Vanity Fair - Ellen Von Unwerth

Vanity Fair Photoshoot:

Remember that stunning Vanity Fair photoshoot? Well, there are more, stunning behind the scenes pictures which you didn't see in the publication!

Tokio Hotel With TRL Pictures

Tokio Hotel Fans

Not all Tokio Hotel fans are crazy and brainless!
You should think twice before accepting the bias on Tokio Hotel fans you read on sites, magazines and newspapers, where they present Tokio Hotel’s fans as crazy, hysterical people who live their passion in one collective mad craze, avoiding logic. Of course you can’t ask the youngest fans, usually not even in high school, to have the wisdom of Michael Jackson’s fans, who are from another generation and have proved though the years that they are patient, vaccinated against sordid press campaigns, and their musical ears are the main way they judge singers. It is true that we are sometimes “ashamed” for them when we see here and there, Tokio Hotel fans who find nothing better to do than insult the press and other people who don’t share their passion 100%.
But there is also another category of Tokio Hotel fans, intelligent and thoughtful, not necessarily older than the others. A poet once said, “Years change nothing, when one is an idiot, one stays an idiot…”
Personally I really like Tokio Hotel, without having them as my idols. It is with great pleasure that I quote here the comments from Clara and Chris, so that more readers can see:
Clara: “I find it ridiculous, all these petitions which just put pressure on TH, in order for them to come to such and such a city and all the merchandising…What makes them different is their music, their lyrics, their sound, their state of mind (cool, and yet they’re pros at messing around). But also what makes me think that they’re out of the norm and interesting is because they sing in German! This gives a totally different sound and it feels good to finally hear something different. Bill’s voice in this language is so soft to the ear in their ballads and so energetic in rock, it’s simply rare…”
Chris: “I’m a big Tokio Hotel fan, but I think it’s sad when people aren’t open to other bands and give them a hard time when they perform before TH (Note: He’s referring to the Parc des Princes concert, when a band played the first part of the evening). They’re worthy of performing in front of Tokio Hotel’s public, deemed difficult and quite immature. On top of it BP Zoom was perfect; their redo of ACDC was amazing! Youth will have to evolve. They aren’t teens anymore, but young adults.”

(I did not write this article, this is a translation from the original, which can be found on starpotin.com)

Prince Albert from Monaco likes Tokio Hotel

The Prince Albert likes Tokio Hotel!

This is not a joke and Prince Albert is not ashamed to admit that he likes the German band Tokio hotel. The exclusive news of the year, and we can say it on Melty.fr… The German group Tokio Hotel not only attracts teenagers and young women, also seduces princes!. Yes! He is not ashamed to say it. The sovereign from Monaco and his companion, Charlène Wittstock, were seen attending the concert the band performed in Monte Carlo. Albert, do not worry! You will be notified when the band decides to release a new album!

Poor sweetie Bill misses a stair at around 35 seconds in the clip: (thankfully he doesn't fall )

Don't forget to vote for Tokio Hotel here, and make them beat Avril Lavigne :) ...see bottom left of the page. (Tokio Hotel is winning with 61.55%)

Updates

*Press all over the world have started to pick up on the fans that camped for a week or more to attend the Geneva concert. Check out just one of them here.

*"Keep an eye on the comments area for rabid fans, The same way 'Cujo' is drawn to a bloody limb, They will come"
So we're rabid fans?..Click here and prove them wrong!!


*Tokio Hotel on Fresh Crop:

Tokio Hotel Fresh Crop
Uploaded by teartheskydown

Great publicity, but a little language clash. Do you say "Shray" or "Shry" when pronouncing "Schrei"?!

*MTV Buzzworthy have picked up on Fanboys and THA!The official term "Fanboy" has now been added to the dictiouany! Now all you male fans can cheer!

*Watch the 5 parts of the MTV TRL diary and the TRL performance in New York here. This is a great chance for all of us here in the UK who couldn't view the MTV videos.

Schedule:

Tokio Hotel will be live on MTV TRL before the Modena’s gig on Friday July 11. There will be the opportunity to deliver directly to them the TRL Awards won last May, and to satisfy many fans who haven’t had the opportunity to see them in concert in Rome or in Modena. Meeting Friday, July 11, at 7 pm, the only reason to lost that is to be at the concert!


Fan Work:

Check out this fabulous piece of artwork done by Bigfat, a French fan here. Isn't it truly amazing?!

Tokio Hotel TV [Episode 34]: Parc des Princes on Fire!

Album:

Longingly the Tokio-Hotel-fans are waiting for new music by Bill (18), Tom (18) and Co. TH-producer David Jost now exclusively in BRAVO: “We are working on new material. Bill writes so intensely on new songs like never before. But probably a new album will come in the early 2009.”



Italian TV...

TOKIO HOTEL LIVE ON TRL BEFORE MODENA’s GIG!
Tokio Hotel will be live on MTV TRL before the Modena’s gig on Friday July 11. There will be the opportunity to deliver directly to them the TRL Awards won last May, and to satisfy many fans who haven’t had the opportunity to see them in concert in Rome or in Modena.
Meeting Friday, July 11, at 7 pm, the only reason to lost that is to be at the concert!

