through your vocal chords. Now we’re going to rock!
Yeah…you’re working a lot!
B: Hahahaha, we’re workaholics. We’ve been three years working without a break. We only have two holiday weeks in a year, but that’s what we wanted.
Don’t you prefer tranquility?
Tom: We are the ones writing the agenda. Of course, sometimes we are exhausted, for instance when we travel to three different cities within 24 hours!
It was this way: Friday 27th Barcelona, Saturday 28th Madrid…
B: And Sunday in Lisbon! But performing in Rock in Rio is amazing.
Sunday 19th? Did you miss the match between Germany and Spain? Germans were in a bad way after the match!
Gustav: Yeah..to be honest, I bid for a 3-2 winning Germany, of course.
You don’t have the Eurocopa, but you have money, success, girls…
B: There’s something of them lacking! Hahaha. The four of us are still single! We’re always thinking about our dreams and success hooks. It’s like a drug, you always want more: more glory, more concerts…
So singles, ah? It was said over here that Bill was going out with the majorcan Monica Sanz.
B: Hahaha! That’s not true, I’ve been single for three years, so…
Do you think fans could disappear?
B: Of course! But we know what is living without it. That’s why we appreciate it so much and we hope it to go ahead! Worst days may come, but fans are always a good incentive to go on…
The Tokiohotelish Girls
The most important thing is our fans’ said Bill. That’s why we want you to tell us how you lived the landing of the German Monsoon. Thank you so much for sharing it!
Tu Magazine - Mexico
This German band is all the hype in Europe and its four members have already started breaking hearts in our country. Are you ready to fall in love with them? You’ll surely do- By Diana Matozo
The leaders of Tokio Hotel are twin brothers Bill (lead singer) and Tom (guitar) Kaulitz. Despite the fact that they are identical twins, they have very different and distinctive personalities. They talked to our magazine (TU) about their music and they also shared some secrets of their love life with us. Find out everything about it!
TU: How do you feel now that your music is known in our country?
Tom: Once we dreamt about international success but we never really thought that it would happen. People in our country know about us but crossing borders is not only amazing, it’s also weird! We’ve never been in Mexico but our music is being played there…it’s a great satisfaction. We would love to visit your country.
TU: Do you have girlfriends? How’s your ideal girl?
Tom: I don’t have a girlfriend and I can’t really say that I have an ‘ideal’ girl. I can’t say that I prefer blond girls over brunettes or redheads, all I can say is that there are a lot of beautiful girls everywhere.
(Pic: ‘Georg and Gustav are a little behind on the girl topic’- Bill)
TU: Is dating easier when you’re in this career?
Tom: Of course music helps. In school, it’s the kids that are musicians the ones that tend to be very popular and have great success! That’s why I decided early on that I’d play guitar (laughs). No, honestly, I have never had ‘girl trouble’ and I have never used my fame to get with a girl.
Bill: In my case, music has definitely helped, I had my first girlfriend when I started singing but in this business, there’s little time for a serious relationship.
TU: Who’s your favorite (female) singer or actress?
Tom: I love Jessica Alba, she’s my favorite!
Bill: For me, it has to be Nena, the German singer, I was very influenced by her. I saw one of her concerts on TV and it was a moment that left a mark on me. I was very young and right after that, I started writing my own songs. It was clear to me that I had to be on a stage one day.
TU: Being twins, have you ever tried making a move on the same girl?
Tom: I had a girlfriend and when we broke up, I tried to talk her into giving my brother his first kiss. I wanted him to live that experience because (until then) Bill had never had a girlfriend. It was a way of showing how much I cared.
TU: Is there a message behind your look?
Tom: We have never wanted to create a fake image. This is part of our personality, this is what we feel, this is who we are. If you see pictures of us before being a band, you would see that the change hasn’t really been a drastic one.
TU: Would you get a girlfriend’s name tattooed?
Tom: If the relationship isn’t serious, I don’t think I would, I don’t think it’s worth it (laughs); if it were something a little more serious…I don’t think I’d do it either! I am not a big fan of tattoos.
