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Do the Tokio Hotel brothers like a certain type? - Your questions to Bill and Tom!

Last week Tokio Hotels 'Welcome to Humanoid City'-Tour came to Belgium. We got the twinbrothers Bill and Tom Kaulitz for a unique interview. 'When girls where something pretty, they always have a chance with me'. Tells Tom. So with this groupies are warned.

Do you prefer to sing in German or in English?
Bill: 'We mixed our English and German setlist. Some songs we prefer to play in German others in English. That way there's something for everyone. Fans who learn German especially for us, can sing along with the German songs. The abum 'Humanoid' is also available in 2 languages. We don't want to force someone to buy it an a specifique language. For us both languages are important. English, just as German is a part of Tokio Hotel'

Are you coming to Rock Werchter?
Bill: 'That isn't confirmed yet'

You have almost everything. Of what else do you dream off?
Bill: 'I will always keep dreaming and make new goals for myself. In the moring I always have a reason to wake up. Everyday I get new idea's en always want to write Tokio Hotel songs. With Tokio Hotel we always want to accomplish something. For our Tour we have for example designed a very pretty stage.'

Is it true that you have made a soundtrack for the movie 'Alice in Wonderland'?
Bill: 'Together with Kerli we recorded 'Strange' for 'alice in Wonderland'. First we had planned the song for 'Humanoid'. We wrote it and were looking for a voice for it. Kerli was the ideal newcomer. Het was very fun to work with her. She is so funny, enthusiastic, always happy and sympathetic. It clicked. In the future we'd love to work with Aerosmith. And also with Stereophonics. Tom and I really find them cool.'[/i]

What does a girl have to do to conquer your heart?
Bill: 'That's a difficult question'
Tom: '(giggles) Not to me. If you want to conquer my heart, you just have to wear something pretty and it'll work'
Bill: 'With me it has to be love at first sight'

What did you do on Valentines Day? En what would you do if you had a girlfriend?
Bill: 'I almost forgot about Valentine. But that' not bad. Tom and I are both single, so for us Valentine was just a normal day. I do think that Georg ordered some kitchy roses. If I had a girlfriend, I'd pick somethinh that would fit with her personality. Everyone is different'

Who stays the longest in the bathroom?
Bill: 'If the others take a bath, they'll be in the bathroom longer. But normally I need the most time to get ready. Ineed an hour to brush my teeth, to shower,...

Bill, how do you do it, to always look so great?
Bill: 'Mostly in the morning I don't know what to wear. Then I stand in front of my wardrobe and get inspired. I try on some outfits, sometimes I find stuff that I haven't worn for 4 years. But eventually my mood decides.

Would you date a fatter girl?
Bill: 'In love there are no rules. Everything is allowed. You can't exclude fat or blond girls.'

Do you want kids in the future?
Bill: 'Now I can't imagine that, I don't even want to think about it. Tom neither by the way. We wouldn't be able to take care of it, we're on the way the entire time. Besides we have enough work with our 4 dogs. We try to divide our love between them, so that nobody becomes anything too less'

What would you do if you see a girl get beaten for being a TH-fan?
Bill: 'To me it doesn't matter what the reason is, if a girl gets picked on or beaten, I will always help. As a witness of violence, you have to do something. That is logical, right? It's obvious that hate should never go that far. Luckily the haters never damaged our carreer.'
Tom: 'Eventually I have always liked something that others thought was bad. I even thought it was cool to enjoy something others didn't like. Our fans are so close with each other because they're fans of TH. And we have an extreme connection with our fans.

Do you read Tokio Hotel fanfiction?
Bill: 'If a fan gives it to us personally, we'll definetly read it. But we don't search for stories on the internet'

Do you have time to read your fanmail?
Bill: 'No, we don't even know where to begin. Even we as our managers and our record company get letters. We don't have time to read them all. Unfortunatly.'

What's the most beautiful thing you've ever got from a fan?
Bill: 'I always like it when fans are creative. We once got a painting from fans from Italy. They had portaited me and Tom. A professional artist couldn't have done it better. CD's with selfmade music the fans can always send us too.'

Did you ever do something stupid when you were in love?
Bill: 'When I'm in love, I always do stupid things. My heart decides what I do and I can't think logical anymore. You can't control yourself anymore either. But with me it's been a long while unfortunatly that I've been in love, so I can't really talk about it.'