Sorry it might not make sense...I don't speak a word of Italian!

but in otherwords For the fans who were not able to see Tokio Hotel live in Rome or in Modena you have a chance to catch them live on Friday, July 11th, at 7pm on MTV TRL, before there Modena concert.
I hope that helps..

Interview and Other News

They’re about to conquer the world, and yesterday Tokio Hotel delivered in Rome in front of 18,000 fans. We met up with the four before the concert.

The young Italian girls have fluently prepared the most important German vocabulary...

Girl: “Bill, I love you!”

...More or less successfully. They’ve presumably fallen in love. The young band knows we’re meeting them backstage shortly before they appear. The chance to get close is completely welcomed, mainly by Tom.

Tom: “The other three boys haven’t pulled anything in any country we’ve been to, so they haven’t enjoyed or had anything to do with girls in any countries. I’ve already done so around the world, because you’re restricting yourself otherwise. Actually, you have to say, I can pull very well everywhere in the world.”

Worldwide success, and not only with women either. Whether it’s Paris in March, LA in May, or Rome in front of 18,000 fans yesterday, the pictures show that the Magdeburgers’ pulling power is incredible. But meanwhile, their bank account must truly be fit to burst.

Bill: “We’re still far from being millionaires, and I believe that we really make money for record companies, otherwise to be seriously rich we would really have to be footballers.”

So they’re not millionaires just yet. Nevertheless, they’re already living the typical jet set lifestyle. For example, they lose track of where they’re located in the world.

Bill: “I don’t often know, usually I’m just sitting there and forget it.”

Tom: “Well, I personally always like that. I ask the girls with whom I’m in bed in the morning where I exactly am and they know most of the time - “Where do you actually come from?” - “I’m just in France” - “OK, I see.””

Whether one of these ladies was courteous with this information this morning will certainly be explained by Tom next time.

Facebook:

Could you ever use Bill Kaulitz as an insult?! Well, according to Bethany, one of our readers:

"Basically, I was adding the 'Hug Me' application to my facebook and I wanted to do something horrible to someone so I clicked on the Naughty link and I found that I could throw Bill Kaulitz at someone. Obviously I didn't do that because that's just mean!!! Well it wouldn't be so much if someone threw him at me! :]"

Check out the picture here!

QUOTE OF THE WEEK!

"One of my neighbours has tokio hotel shoes... She's a little 9 years old girl and she has a box which she calles "my treasure" and in it is the tokio hotel CD.... "

Here's a picture of the shoes!:

For More Details on Purchasing the Shoes Click here:




Tragidy Strikes in Portugal:

Great Tokio Hotel fans, Ana Isabel and Vera, both 14 years old, didn't rest until they convinced Vera's parents to go to Lisbon to see the german band. On the way home, on monday at 4:00 o'3lock in the morning, what had been a great day of partying for the young girls, ended up in a tragedy with Ana's death, on A4, in Valongo.

Ana Isabel Soares, 14 years old, died instatly after the car that she was in with other 4 people hit a tree. The driver, António Babe, 53 years old, fell asleep and after leaving the high way, hit a tree. The girl suffered a cardiorespiratory stop and didn't resist.

She emigrated two years ago with her parents to Estrasburg, France, Ana had came to Portugal for a week to visit her family, especially Vera. "She never wanted to go to to France, she missed her friend", her aunt said to the CM. Ana left her house saturday in direction of Lisbon. She caught a ride with António and Maria Manuela, Vera's parents and Ruben and her dream was fulfilled right after seeing the concert. Yesterday, at 4:00, she lost her life. The other minors survived with light injures. Vera's parents are in S. João's Hospital, with great heath care.

Our Deepest sympathies go to Ana's friends and Family and we wish Vera and Her Parents a Speedy Recovery

Stuff

No new CD until 2009
BRAVO No. 29

Longingly the Tokio-Hotel-fans are waiting for new music by Bill (18), Tom (18) and Co. TH-producer David Jost now exclusively in BRAVO: “We are working on new material. Bill writes so intensely on new songs like never before. But probably a new album will come in the early 2009.”


Tokio Hotel Happy Meal Toy
Jul 7th, 2008 by admin

Thank you so much to SarahSundae for the head’s up!
There s to be a TH- Themed happy meal toy in the Czech Republic, sold by all of the main fast-food chains there!

ClickHere for a pic!

Does anyone watch 'Seekrit Agent Gustav' On Tokio Hotel International?

You should, it's amazing! TH in Computer generated form...now that's a nerd's heaven!

Click Here For all the episodes

Geneva security

Some twenty admirers of the group Tokio Hotel have landed in Geneva Monday already. They set up their tents on the concrete in front of the Arena which must occur Saturday before 10 000 people. “These girls come from the south of France, Germany or German-speaking Switzerland,” said Michael Drieberg Monday, organizer of the concert. “We expect the arrival of other fans in the coming days.”

The organizer has appointed a person to monitor the area overnight to ensure the safety of these teenagers. During the day, they can take advantage of public toilets and shopping malls located nearby.

Scheduled for March 21 at the Arena, then postponed scheduled July 12 at the Stade de Geneva and then transferred again to the Arena, the concert will attract 10,000 Tokio Hotel fans. Organizers estimate that 250 ticket holders invalid attempt to force entry.

“We will be intransigent,” warns Drieberg.