Bill: I love tattoos! And if I were really in love, why not? I think I would do it.
TU: Are you guys faithful (when in a relationship)?
Tom: When you are in love, it’s important to be faithful and feel that the other person is being faithful too, it’s basic.
Bill: For me, this is something fundamental. Besides, if I am in love, I don’t really feel like accepting any other ‘offers’. With me, you don’t have to worry about cheating, I believe in being faithful and that’s what I practice but… I haven’t really been with a girl for quite some time now.
TU: How do you feel about your fans getting so crazy sometimes?
Bill: We’re really proud of the fans that we have, they support us so much, they are always waiting for our concerts, they sing our songs, they have an amazing level of energy and that’s contagious. They make us feel the need to continue doing what we are doing.
(We love to see all the fan signs and banners at our concerts!)
What every fan should know:
*They were born in Magdeburg, Germany. There they are listed as part of the ‘Town’s Most Beloved Sons’.
*Tom is older than Bill…10 minutes older only!
*When they were little kids, the twins would wear t-shirts with their names on them so that people wouldn’t get confused.
*These brothers have a philosophy in life: ‘Follow your dreams’
*Gustav started playing drums when he was only 4 years old!
*Georg is a Fall Out Boy and Green Day fan
*When they recorded their first album, two of them were just 13 (Bill and Tom)
The leaders of Tokio Hotel are twin brothers Bill (lead singer) and Tom (guitar) Kaulitz. Despite the fact that they are identical twins, they have very different and distinctive personalities. They talked to our magazine (TU) about their music and they also shared some secrets of their love life with us. Find out everything about it!
TU: How do you feel now that your music is known in our country?
Tom: Once we dreamt about international success but we never really thought that it would happen. People in our country know about us but crossing borders is not only amazing, it’s also weird! We’ve never been in Mexico but our music is being played there…it’s a great satisfaction. We would love to visit your country.
TU: Do you have girlfriends? How’s your ideal girl?
Tom: I don’t have a girlfriend and I can’t really say that I have an ‘ideal’ girl. I can’t say that I prefer blond girls over brunettes or redheads, all I can say is that there are a lot of beautiful girls everywhere.
(Pic: ‘Georg and Gustav are a little behind on the girl topic’- Bill)
TU: Is dating easier when you’re in this career?
Tom: Of course music helps. In school, it’s the kids that are musicians the ones that tend to be very popular and have great success! That’s why I decided early on that I’d play guitar (laughs). No, honestly, I have never had ‘girl trouble’ and I have never used my fame to get with a girl.
Bill: In my case, music has definitely helped, I had my first girlfriend when I started singing but in this business, there’s little time for a serious relationship.
TU: Who’s your favorite (female) singer or actress?
Tom: I love Jessica Alba, she’s my favorite!
Bill: For me, it has to be Nena, the German singer, I was very influenced by her. I saw one of her concerts on TV and it was a moment that left a mark on me. I was very young and right after that, I started writing my own songs. It was clear to me that I had to be on a stage one day.
TU: Being twins, have you ever tried making a move on the same girl?
Tom: I had a girlfriend and when we broke up, I tried to talk her into giving my brother his first kiss. I wanted him to live that experience because (until then) Bill had never had a girlfriend. It was a way of showing how much I cared.
TU: Is there a message behind your look?
Tom: We have never wanted to create a fake image. This is part of our personality, this is what we feel, this is who we are. If you see pictures of us before being a band, you would see that the change hasn’t really been a drastic one.
TU: Would you get a girlfriend’s name tattooed?
Tom: If the relationship isn’t serious, I don’t think I would, I don’t think it’s worth it (laughs); if it were something a little more serious…I don’t think I’d do it either! I am not a big fan of tattoos.
Bill: I love tattoos! And if I were really in love, why not? I think I would do it.
TU: Are you guys faithful (when in a relationship)?
Tom: When you are in love, it’s important to be faithful and feel that the other person is being faithful too, it’s basic.