I can imagine that the succes can be hard sometimes. Don't you ever regret it to be famous
Bill: 'Of course we miss a lot; our friends go to college, they can go out. But we have chosen for this life and we would do it again. Studying has never been something for us. Now we can see the whole world. I've a experienced many things. others never get the chance to do that. So I'm very grateful.'

What's your favourite season?
Bill: 'The summer. I hate the winter. During Christmas it can snow, that's pretty.In Hamburg it's complete choas at the moment. You can't even drive your car! It's unbelievably dangerous on the streets, everybody falls and breaks something, the hospitals are filled. It may stop now. I'll be happy when it's summer. I also like to stay in warm countries and cities.'

When was the last time you cried?
Tom: 'I don't cry that much, because I don't have the time to worry about things for long. And nothing bad happened either. The last time I cried, was from laughing together with my best friend.'
Bill: 'If I'd cry out of sadness, I'd never tell anyone. That's too personal. But just as Tom I love to laugh so much that I cry sometimes.'

What do you do right before getting on stage?
Bill: 'We walk around nervous while we're putting on our microphones, our cables get put right and then we change and concentrate us on the songs.'

What makes you happy on a bad day?
Bill: 'Our dogs. If we get home at night and our 4 dogs are waiting at the door for us, we always have to laugh. They're love is unconditional.'

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Tokio Hotel Interview zu Alive im Wunderland
Tokio Hotel ist die einzige Band aus dem deutschsprachigen Raum auf dem Album „Almost Alice", das zeitgleich zum neuen Kinohit ALICE IM WUNDERLAND von Meisterregisseur Tim Burton erscheint. Neben dem Song „Strange", den Tokio Hotel zusammen mit Kerli aufgenommen hat, enthält „Almost Alice" fünfzehn weitere durch Lewis Carrolls Werk inspirierte Stücke. Wir hatten die Jungs zum Interview.

TrailerSeite.de: Wie seid Ihr auf die Idee gekommen mit Kerli den Song „Strange" aufzunehmen bzw. wie ist das Projekt einen Song zum Film ALICE IM WUNDERLAND beizusteuern, überhaupt zu Stande gekommen?
Bill: Der Song heißt ‚Strange' und die Hauptzeile ist ‚Strange in your perfect world'. Das passt schon sehr gut  zu dem ganzen Film und es war eigentlich relativ schnell klar, dass wir das machen wollen. Es hat dann auch alles geklappt. Wir brauchten vor allem eine weibliche Stimme. Uns war es dabei gar nicht so wichtig, wie erfolgreich diejenige ist. Wir wollten einfach nur eine spezielle Stimme haben. Wir wollten, dass es gut zum Song passt. Das ist das allererste Mal, dass wir überhaupt jemand anderen bei uns mitsingen lassen. Das hat ganz gut funktioniert und es hat im Studio auch alles relativ schnell geklappt.

TrailerSeite.de: Wodurch habt ihr Euch zu Eurem Song inspirieren lassen?
Bill: Es ist vor allem ein bisschen aus unserem Leben. Unser Leben ist natürlich sehr ‚strange'. Insofern, dass man sich einfach nie richtig dazugehörig fühlt und dass man sich irgendwie ein bisschen anders fühlt. Das wäre ähnlich, wenn sich ein Mädchen auf mich einlassen würde; sie müsste dann genau so ‚strange' sein wie ich. Das heißt, wer einmal seinen Fuß durch diese Tür setzt und in dieses Tokio Hotel reinkommt, der kommt da auch im Prinzip nicht so schnell wieder raus. Das war so ein bisschen die Idee dahinter und das passt in dem Fall natürlich auch perfekt zum Wunderland.

TrailerSeite.de: Habt Ihr das Buch ‚Alice im Wunderland' gelesen? Wenn ja, wann war das?
Bill: Wir, Tom und ich, haben den Film gesehen!
Tom: Ja, genau! Wir haben den Zeichentrickfilm damals gesehen. Und ich glaube, wir hatten auch die Bücher. Ich muss sagen, ich fand es damals irgendwie ganz schön gruselig. Ich finde, dass ist auch in diesem Film so geblieben. Man findet einzelne Figuren ja auch total süß - und dann gibt es so ein paar andere Sachen, die schon echt gruselig sind.