The staff responsible for security will be the largest ever raised in this room. “There will be Saturday 200 people assigned to this task, plus a score of nurses and Samaritans. Three ambulances are also on the spot. ”

Rome Articles and Translations

Translation 1 (Italian)

Rome (July 7) Yesterday, Tokio Hotel worked between sound checks, TV interviews and seeing the winners of the “meet & greet.” They didn’t see much of Rome, partly because at the Bernini Hotel in Piazza Barberini, in which they rented an entire floor, was besieged by 500 fans, whose clutches were hard to escape from. Some of them, who had arrived from Germany, had spent 280 euros just to rent a room. They then launched a pursuit of the four boys from Magdeburg, all the way till the Capannelle Hippodrome, where the band played live at 21:30.

The scene is one from the 80s, like it was for Duran Duran: troops of clones, a network of gloves and socks, studs and piercings, giant posters; the adrenaline had accumulated in March, when the concert was planned but then canceled due to the singer’s health problems. Minors in delirium, hundreds of which had spent the night outside the hippodrome. Once inside, the lawn was divided in half: parents behind, the children in front. A large fraction had invaded the place for guests and the press (the security wasn’t able to stop it) and the stage was transformed into a stuffed-animal and bra graveyard.

The evening opened with fireworks. The Kaulitz brothers have made their triumphant entrance with glasses to “Break Away.” Bill in a red T-shirt, leather jacket, and mane; Tom with dreadlocks and cap, long white T-shirt down to his knees. Followed then by “Final Day,” “1000 Oceans,” “Live Every Second,” “Love is Dead,” and then the first German song “Wir sterben niemals aus” (there had been a petition to sing the songs in their original language, not in English) and “Scream.” On “Black” high flames arose, while a projection of a video of the band goes on.
….(Can’t understand the rest)

After “Geh” came “Don’t Jump.” All hands were raised on “Raise Your Hands.” The riot happened during the award-winning “Monsoon;” the stage was enlarged and some people went on it.

Etc…

(Translation 2 Italian)

Tokio Hotel, 15,000 fans partying in Rome

A big celebration yesterday in the Italian capital, the German band enchanted the public with their famous songs.

Rome, 7 July – The Capannelle arena was colored with fireworks, the fans are impatient and scream with joy, we must be talking about Tokio Hotel. The concert in Rome yesterday was a big success, around 15,000 people attended and supported the German band. Hordes of girls, and some rare boys invaded the hall. The average age, without counting the parents, must be around 17. The teens, before the concert, had invaded the tribune which was reserved for the guests, hoping to retrieve a smile from their idols.

Tokio Hotel had spent the whole day in interviews and doing the sound check. The rest of the day was spent in their hotel, Bernini in Barberini, which was assaulted by 500 fans…some of them had come directly from Germany and paid almost 300 euros to have a room.

Tokio Hotel became famous during 2005 with their hit “Durch den Monsun,” which was a success in Germany, Poland, Austria, and Czech Republic, and then the rest of Europe. The single entered 15th place in the top 50 singles’ sales in less than 7 days. That same year in September, they released their first album, “Schrei.”


(Translation 3)

Tokio Hotel at Rome, the fans’ parents protest

Last night, Sunday 7th of July, the well-awaited concert took place in Rome; the German rock band had cancelled the concert in March due to Bill’s health problems.
15,000 tickets were sold, but for the parents of the youngest fans, the hygiene and other conditions in which their children found themselves in weren’t very satisfying. “We arrived yesterday from Volterra (an Italian city) and we slept under tents,” said one father. “At 9, my daughter went in line. The organizers gave water to everyone: but the children waited there, without a drink. When they were able to have a gulp, it was scalding hot. They need to be more careful, they have to take care of some young ones (everyone younger than 18).”
“This is a hippodrome; I’m convinced horses are better treated than our children.” Declared one mother, while another one tells us about the entrance “It’s absurd, the tickets from March were made in sectors, which means there were several entrances, but now there’s only one! Today, in order to help those who slept here, the organizers gave numbers to guarantee priority to each of them, but that system didn’t work.”
The organizers of the concert defend themselves: “Already on Friday night there were teens who slept outsides.” Someone in charge said, “we were obliged to open the hall doors (for the toilets) and set up emergency toilets, and call people to give out 20,000 bottles of water. We did all we could.”

A summary of another article:

Rome, July 7
Disorder among the public and security guards, several girls were injured (not too serious) in the “breakthrough” of some barriers, incidents of abuse against parents and some children by police agents, many cases of illness caused by the long waiting in the sun for the opening of the gates, thousands of people without tickets…
That’s the Tokio Hotel concert, a German boy band, who’s here for the first time in Rome after the cancellation of the March 25 date.
The event, from the show’s point of view, was a success, but in terms of organization, the structure and police, was a failure. Already three days before the concert, there had been signs, but the difficulties which were going to be met were underestimated. Outside the hippodrome, dozens of campers with whole families were there, supporting the passion of their children in order to win a place in the front rows.
Military personnel watered the masses with water cannons. Countermeasures were not enough to prevent many common illnesses in the heat: ambulances had intervened in dozens of cases. Shortly before 17:00, some people broke down barriers (injuries and fractures were reported in the security personnel) and crowds of girls were injured mildly.
In some cases, in a vain attempt to bring order, some police officers produced some regrettable incidents of mistreatment against adults and even children. “We had numbered tickets,” tells Silvia 13, in tears. “the organization had said we could use them for the concert, even though they wouldn’t secure seats. Instead we’re treated like beasts, and at one point, an agent allowed us to get on one of the staircases, but then another arrived at the top and blocked us. A policeman has pushed my father, and my friend Beatrice fell.”
When it was no long possible to restrain the flow of fans waiting to enter, following the breakthrough of the barriers, several thousand spectators managed to pass without any ticket controls. According to internal organization sources, approximately 7,000 people entered without purchasing any type of ticket. The organizers had underestimated the impact of Tokio Hotel’s public: predominantly between 12 and 16 years, their behavior (as some of the security noted) is different and less manageable than those of adult audiences.
The area, in fact, has no separate entrances, and is completely outdoors and difficult to control….