Bill: For me, this is something fundamental. Besides, if I am in love, I don’t really feel like accepting any other ‘offers’. With me, you don’t have to worry about cheating, I believe in being faithful and that’s what I practice but… I haven’t really been with a girl for quite some time now.
TU: How do you feel about your fans getting so crazy sometimes?
Bill: We’re really proud of the fans that we have, they support us so much, they are always waiting for our concerts, they sing our songs, they have an amazing level of energy and that’s contagious. They make us feel the need to continue doing what we are doing.
(We love to see all the fan signs and banners at our concerts!)
What every fan should know:
*They were born in Magdeburg, Germany. There they are listed as part of the ‘Town’s Most Beloved Sons’.
*Tom is older than Bill…10 minutes older only!
*When they were little kids, the twins would wear t-shirts with their names on them so that people wouldn’t get confused.
*These brothers have a philosophy in life: ‘Follow your dreams’
*Gustav started playing drums when he was only 4 years old!
*Georg is a Fall Out Boy and Green Day fan
*When they recorded their first album, two of them were just 13 (Bill and Tom)
News
US Poster Competition!
Tokio Hotel’s Official US Site unveiled a new contest earlier today asking fans to print their tour poster, put it up in their communities, take pictures with it and email your favorite three to them. A new winner will be chosen every Monday in August. The winners will get two tickets to any US concert along with Meet & Greet passes.
This is for US fans ONLY!
Quotidiano.net has posted an article about Tokio Hotel’s concert at Parco Novi Sad in Modena. They say fans lined up days before in the heat and many ended up fainting or getting sick.
THE LONG DAY
And in the end we were overwhelmed by a Monsoon
Night, morning, evening, night and again … Well, now for hours, the chronicle of a truly incredible Friday for Modena. The notes of four young stars.
Modena, July 12, 2008. They say that the female is the weaker sex. But when the stakes are high, even the teenage girls pull off a fighting spirit that not you expect. I arrived in twenty thousand (17 thousand tickets sold, more fathers, mothers and various friends …) for the Tokio Hotel concert at Parco Novi Sad. They braved the burning sun, the crowd remained to wait at Parco Novi Sad day and night. And in the end have realized their dream of teenagers. But at what price: dozens, if not hundreds of fainting, fatigue snervante, long waits under the sun … A day really ‘hot’, for them and who had to accompany and assist.
Bill, Tom, George and Gustav were up on stage around 9:45PM in a show of lights. Their hairstyles, in the shadows, gave a thrill to the thousands of fans below them, which has turned into pure excitement when they intoned their pieces Strengths: Scream, Black, Don’t Jump and of course the famous Monsoon. A concert really ‘with flakes’. Powder with stars on the night of wishes.
But the night before, between Thursday and Friday, almost 400 fans stayed outdoors, lined along the serpentine path, lookouts in dormiveglia, careful not to lose the place earned through days and days of waiting at Parco Novi Sad. We among them, without disturbing too. In the morning we find them still there, with their faces a little ‘tense, “she” wear, but in fibrillation. “They said that the gates will open at 5:00PM - relate -. But where are they? “.
A few hours later, the delirium. Parents can not do more to see their girls just faint under the sun, and begin to put pressure, demanding loudly that the gates are open. Some girl feels bad, water and sugar is the recipe of paramedics. But the line is beginning to become very long, the sun beats increasingly strong. Islam also firemen who, with their water cannons give a little ‘coolness of the many fans, “Thank you, thank you” shouting in unison.
At 2:30PM staff gives the green light. Nor were a magic formula, the teenagers will take over all, bring the turbo and sow parents running straight toward the stage. The first manage to enter the ‘grave’, a transennata which seems a little ‘as the raft of luck when the ship sinks: if there six, you win. But the heat not truce even there, indeed, the crowds that you create in a few minutes ago that island become a happy ‘lazzaretto’, full of girls who lose the senses. Fortunately, the civil protection facilities, logistics and the three points at the sides of the stage prove useful for those who feel bad. Pity then, return nell’Olimpo there is not so easy.