TrailerSeite.de: Was hat Euch am Film am besten gefallen? Welches ist Eure Lieblingsfigur?
Tom: Meine Lieblingsfiguren sind der Bluthund und der Märzhase - der mit den Schlappohren. Den find ich geil!
Bill: Ja, da muss ich Tom zustimmen. Und natürlich finde ich die Rote Königin ganz toll. Sie ist super besetzt. Das ist eine ganz großartige Schauspielerin. Besser hätte man das nicht spielen können. Das ist echt unglaublich. Ich hatte total Spaß ihr zuzuschauen. Und Johnny Depp ist natürlich auch super. Also der Hutmacher ist eine total geile Rolle.
Tom: Wie fandest du die Rote Königin?
Georg: Ich fand den Hund am süßesten.
Tom: Ich auch. Und du?
Gustav: Den Hasen.

TrailerSeite.de:  Was findet Ihr an dem Film sehenswert?
Bill: Sehenswert ist er, weil großartige Schauspielerinnen und Schauspieler mitmachen. Es ist ganz toll verfilmt. Ich finde der Mix aus dieser Fantasiewelt und dem Wirklichen super. Das ist ein Film, den jeder irgendwie gut finden kann. Da kann man sich auf jeden Fall rein setzen, da wird man richtig gut unterhalten und das ist sowieso eine süße Geschichte, jeder kennt das noch. Tim Burton ist ja sowieso ein absoluter Traum. Ich finde es ist ein grandioser Film und der Soundtrack ist auch sehr gut. Den Soundtrack muss man auf jeden Fall haben.
Tom: In 3D ist es natürlich ein Erlebnis.

TrailerSeite.de: Seid Ihr Fans von Tim Burton?
Bill: Er ist auf jeden Fall ein richtig toller Typ. Alle seine Filme haben so eine ganz bestimmte Aura. Und natürlich Johnny Depp, der in Tausenden von seinen Filmen spielt, ist auch in diesem dabei. Ja, ich finde man merkt auf jeden Fall sofort , dass es ein Tim-Burton-Film ist.

TrailerSeite.de:  Johnny Depp gehört ja zur Stammbesetzung bei Tim Burton, wie gefällt er Euch in der Rolle des Verrückten Hutmachers?
Bill: Also ich finde, das ist mit die geilste Rolle. Er ist ja irgendwie ein Psychopath, den man aber eigentlich lieb haben soll, den man auch lieb hat im Laufe des Films. Auf jeden Fall ein liebenswerter Psychopath also. Das ist so eine Rolle, die hätte ich auch gerne übernommen.
 
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Bill Kaulitz: We became older, but not more adult!
The Band Tokio hotel will perform in Moscow on March 10 with a new concert program HUMANOID. The disputes about what kind of music is playing “Toki”- emo or common pop – finished long time ago. Nowadays nobody wonders why the leader of the band Bill Kaulitz looks like make-uped cyborg. Tokio hotel proved their star status as celebrities, who are allowed to do everything. Or not everything? That’s what we try to find out in the talk with Bill Kaulitz.

Elle girl: On your album HUMANOID you sound very adult like 30 year old rockers.
Bill: To be honest, this album turned out differently that we planned it to be from the beginning. We decided to watch, what would happen if every of band members played the way he wanted. We wanted to experiment with the instruments. As a result we got a new sound. It happened accidentally.

Elle girl: There’s a synthesizer in many of your new songs. Were you inspired by the music of the 80’s?
Bill: Actually we all listen to different music. But when we were sitting in the studio, in principle we didn’t listen anything besides our working records. We also concentrated on ourselves and what we wanted to achieve, that’s why we had no influences on our album. We tried to find out how to make our band’s sound more intensive, we experimented a lot in the studio, and all this came from within.

Elle girl: This is your second English album.
Bill: Yes, but there’s one distinction. We released Humanoid in two versions: English and German. And from this moment all our next albums will be released in this format.