Set-list :

01.- Break Away
02.- Final Day
03.- 1000 Oceans
04.- Live Every Second
05.- Love Is Dead
06.- Wir sterben niemals aus
07.- Scream
08.- Black
09.- On The Edge
10.- Ready, Set, Go!
11.- Reden
12.- Sacred
13.- Geh
14.- Don't Jump
15.- Raise Your Hands
16.- Monsoon
17.- In die Nacht
18.- Rescue Me
19.- Forgotten Children
20.- By Your Side

Rome Videos

RTL Interview in Rome (in German):

7.7.2008 RTL exclusiv - Interview in Rom
Uploaded by evule_de

Official Rock in Rio - Monsoon(Not A Video From Rome But Its Official):


Rome concert fan vids:

Bill Introduces The Band.:)



Break Away/Final Day:



By Your Side:



Live Every Second:



Rescue Me:



Monsoon:



Dont Jump:



1000 Oceans:



Black:



Love Is Dead:



In Die Nacht:

Tokio Hotel In 'The Guardian'

New band of the day:

Tokio Hotel

Who's the cat that won't cop out when there are new bands all about? Paul Lester. And today, he introduces a puppydog Pantera, a tweenybop Sepultura, a MiniPops Metallica...

Monday May 21, 2007
guardian.co.uk

Tokio Hotel... the puppydog Pantera

Hometown: Magdeburg, Germany.
The line-up: Bill Kaulitz(vocals, guitar), Tom Kaulitz(guitar), Georg Listing (bass), Gustav Schäfer (drums).

The background: Germany's Tokio Hotel, the hard-rock Hanson,have such an enthusiastic female following across Europe that on a recent visit to France the screams from the young ladies as the band left their hotel (see here) blew the dials on the local Richter Scale, a fact verifiable by Sylvie, 13, a local schoolgir. "Mon dieu!" she cried as she caught sight of one of the depressingly cute pop-metal band as he attempted to reach a waiting limo. "Zis screaming, it will blow ze local Richter Scale."

We're not saying Tokio Hotel are good-looking, but even the most ferociously heterosexual male staff up here at Guardian Unlimited Music have been found whispering, in hushed, awed tones, "Mmm, yummy, mummy" when confronted by images of Germany's handsomest export. Identical twins Bill and Tom Kaulitz are especially delicious. Bill is the one with the piercings, tattoos and belief in "freedom without boundaries", while Tom has the gorgeous mousey blond frightwig (sigh). The bassist and drummer are bowsers in comparison, but we'll let that pass because they're only, you know, the rhythm section.

We interrupt this swoonfest for a little history. Tokio Hotel, named after the great Japanese city and the great alternative to houses, formed in 2001, when the four players were amoeba - okay, they were 11 and a half, but still pretty young. They were called Devilish, but for some reason (maybe because people - call people unfashionable - felt uncomfortable with the idea of a death-metal band with a Satanic name) they didn't happen, commercially speaking, until they became Tokio Hotel. After a flurry of hit singles, the band achieved total domination and submission of the European mainland, with something approximating lebensraum being accomplished in Germany itself, including numerous Number 1 singles, tours played to over 400,000 willing sinners, various MTV Europe statuettes and more than 2.5 million units shifted from shops to homes.

The music? Oh, that. Not bad. Generic pop-metal, innit, with an impressive balance between power and melody. But, ooh, those cheekbones! Have those boys scrubbed and sent to our tent.

The buzz: "Tokio Hotel are the sexxx!!!"

The truth: They're the puppydog Pantera, the tweenybop Sepultura, the MiniPops Metallica.

Most likely to: Make you faint with delight. You girls, too.

Least likely to: Be taken seriously by the metal press until they get a bit older and uglier.

File next to: Metallica, Limp Bizkit, Papa Roach, Hanson.

Some News!

Tokio Hotel on American MTV TRL again!
That's right, Tokio Hotel is going to be back on MTV's TRL, and this time for an entire week! Starting August 4th, the guys will be on every single day of the week at 3:30pm.

Source: MTV Buzzworthy

There has been an addition to the dates for the US tour in August!

Aug. 22 – House of Blues – Las Vegas, NV

That's right, the guys are going Vegas! :D

Also, ticket information is currently known for the following concerts so far:

Sayreville, NJ tickets are on sale NOW and can be purchased here!
Chicago, IL tickets will be on sale July 9th and will be available here!
Houston, TX tickets will be on sale July 19th and will be available here!

Source: Official Site

Tokio Hotel Wallpaper Challenge:

Portrait Magazine are having a Tokio Hotel themed wallpaper making competition this month!