Let’s go back outside, and crossed the municipal councillor policies youth John Franco Orlando. With him commented what remains of the camps, would say a large mass of waste. “We hope that the fans use their boxes scattered nell’anello of Novi Sad.” And, casting their gaze inside, we notice that indeed they did, but for sedercisi above.
Shortly after beginning to get several police vans. It approaches the hour of the concert and atmosphere is getting warmer, there are common illnesses repeating them, even if no firemen rest a moment. The teams’ travel to all spying. Then, finally, at about 8PM guitars, the voice of Lost and later the dark charm of Bill Kaulitz and companions. There are those who are locked in under the stage, but whoever the concert looks from the outside, behind the fences. The monsoon is past, warmer than usual.
Tokio Hotel’s Official US Site unveiled a new contest earlier today asking fans to print their tour poster, put it up in their communities, take pictures with it and email your favorite three to them. A new winner will be chosen every Monday in August. The winners will get two tickets to any US concert along with Meet & Greet passes.
This is for US fans ONLY!
Quotidiano.net has posted an article about Tokio Hotel’s concert at Parco Novi Sad in Modena. They say fans lined up days before in the heat and many ended up fainting or getting sick.
THE LONG DAY
And in the end we were overwhelmed by a Monsoon
Night, morning, evening, night and again … Well, now for hours, the chronicle of a truly incredible Friday for Modena. The notes of four young stars.
Modena, July 12, 2008. They say that the female is the weaker sex. But when the stakes are high, even the teenage girls pull off a fighting spirit that not you expect. I arrived in twenty thousand (17 thousand tickets sold, more fathers, mothers and various friends …) for the Tokio Hotel concert at Parco Novi Sad. They braved the burning sun, the crowd remained to wait at Parco Novi Sad day and night. And in the end have realized their dream of teenagers. But at what price: dozens, if not hundreds of fainting, fatigue snervante, long waits under the sun … A day really ‘hot’, for them and who had to accompany and assist.
Bill, Tom, George and Gustav were up on stage around 9:45PM in a show of lights. Their hairstyles, in the shadows, gave a thrill to the thousands of fans below them, which has turned into pure excitement when they intoned their pieces Strengths: Scream, Black, Don’t Jump and of course the famous Monsoon. A concert really ‘with flakes’. Powder with stars on the night of wishes.
But the night before, between Thursday and Friday, almost 400 fans stayed outdoors, lined along the serpentine path, lookouts in dormiveglia, careful not to lose the place earned through days and days of waiting at Parco Novi Sad. We among them, without disturbing too. In the morning we find them still there, with their faces a little ‘tense, “she” wear, but in fibrillation. “They said that the gates will open at 5:00PM - relate -. But where are they? “.
A few hours later, the delirium. Parents can not do more to see their girls just faint under the sun, and begin to put pressure, demanding loudly that the gates are open. Some girl feels bad, water and sugar is the recipe of paramedics. But the line is beginning to become very long, the sun beats increasingly strong. Islam also firemen who, with their water cannons give a little ‘coolness of the many fans, “Thank you, thank you” shouting in unison.
At 2:30PM staff gives the green light. Nor were a magic formula, the teenagers will take over all, bring the turbo and sow parents running straight toward the stage. The first manage to enter the ‘grave’, a transennata which seems a little ‘as the raft of luck when the ship sinks: if there six, you win. But the heat not truce even there, indeed, the crowds that you create in a few minutes ago that island become a happy ‘lazzaretto’, full of girls who lose the senses. Fortunately, the civil protection facilities, logistics and the three points at the sides of the stage prove useful for those who feel bad. Pity then, return nell’Olimpo there is not so easy.
Let’s go back outside, and crossed the municipal councillor policies youth John Franco Orlando. With him commented what remains of the camps, would say a large mass of waste. “We hope that the fans use their boxes scattered nell’anello of Novi Sad.” And, casting their gaze inside, we notice that indeed they did, but for sedercisi above.