Elle girl: Do you personally prefer to sing in English or in German?
Bill: English and German are both essential parts of our life. I can not separate out one of them as main. When we were on tour in the USA we sang most of our songs in English, but our fans wanted to listen how we sing in German. We sang and they even sang with us, can you imagine that?!

Elle girl: Once Scorpions were also popular in America…
Bill: (laughs) The Scorpions is the living legend. And we are in different weight categories.

Elle girl: What’s your attitude to Rammstein?
Bill: I can say the same about them too. They are making incredible shows. But they have different music.

Elle girl: What do you think about when you listen to your early songs?
Bill: I think that my voice has changed. It became deeper. Be became older, but that doesn’t mean that we became more adult!

Elle girl: Do you consider yourself and your band-members hardcore rockers?
Bill: I don’t understand what you mean (laughs). When we are on tour, we don’t drink alcohol. Besides, to have a good sleep is very important for us. But when we organize a party, then it is really hardcore and we enjoy everything that rock-n-roll can give us!

Elle girl: There are some words in the song WBMW: “One day I will be ready to go, see the world behind my wall”. Sounds intrigue…
Bill: This song is very private. It’s not about that I feel like in jail, but about the walls that are around us all the time. That is what’s happening with us for about last 5 years.

Elle girl: Is it one of the minuses of real fame? If you make one step outside, you are immediately surrounded with a crowd, aren’t you?
Bill: Yeah, absolutely right. We want so much to have a chance to go outside just to walk on the streets, to see the world around. Earlier when we were on tour in other countries, we could allow ourselves to walk without bodyguards. Now this is impossible. But we like when people listen to our music. Fame for us is a real drug.

Elle girl: What would you do if you didn’t become musicians?
Bill: We would be unemployed musicians (laughs). We would perform in different nightclubs for 25 cents. And of course, we would also shoot a couple of porno-films to earn money!

Elle girl: Why exactly porno-films? Have you already got an offer to perform in smth like that?
Bill: Nope. It’s a joke. No one and never would offer me a role in porno-film, because my participation in it is impossible.

Elle girl: by the way, about films. I heard that some was going to shoot a feature film about Tokio hotel. Is it true?
Bill: We were offered a couple of times to shoot a film about band’s life. I respect the actors, but every one should do his own business. Musicians shouldn’t become actors and vice-versa. People shouldn’t mix these two professions. But on the other side: never say “never”. So, if one day I would be offered a good role, who knows…

Elle girl: What is the attitude of your band members to the fact that all attention of the public and media is concentrated on you?
Bill: It has never been the reason for the conflicts. Even now when the attention to my personality is constantly growing. And that is also because that only I am represented on the cover of our new album. Probably, someone can be confused. But this can not confuse us, musicians. Every band has its own frontman. And it happened that way, that Tokio hotel’s frontmen is me!

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Bill und Tom Kaulitz: "Buh-Rufe spornen uns erst richtig an!
Die Tokio-Hotel-Zwillinge sprechen mit der MOPO über Erfolgssucht und Neider
Ein Ei rollt durch Europa. Verpackt in einem Schwertransporter, der in 32 europäischen Städten Halt machen wird und die bisher spektakulärste Show von Tokio Hotel am Sonntag auch nach Hamburg bringen soll. Das Riesen-Oval ist Zentrum der eigens für die "Humanoid City"-Tour gebauten Bühne, die anmutet wie eine Mischung aus futuristischer Raumsschiffstation und düsterem Metropolis. MOPOP hat mit den Zwillingsbrüdern Bill und Tom Kaulitz (20) vorab gesprochen.

MOPOP: Wie erklären Sie sich, dass manche Deutsche über Tokio Hotel noch immer die Nase rümpfen?
Bill Kaulitz: Ich glaube, dass in Deutschland die Wahrnehmung von Tokio Hotel einfach eine andere ist. Hier leben wir und hier haben wir auch angefangen, und das schon im Alter von 15. In anderen Ländern haben wir zwar mit derselben Musik, aber eben erst zwei, drei Jahre später losgelegt. Es fällt schwer, über seinen Schatten zu springen und zu sagen: "Ja, ich finde Musik von 15-Jährigen gut." Das will sich niemand eingestehen. Und letztendlich ist es auch so, dass man mit dem Erfolg immer Neider hat.