"German Rock Band, Tokio Hotel is this month's theme. Your wallpaper can feature any single member of the band, all four or lyrics from their songs."

All graphically talented fans please click here to get all the details.

Rome!

Updates coming in…

"It’s mayhem. Fans broke down some fences, squishing other fans who were first in line. Waiting for police. Our friends that were there had to leave because there were 9,000 fans, 3 security guards and everyone was in danger. No police yet."

Update:

"Some fanclub in Italy told the venue they were Official and they should be in charge of the numbering. BAD girls. There is no official fanclub in Italy! They kept numbers for people they knew, they gave out extra numbers, people went crazy, fences are broken. VSD has arrived and informed the crowd the concert will be cancelled if they do not calm down. They always say this, but now the crowd is calming. I would not want to be the girls who pretended to be official to get favors. Oh no no no, not me. *eep*"


5:07 PM Rome Time

There is police at the venue and there have been guards from 3 different security companies in order to get this insanity under control.

6:41 PM Rome Time

The first act is on. The venue is flat, as expected, but the bad thing is that security is letting fans sit on the barricades and therefore blocking many people.

Just a Taste Of The Chaos Before The Tokio Hotel Concert was Due To Happen In Rome

Rome, July 6, 2008

Monaco Pictures and Video =]

Led Die Sekunde:

An Interview

"For many it’s all a hysteria with no reason, but for the fans of Tokio Hotel that spent hours without sleeping and many hours under the burning sun, everything is worthwhile! The German band is returning to our country and there is no need to have eyes wide open to see that they will be receive with open arms!

Reporter: Some of the people that are outside are here from maybe two week or a week, let’s say. It’s there any band that you would do the same to see them and how do you look at this kind of crazy you know stuff that surround you?

Tom: We’re very happy with that, of course. But I have to say that there isn’t a band for which I would do that, but there’s a women Jessica Alba.
Georg: Had to be.
Tom: People speak so much about her. But we’re very happy, specially after our last concert got cancelled and to have outside people that are already here waiting over a week it’s very good.
Bill: We can say that as a band we have the best fans that we could wish for. The scenes from today repeat themselves and we are very happy.

Reporter: You came from Spain and you should know that today germany plays against Spain, do you tease them over there about the game of today?

Bill: To tell you the true we don’t understand anything about football, we are very bad in football. And to be honest I’m not a big football fan. Obviously we wish good luck to Germany, but there’s no problem if Spain wins. Both are beautiful countries, so it’s not very important.
Georg: But I’m sure Germany will win!

Reporter: This place give you the creeps for the last time you were here, do you think like oh I’m going to a place where something bad happened to me?

Bill: The others have just talked about that. We were already on backstage and remembered the show that had to be canceled. To me what happen, happened and it’s gone and I’m very happy to be fit again, to be able to go on stage again and I try not to think about it. I can’t forget it completely, because it was the worst thing that happened to me and I felt sorry for the fans. And it makes me glad that they have returned again, that they have stayed faithful, that they are all here and I’m very happy for the concert that we’ll perform tonight.

Reporter: Are you tired of playing these songs, you want to write new stuff or everyday is different and different that you kind of like to notice the songs developing?

Tom: Well, tired we still aren’t, for sure. Georg gets out of tune in all songs till today, so it’s ok. But we realized that it’s time to edit a new album and we’re on studio composing new songs, experimenting new things, we are working and things are developing. But it still it’s too much for Georg.

Bill: Well, with the new album we’re trying to free ourselves from everything, clear our ideas, empty our heads, go for walks, so that we can continue being creative. Definitively we are going to keep our sound. Without doubt we will continue to be Tokio Hotel, but we will try some new things. We have many ideas and we are in a creative process with things revolving in our heads and equating what direction to take. Anyway the new album will bring surprises, surprise songs and so.

Reporter: What’s shuttling on your hi-pod’s nowadays?

Bill: uhm.. it’s hard to say...The new Coldplay’s album, no doubt. I think it’s pretty good, and besides a little of everything. I at least don’t fix on a band, I like to hear good songs and it’s a big mixture. But, at the moment, it’s definitively the Coldplay album."

Interview mit Gusti!