Shortly after beginning to get several police vans. It approaches the hour of the concert and atmosphere is getting warmer, there are common illnesses repeating them, even if no firemen rest a moment. The teams’ travel to all spying. Then, finally, at about 8PM guitars, the voice of Lost and later the dark charm of Bill Kaulitz and companions. There are those who are locked in under the stage, but whoever the concert looks from the outside, behind the fences. The monsoon is past, warmer than usual.
welt.de
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| Celebration of full moon Amongst Thailand-fans and backpack tourists it’s a legend: “Full Moon Parties” that will be celebrated to each full moon night with light balloons and psychedelic music on the beach of Haad Ron on the island of Koh Pha-Ngan. Up to 10 000 people come to then mass-dance together to the sound of the sea. We have water and full moon in Hamburg too, thought Tung Truong, the manager of the “Indochine”, and Dojan Jung of Young Creatives, which brought the party to the Elbe. Only 500 celebration jolly people could fit into the “Indochine”, but had to wait in a long line first, but it didn’t ruin the mood at all. Between lavish Asia decorations and light installation people danced if they found a little spot to: In the Ice-Bar and on the terrace in the lounge area. The Parisian DJane Joana de la Jungle took care of the music-mix, and the Londoner violinist Sophie Serafino headed on with handmade sounds to it. Surprise during the late hour: Germany’s most popular rocker twins Bill and Tom Kaulitz of Tokio Hotel mixed amongst the audience and showed no fear of pushing and barging in. Previously the two teen idols were in the new Upper East celebrating, but were little amused: “Lots of weird people there,” said Bill. | |||
Tokio Hotel Interview
For those who don't know you yet, how did you four meet?
Tom: Bill and I started making music when we were 7. We always preferred that to video games! We dedicated all our free time, evenings, weekends to it. Bill played synthesized because there was no one else to play the drums and bass. I met Gustav while we were at the Academy (music academy?), and we became friends then.
Gustav: And then one day, I went along to one of their gigs. When I saw Bill on stage trying to play synthesized, I told myself that really had to change. (laughs) So we started discussing it and I proposed to play with them. It was then that we started the band.
What would you like to tell those who call you just a well-marketed product?
Bill: Oh my god! In order to say such silliness, those people must be really frustrated. But anyhow, that's the usual thing you hear in the music business. Especially in Germany. These last few years, like in England in the 90s, there were lots of boys and girl bands. There were even TV shows, which had the goal of finding THE next band. So that makes it really hard to make a real formation without making it seem like a TV reality show. Today, it's hard to convince people that we're a real band, that no one told us to be friends with Gustav and Georg. Anyhow, no one would believe us. Consequently, we do our own thing without worrying about those rumors. Music is emotion; if you are just a puppet how can you put your heart into what you do? On my part, I put my heart into it all, so it annoys me when people think what I do is plastic. But there are times when you need to distance yourself from those rumors, otherwise you'll get eaten alive.
What relationship do you have with your fans?
Tom: Whenever we can, we talk to them, sign autographs...that's the least we can do, because wherever we go, they're there! Sometimes they wait for hours or spend the night on the streets. Whether it's cold, raining, snowing, they're there. And they offer us gifts in which they put their hearts and souls. So giving them a bit of our time, it's the least we can do to show them how much they mean to us. We want to live up to their love for us.
What's the most unbelievable gift a fan has offered you?
Bill: That's a hard question because we receive tons and tons of gifts. We are very touched by our fans' letters. Some are very long. There was one who made a 14 kilometer letter! That's almost a book of 1000 A4 pages!
Georg: Otherwise we got a car, a Mini Cooper with picture of us and our name all over. But it's hard to chose one gift in particular, because they all mean something to us.
Do you take time to go on forums and your MySpace page?
Bill: We have to be careful, because on forums, there are lots of people who pretend to be us, who chat with our fans and don't give a damn about them. If we're ever on Internet, it's always a group thing and it's announced officially. Other than that, we spend lots of times on blogs dedicated to us or on our MySpace, because their opinions interest us a lot.
The girls are crazy over you, but what's your type of girl?