When we ask whether he can indulge in his passions, he says that he is quite busy with the band, but when he can, when he returns to his parents, he goes off on long bike-rides! He loves that! Now Gustav, answer us sincerely, who do you find the cutest in the band? Gustav: It’s hard to answer that, asking a boy how he finds other boys wouldn’t be too good! I leave it to a girl to answer such questions! But honestly, none of them are really, no? You get thousands of letters and emails, what must a fan do in order to touch you? Gustav: I couldn’t chose one in particular, but I must say I was very impressed when someone gave me a drawing a fan had did of me. I thought: “Wow! What talent you have to have in order to paint like that!” What impresses me the most, is the fans’ efforts. Whether it’s Christmas, Easter, or our birthdays, they’re always there! Incredible! Are you superstitious, do you believe what your horoscope says? Do you believe there is life after death? Do you believe in God? Gustav: I’m a baptized Protestant. At Christmas, I attend mass with my family. Those are good moments. Gustav, would you rather: A blonde or brunette? Gustav: None in particular, the girl has to be friendly/sweet, no matter her hair color. Turkey or pork? Gustav: I chose the turkey. Legs or butt? Gustav: The legs and butt must together form a harmonious whole. Sunflowers or roses? Gustav: I would say sunflowers! I think roses have a solemn significance. Are you in love right now? Do you have a girlfriend? Gustav: No. What is the worst thing someone could do to you? Gustav: Touch my family would be the worst thing. My family is sacred! Without them, none of this would be possible! (In short: Also, touching his personal things, his celly or his laptop, shouldn’t be done.) Have you ever cried for something recently? Gustav: When I watched “Gladiator,” the end touched me! Do you think the fans will remember you forever, even when the group no longer exists? Do you think it will be like the Beatles? Gustav: Hard to say, I haven’t ever thought of that. But I think people will remember and tell their kids: “You know, when I was your age, I went to a Tokio Hotel concert.” That would be super! Do you often go on the Internet? Gustav: No, I check my mail, and I buy several CDs from time to time and check quickly what has been said about us. Do you often look at the fanclub? What do you think about it? Gustav: I try to go as often as possible, for us (and I’m speaking for all of us) it’s very important. We find what the fans do for us, remarkable! What is the first thing you do when you return to your parents after the tours for example, or interviews? Gustav: I sit in my room, appreciate the calmness and I review everything I did. From time to time, we have so many interviews, and we travel so much, we don’t know where we are anymore. At the beginning of the Schrei Tour, Bill’s voice was constantly changing (his voice was breaking) at concerts, you sung some choruses with him. I was wondering why? Are you the one who sings best? Gustav: I’m the one who sings best after Bill. What would be the most shameful thing for you? Gustav: Something which hurts my family, and I would never want to run naked on Broadway! What would you do if you were a girl for 24 hours? Gustav: Oh my, I’d paint my nails and talk about boys! No thank you! If I had to wear a miniskirt, I wouldn’t know how to sit properly. Sitting with legs spread apart on the couch would certainly not be a good idea, but it would be funny! (source: official German fanclub)

Tokio Hotel interview in Spain

20minutos.es: The motive of Rock in Rio was “for a better World,” on your part, what do you do to make the World better?

Bill: That is a rather difficult issue, because there are many things that can be done in order to change the world. A festival like this is already a big step.

What do you think about your Spanish fans?

Bill: They have delighted us! The concert in Barcelona on Friday was super, and we found out that there were already fans waiting for us in Madrid since a few hours already…it was hallucinating, this is such a great return.

When you take a look at the speed at which everything is turning out for you, doesn’t it make you a little dizzy?

Bill: There have been some marking moments in our career in which we have had lots of luck. But it’s true that we need some time to “digest” everything that has happened…for example, performing here is already something very special for us.

Do you dress like this every day?

Tom: No, we would like to, but we can’t…we went to high school like this, but today it would be too stressing to go out in the road, we prefer to go unnoticed.

How do you feel since your operation?

Bill: Now everything is how it was before and I’m very happy. That was the purpose of the operation. It was a very hard time for our career, and on a personal level, I was very affected. We were so sorry for the fans because we had to cancel concerts. For a singer, a vocal chord operation is very frightening.

How is life, having to travel constantly?

Bill: You can define it as an obligation we owe to our work, we have been doing that for 3 years, nonstop. We take holidays once a year, for 15 days, but this is what we wanted, and it makes us happy.

Tom: We set aside our own dates and places, and what we’ll do. There are moments when you feel like you can’t go on anymore, and you don’t even know which city you’re in, but that’s what makes us what we are.

You have success, money, girls…what are you missing?

Bill: *laughs* In all that you just mentioned, we are missing some…People overestimate us, they think we’re multi-millionaires, and yet we are all single. But we continue to live our dream. Once you’ve tasted success, it becomes like a drug, you always want more, and we’re all very self-demanding.

Are you aware that all this may one day disappear?

Bill: Sure, yes. When we first started, we were nobodies. There were only like 5 people in the room listening to us, and in consequence, we appreciate everything and we’re very aware of it all. We hope it will last, because everything can change, but that also is very motivating for us.

An idea of the results of the Final for the European football cup?

Gustav: 3 to 2 for Germany… (Aw! I wish…)

Bill: We aren’t really into football, but we’re for Germany, and even if we won’t be able to watch the match, we will be performing in Lisbon…all those who don’t like football will come and see us.

Chicago Tribute: Tokio Hotel

Glam-pop German quartet a big teen hit By the Chicago Tribune LOS ANGELES—Move over Jonas Brothers, the Kaulitz twins are moving in. The 18-year-old Kaulitz brothers make up half of Tokio Hotel, a German glam-pop quartet that is creating Beatles-like hysteria among the teen set in their native land. They’ve sold close to 3 million CDs and DVDs in their country, and are hoping to replicate that rabid fan base in the United States. “They’re the steppingstone between the tween stuff and My Chemical Romance,” says Andrew Gyger, senior product manager for Virgin Entertainment Group, a few days after the foursome appeared at Virgin’s Times Square store in New York in May to promote its English-language album, “Scream.” “The in-store was massive in terms of sales and the amount of girls that showed up,” Gyger says, relaying stories of at least one girl fainting and screaming teens lining up around the block for the event. “The band seems to have come out of nowhere.” Actually, Tokio Hotel came out of the Internet. A YouTube search shows 123,000 video listings compared with 88,100 for the Jonas Bros. or 21,000 for grizzled veteran Bruce Springsteen. To further sate their young fans’ appetite, for the last six months the band has produced weekly episodes of Tokio Hotel TV for its U.S. Web site. The look For Tokio Hotel, the visual is as vital as the vocals and is propelled by lead singer Bill Kaulitz’s anime look: straightened, teased black hair; heavy eye makeup that accentuates his delicate, androgynous, doll-like features; chain necklaces and vintage rock ‘n’ roll T-shirts. He’s so thin he appears almost one dimensional onstage, adding to the cartoonlike appeal. But to hear him tell it, his look comes by way of Transylvania, not Japan. When he was 10, Bill Kaulitz dressed as a vampire for Halloween and adopted the styling year-round. “After that, I started to color my hair and polish my nails. I started to wear makeup and stuff. I’d never heard of [anime],” Bill Kaulitz said in an interview at the Avalon Hollywood before the group’s sold-out show in Los Angeles. He, his brother, bassist Georg Listing, 20, and drummer Gustav Schafer, 19, are squashed together in a leather booth in the lounge one floor above the Avalon stage. Both he and Tom speak very good, albeit heavily accented, English, although an interpreter stands by in case any translation is needed. Tom Kaulitz, the older brother by 10 minutes (”A lot of people think Bill is the boss, but I am the boss,” he laughs), developed his hip-hop/dreads look when he was 7 or 8, in part as a way to differentiate himself from his identical twin. “When we were 6, we looked the same,” Tom Kaulitz said. “We had sweat shirts with [the names] Bill and Tom so that teachers had a chance to know who’s who.” The Kaulitz brothers began playing guitar when they were 7—the instruments were gifts from their musician stepfather. By the time they were in their midteens, they were playing in clubs, often to less than five people, and Listing and Schafer had joined the band. Their mother’s backing was not only desired, but vital: “We needed the support of our parents because we had no car, no money,” Bill Kaulitz says. Mom has long since stopped driving the band to gigs; they have people who do that for them now as they have accumulated a team during their meteoric rise. The group’s first single, “Through the Monsoon,” went to No. 1 in Germany in 2005, two No. 1 albums and sold-out European tours followed. Fan on the run The fan frenzy in Germany has reached epic proportions, such as when a group of teen girls delivered a fan letter that was more than 7 miles long. After seeing a young fan repeatedly at shows in different cities, the band later learned that she was a runaway who had left home to follow the group. “It’s still crazy to us,” Bill Kaulitz says of the distaff attention. After witnessing the spectacle at the band’s February appearance at New York’s Gramercy Theatre, Amy Doyle, MTV’s senior VP of music and talent, became a convert. “I could not believe the line outside of screaming teen girls,” she said. “It reminded me of the audience of the late ’90s and 2000 for Backstreet Boys and ‘N Sync.” Following that performance, MTV added the video for “Ready, Set, Go” into heavy rotation, as well as highlighted the band online, on MTV2 and on “TRL.” Tokio Hotel writes a tour diary for MTV.com, which, Doyle says, had elicited more reader comments than any previous tour diary. But the band has a long way to go before they reach Backstreet or ‘N Sync like sales—since the group’s CD was released in May, it has sold just over 23,000 copies. Tokio Hotel’s U.S. label, Cherrytree/Interscope, has yet to take the first single, “Monsoon,” to radio, but Doyle says the whole package is the band’s selling point. “Radio always helps, but there’s a connection that clearly is made when the audience sees them that you can’t connect with just a song; fans are making an emotional connection.”

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Everything is ready for their concert in Rome
The moment which so many Italians fans have been awaiting, has finally arrived…after the cancellation of the concerts in March, due to Bill’s health conditions, after their triumphal debut in Milan 8 months ago, Tokio Hotel is coming back to Italy.
On Sunday (today) they will perform in Rome at the Hippodrome de Capannelle for the Romarock Festival. The tickets have already been sold since several months, and the stars are awaited.
Just a few more hours, and the German band’s comeback in Italy will become reality…

VOTE FOR TOKIO HOTEL ON VIVA HERE!
(Scroll down and find "Tokio Hotel - Monsun" on the list, select it and then click "LOS" at the very bottom.)

Setlist for Monaco concert:
01.- Ich Brech Aus
02.- Der Letzte Tag
03.- 1000 Meere
04.- Leb' Die Sekunde
05.- Totgeliebt
06.- Wir Sterben Niemals Aus
07.- Schrei
08.- Stick Ins Glück
09.- Schwarz
10.- Übers Ende Der Welt
11.- Reden
12.- Geh
13.- Spring Nicht
14.- Wo Sind Eure Hände
15.- Durch Den Monsun
16.- In Die Nacht
17.- Rette Mich
18.- An Deiner Seite (Ich Bin Da)

Concert in Monaco: 05/07/08

Scoop on Tom!

(Translation from the Danish magazine "Olivia", article about Tom)

“I think people should stay themselves.”
“Bill is my soulmate.”

Tom is the most mischievous of the two twins, but if there’s one thing that he’s serious about, it concerns the fraternal link he has with Bill and the love he has for him.

Find out now how to be the girl of his dreams and why he had dreadlocks.