Tom: That's a hard question, because I don't have one precise type of girl in my head. There just has to be a good feeling present from the beginning, a connection which allows the relationship to start naturally. She can be blonde, or have brown or red hair...it doesn't matter. But with the lives we lead, we don't have the time for those love relationships. At the same time, being faithful and engaged doesn't interest me...I like to take advantage and have fun. I was crazy over tons of girls. Too many girls. (laughs) I really think that it's possible to fall in love a few times in your life, and thankfully several people are made for you.
Georg: Concerning me, I would like to meet a girl who looks like Angelina Jolie, the Olsen twins, and Eva Longoria.
Gustav: We'll fight over the same girl, then, Georg. (laughs)
Bill: I'd like the girl to have a cool look, that she has clean nails and nice skin. And she must be positive and funny. One-night-stands don't turn me on. I really believe in true love, love that you can only find once in your life...if you're lucky enough. Because I think that lots of people will never find it, which is rather sad...I've known girls, I've already fallen in love. I know what it's like to have a crush on someone, butterflies in the stomach, but I haven't found Love, with a big "L."
Bill, you have a particular look. Have you always liked to make yourself up and do your nails?
Bill: I've been doing that since a very long time. Gustav and Georg never knew me otherwise. I started to get a taste for makeup when I participated in a Halloween party, several years ago. I was disguised as a vampire. Since then, I've kept the look. It's part of my personality.
How long does it take you every morning to make yourself nice?
Bill: Not very long. 40 minutes in all.
Do you have a ritual before going up on stage?
Bill: Well it's not really a ritual. Gustav likes to be alone, he concentrates and listens to music. But Georg, Tom, and I, we like to hang out together before the show starts and be stressed out together. We lock ourselves in a room for half an hour and no one's allowed to come in. Not even our manager! We imagine the worst-case scenarios, we laugh and it relaxes us.
And when you're not on stage, what do you do with your time?
Georg: We play ping-pong and kicker!
Tom: And when we're not touring, we like to sleep very late! Except for Gustav, who's an early-riser. But Bill, Georg, and I like to sleep, eat, watch TV and sleep. And when we can really allow ourselves a break, we like to travel for the holidays.
And what's your ideal destination?
Tom: All we can tell you is that we like little isolated islands, very, very, very far from here. (laughs)
Because of the circumstances, you spend a lot time together. Do you have friendships outside the band?
Tom: Yes, of course! It's important for us to be able to talk about something other than Tokio Hotel. But seeing that we share the same friends, we are almost always together. (laughs) And then we go on holidays together. So, yes, Tokio Hotel is our most beautiful story of friendship!
And you never hit each other?
Tom: Sometimes we really feel like it. Especially when Georg decides to take off his shoes. (laughs) But our friendship is stronger than our disputes!
Even if you're adulated by your fans, is there something about yourselves that you don't like?
Bill: (laughs) We haven't changed, we stay the same. We have the same defaults as before. And we have the same relationship together as we had before meeting success. So although it's nuts that we're 18 and there's so many girls crazy over us, there are always things that I don't like about myself. I don't walk around on the streets telling myself that I'm the best guy on earth. Tom, yes, sometimes. (laughs)
Tom: There's always things about ourselves that displease us. But it's normal: when you're 18, you're searching yourself. And for our age, we have lots of confidence in ourselves. When I say I'm the best, I don't take myself seriously, I'm fooling around!
What souvenirs do you have of your childhood? How would you describe yourself in that period?
Bill: We've always had confidence in ourselves and our future. We have strong characters. We started making music really early, because we realized at an early age what was good for ourselves. It wasn't always easy to live. At school, we didn't want to be molded, and that caused clashes among us, our professors, and other students. But other than hating high school, we had a good laugh.
Tom: I'm still a kid. I still have the kid that I was, in me. (laughs) He guides me every day.
Bill: But contrary to what our fans may think, we're far from being perfect. We're very thankful for our success, but we don't want to be examples for others!
A bit about the twin's early history for those who don't know yet:
Born in Leipzig, Germany to Simone and Jörg Kaulitz, Tom was born 10 minutes before his brother Bill Kaulitz which makes Bill the younger brother. They were very hard to tell apart when they were younger so they had to wear t-shirts with their names written on it. Simone Kaulitz divorced Jörg when the twins were 7 seven years old and remarried Gordon Trümper which is where many think that the boys get his surname Trümper, but it is rumors. They are only called Kaulitz. Their stepfather, Gordon Trümper, had a major musical influence on the boys since he was in a band of his own at the time. This caused Bill to start writing his own songs and Tom to play an instrument of his choice. Over the years, the twins both dressed in skirt-suits until they reached their preteen years in which they started to develop their own sense of style and personality. During the years they were in school, they would always pull pranks on their teachers which led to their separation in the seventh grade.
Tom: Bill and I started making music when we were 7. We always preferred that to video games! We dedicated all our free time, evenings, weekends to it. Bill played synthesized because there was no one else to play the drums and bass. I met Gustav while we were at the Academy (music academy?), and we became friends then.
Gustav: And then one day, I went along to one of their gigs. When I saw Bill on stage trying to play synthesized, I told myself that really had to change. (laughs) So we started discussing it and I proposed to play with them. It was then that we started the band.
What would you like to tell those who call you just a well-marketed product?
Bill: Oh my god! In order to say such silliness, those people must be really frustrated. But anyhow, that's the usual thing you hear in the music business. Especially in Germany. These last few years, like in England in the 90s, there were lots of boys and girl bands. There were even TV shows, which had the goal of finding THE next band. So that makes it really hard to make a real formation without making it seem like a TV reality show. Today, it's hard to convince people that we're a real band, that no one told us to be friends with Gustav and Georg. Anyhow, no one would believe us. Consequently, we do our own thing without worrying about those rumors. Music is emotion; if you are just a puppet how can you put your heart into what you do? On my part, I put my heart into it all, so it annoys me when people think what I do is plastic. But there are times when you need to distance yourself from those rumors, otherwise you'll get eaten alive.
What relationship do you have with your fans?
Tom: Whenever we can, we talk to them, sign autographs...that's the least we can do, because wherever we go, they're there! Sometimes they wait for hours or spend the night on the streets. Whether it's cold, raining, snowing, they're there. And they offer us gifts in which they put their hearts and souls. So giving them a bit of our time, it's the least we can do to show them how much they mean to us. We want to live up to their love for us.
What's the most unbelievable gift a fan has offered you?
Bill: That's a hard question because we receive tons and tons of gifts. We are very touched by our fans' letters. Some are very long. There was one who made a 14 kilometer letter! That's almost a book of 1000 A4 pages!
Georg: Otherwise we got a car, a Mini Cooper with picture of us and our name all over. But it's hard to chose one gift in particular, because they all mean something to us.
Do you take time to go on forums and your MySpace page?
Bill: We have to be careful, because on forums, there are lots of people who pretend to be us, who chat with our fans and don't give a damn about them. If we're ever on Internet, it's always a group thing and it's announced officially. Other than that, we spend lots of times on blogs dedicated to us or on our MySpace, because their opinions interest us a lot.
The girls are crazy over you, but what's your type of girl?
Tom: That's a hard question, because I don't have one precise type of girl in my head. There just has to be a good feeling present from the beginning, a connection which allows the relationship to start naturally. She can be blonde, or have brown or red hair...it doesn't matter. But with the lives we lead, we don't have the time for those love relationships. At the same time, being faithful and engaged doesn't interest me...I like to take advantage and have fun. I was crazy over tons of girls. Too many girls. (laughs) I really think that it's possible to fall in love a few times in your life, and thankfully several people are made for you.
Georg: Concerning me, I would like to meet a girl who looks like Angelina Jolie, the Olsen twins, and Eva Longoria.