About Tom Kaulitz:
Age: 18
Birthplace: Leipzig, Germany
Job: Guitarist in Tokio Hotel
Eye color: brown
Favorite dish: Pasta
Passions: evening outings, skating (???) and tagging
Other: he always buys his clothes in XXL

At the moment: Their group is touring, the “1000 Hotels European Open Air Tour.” Tom adds that he is ready to go back to the studio to record new songs, and that the fans will have something to listen to for Christmas.

So keep your fingers crossed!

Tom was first noticed at the age of 5, in a German sitcom called “Verruckt Nach Dir” (crazy over you) in which he appeared with Bill. But establishing a career in cinema wasn’t Tom’s primary purpose, because at that age, his dream was to be a cow-boy.

But everything changed when his stepfather put a guitar in his hands at the age of 9, since then, music has become his reason for living, and almost immediately, he started writing his own songs.

Look:
His style is directly influenced by rap, he loves caps and baggy clothes.
His favorite star: the German rapper, Samy Deluxe of course!
In fact, that was the first concert he had attended.

Small personal touch: his dreads! He has them ever since he was 12.

“I found it nice, when I was a kid, I had short hair, and I was tired of having to make my hair in the morning. I wanted something easy to wear, and practical in the morning. That’s why I let my hair grow and now I have dreads!”

Tom thinks that Bill dresses oddly with tight pants, but he also believes that it’s important for everyone to feel comfortable in their own clothes.

“I don’t want to change anything, I think people should stay themselves and no one should try to change us.”

Brother and soulmate!
Though Bill is rather a shy boy, when Tom is being interviewed he always has to bring out his jokes in order for all eyes to be focused on him. But when we talk about his brother, no one can be more serious!

“I cannot live without Bill, we do everything together, we tell each other everything, we’re inseparable.”

Like all twins, Tom thinks there’s a special bond that unites him and his brother. He knows what Bill is feeling, even without talking to him.

We don’t really look like twins, but we are soulmates. When I look at Bill, I know exactly what he’s thinking. I can feel if he’s not feeling well, and that, even if I’m not with him.”

Serious with love:

Tom is known to be a “lover” and even if Bill makes all the girls melt, he isn’t far behind!

Like all the boys in the band, there are lots of rumors about his conquests, but he denies them all. He adds that he couldn’t confide in a girl as much as he confides in Bill. So even if he takes love (or his conquests, should we say) lightly, for him love is something important, something you can’t play with.

“I’ve already been in love, but I don’t think I’ve really liked someone. Love is rare and beautiful. But it’s stressful when the other does love you (as you love that person).”

Tom’s opinion:
Money:
“Money is good to have, but it’s not everything in life.”
Friendships:
“It’s great to have friends. Friends are vital, even if it’s difficult to find true ones.”
The girl of his dreams:
“She must be funny and spontaneous (natural). I must be able to have fun with her; it would also be great if she had a good look. It’s important that she’s in the same delusion as me, and of course she must please me.”

Tom and numbers:
He has over 350 caps!
4 words to describe him *he chose these*: resting(always laying down on a sofa), spontaneous (natural), disheveled (dressed like a sack, low jeans, overlaying shits…etc), and smart.
He wears baggy jeans ever since he was 9.
He is 1.84 m.
He has a lip piercing.

Tokio Hotel's American Assault

Tokio Hotel preps another assault on American cities By Tjames Madison / LiveDaily Contributor Glam-rockers Tokio Hotel [ tickets ] have announced dates for a summer headlining run through North America behind the band's English-language debut, "Scream." The German quartet--lead singer Bill Kaulitz, guitarist Tom Kaulitz, drummer Gustav Schafer and bassist Georg Listing--is making another attempt on American markets this year after canceling its spring tour following an injury to Kaulitz's vocal chords (and subsequent surgery to remove a cyst). The group will kick off the upcoming run Aug. 7 in Sayreville, NJ, and plans to visit 11 cities on the trek, which runs through late August. Details are below. "Scream," released May 6 in the United States, contains English versions of songs from the band's previous German-language albums, 2005's "Schrei" and last year's "Zimmer 483." Although the new album--which is sold as "Room 483" in German-speaking territories, the English translation of "Zimmer 483"--has performed well in Europe, selling more than 600,000 copies to date, the band has struggled to gain popular success in the US, although the group has attracted a ground swelling of support due to its theatrical live act. Formed in Magdeburg, Germany in 2001, Tokio Hotel [ tickets ] has scored four No. 1 singles and two No. 1 albums in its native Germany, and has sold more than 3 million CDs and DVDs combined, according to a press release. Note: The following tour dates have been provided by artist and/or tour sources, who verify its accuracy as of the publication time of this story. Changes may occur before tickets go on sale. Check with official artist websites, ticketing sources and venues for late updates.] tour dates and tickets August 2008 7 - Sayreville, NJ - Starland Ballroom 9 - Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec - International Hot Air Balloon Festival 11 - Cleveland, OH - House of Blues 12 - Detroit, MI - The Fillmore 15 - Chicago, IL - House of Blues 16 - St. Paul, MN - Myth 19 - San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore 20 - Anaheim, CA - House of Blues 25 - Denver, CO - Gothic Theatre 27 - Dallas, TX - House of Blues 28 - Houston, TX - Verizon Wireless Theater (source: livedaily.com)