Gustav: We'll fight over the same girl, then, Georg. (laughs)
Bill: I'd like the girl to have a cool look, that she has clean nails and nice skin. And she must be positive and funny. One-night-stands don't turn me on. I really believe in true love, love that you can only find once in your life...if you're lucky enough. Because I think that lots of people will never find it, which is rather sad...I've known girls, I've already fallen in love. I know what it's like to have a crush on someone, butterflies in the stomach, but I haven't found Love, with a big "L."
Bill, you have a particular look. Have you always liked to make yourself up and do your nails?
Bill: I've been doing that since a very long time. Gustav and Georg never knew me otherwise. I started to get a taste for makeup when I participated in a Halloween party, several years ago. I was disguised as a vampire. Since then, I've kept the look. It's part of my personality.
How long does it take you every morning to make yourself nice?
Bill: Not very long. 40 minutes in all.
Do you have a ritual before going up on stage?
Bill: Well it's not really a ritual. Gustav likes to be alone, he concentrates and listens to music. But Georg, Tom, and I, we like to hang out together before the show starts and be stressed out together. We lock ourselves in a room for half an hour and no one's allowed to come in. Not even our manager! We imagine the worst-case scenarios, we laugh and it relaxes us.
And when you're not on stage, what do you do with your time?
Georg: We play ping-pong and kicker!
Tom: And when we're not touring, we like to sleep very late! Except for Gustav, who's an early-riser. But Bill, Georg, and I like to sleep, eat, watch TV and sleep. And when we can really allow ourselves a break, we like to travel for the holidays.
And what's your ideal destination?
Tom: All we can tell you is that we like little isolated islands, very, very, very far from here. (laughs)
Because of the circumstances, you spend a lot time together. Do you have friendships outside the band?
Tom: Yes, of course! It's important for us to be able to talk about something other than Tokio Hotel. But seeing that we share the same friends, we are almost always together. (laughs) And then we go on holidays together. So, yes, Tokio Hotel is our most beautiful story of friendship!
And you never hit each other?
Tom: Sometimes we really feel like it. Especially when Georg decides to take off his shoes. (laughs) But our friendship is stronger than our disputes!
Even if you're adulated by your fans, is there something about yourselves that you don't like?
Bill: (laughs) We haven't changed, we stay the same. We have the same defaults as before. And we have the same relationship together as we had before meeting success. So although it's nuts that we're 18 and there's so many girls crazy over us, there are always things that I don't like about myself. I don't walk around on the streets telling myself that I'm the best guy on earth. Tom, yes, sometimes. (laughs)
Tom: There's always things about ourselves that displease us. But it's normal: when you're 18, you're searching yourself. And for our age, we have lots of confidence in ourselves. When I say I'm the best, I don't take myself seriously, I'm fooling around!
What souvenirs do you have of your childhood? How would you describe yourself in that period?
Bill: We've always had confidence in ourselves and our future. We have strong characters. We started making music really early, because we realized at an early age what was good for ourselves. It wasn't always easy to live. At school, we didn't want to be molded, and that caused clashes among us, our professors, and other students. But other than hating high school, we had a good laugh.
Tom: I'm still a kid. I still have the kid that I was, in me. (laughs) He guides me every day.
Bill: But contrary to what our fans may think, we're far from being perfect. We're very thankful for our success, but we don't want to be examples for others!
A bit about the twin's early history for those who don't know yet:
Born in Leipzig, Germany to Simone and Jörg Kaulitz, Tom was born 10 minutes before his brother Bill Kaulitz which makes Bill the younger brother. They were very hard to tell apart when they were younger so they had to wear t-shirts with their names written on it. Simone Kaulitz divorced Jörg when the twins were 7 seven years old and remarried Gordon Trümper which is where many think that the boys get his surname Trümper, but it is rumors. They are only called Kaulitz. Their stepfather, Gordon Trümper, had a major musical influence on the boys since he was in a band of his own at the time. This caused Bill to start writing his own songs and Tom to play an instrument of his choice. Over the years, the twins both dressed in skirt-suits until they reached their preteen years in which they started to develop their own sense of style and personality. During the years they were in school, they would always pull pranks on their teachers which led to their separation in the seventh grade.
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