MOPOP: Halten Sie das für typisch deutsch?
Bill: Ja, aber ich glaube, es entwickelt sich immer mehr in die Richtung, dass man sich auch für uns freuen kann. Diese Tendenzen beobachten wir schon. Aber heftige Reaktionen waren eh nie neu für uns. Und ehrlich gesagt, ist es auch immer eine Herausforderung, wenn so was passiert. Wenn ich auf der Bühne stehe, und die Leute buhen oder so, dann ist das in erster Linie Ansporn. Ich werde deshalb nicht schüchtern oder innerlich traurig. Sondern denke: Okay, dann muss ich noch mehr Gas geben, damit das solche Leute auch gut finden.

MOPOP: Dave Grohl von den Foo Fighters soll nach einem Auftritt Ihrem Schlagzeuger Gustav anerkennend auf die Schulter geklopft haben.
Bill: Ja, so ist das. Es gibt andere Bands, die nicht mitkriegen, was in Deutschland passiert, und völlig unvoreingenommen gut finden können, was wir machen. Jay-Z hat sich unsere Show in Los Angeles angeguckt und ging danach mit uns essen. Da fühlt man sich schon geehrt, wenn so jemand Interesse zeigt.

MOPOP: Macht es Ihnen Angst, dass der Erfolg Ihren persönlichen Freiraum weiter einschränkt?
Bill: Das ist eine Sache, die mit dem Erfolg immer mitkommt. Aber wir sind auch ein bisschen erfolgssüchtig. Man will immer noch mehr. Auch wenn viele Leute uns mittlerweile raten, dass wir uns ein Land übrig lassen sollten, wo wir mal Urlaub machen können, weil uns da keiner kennt.

MOPOP: Führen Sie also ein humanoides, also nur menschenähnliches Leben?
Tom Kaulitz: Wir sind in der tiefsten Provinz aufgewachsen. Wir haben uns nie richtig normal gefühlt, immer maximal menschenähnlich. Es gibt auch heute bei uns nur ganz wenige Orte, wo man sich überhaupt vertraut fühlt und entspannen kann. Weil es eben auch nur noch ganz wenige Momente gibt, in denen es möglich ist, runterzukommen. Eigentlich stellt sich das Gefühl des Vertrautseins für uns nur noch zu Hause ein. Da sind wir vielleicht 20 Tage im Jahr. Und ansonsten fühlt man sich überall, wo man hinkommt, eher so ein bisschen fremd. In gewissen Situationen weiß man oft gar nicht so richtig, was man da eigentlich verloren hat."
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Stern Magazine

Stern #09/10
Release: 25.02.2010
• Bill Kaulitz: Exklusive Fotos des Tokio-Hotel-Sängers
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"Not from this world
He’s loved or hated, nobody stays unaffected by him: Tokio-Hotel-Singer Bill Kaulitz is on the way to become a global superstar. For the first time the matured Musician talks about the burden of Fame, his fears, the longing for true love – and presents himself in a completely new Look.

Mister Kaulitz, You became a star at the age of fifteen and since five years you’re living permanently under exceptional circumstances. When you look back, what do you feel?
The first years were like a flush. We didn’t have to go to school anymore, because it was besieged all the time. I, of course, thought that this was great. We could do what we wanted. But there was also an other side. I remember, that I wanted to celebrate my 16th birthday, but instead I had to give some interviews. It’s hard to develop this discipline and to accomodate to such things, it was exhausting.

Two years ago you lost your voice during a concert and you had to undergo surgery. Now you’re on tour with your band Tokio Hotel and you’ll play 32 concerts in 19 countries. How big is the fear of this happening again?
I always carry this fear in me, it never leaves me. But I already played some concerts since then. Everything will work out.

Back then, did you think that you wouldn’t be able to sing again?
Sometimes yes. My whole life is based on my voice, that’s why it was such a horrible time. I was sitting alone in my hotel room in Berlin while the Band waited for me to return to Barcelona, to continue the Tour. I couldn’t talk. I couldn’t even get out, because the whole Hotel was sorrounded by Paparazzi. I felt very helpless. The tour had to be cancelled. I’m glad that this is behind me now.

Tokio hotel was ridiculed as a short-lived teen sensation at the beginning. Meanwhile you’re on the best way to become global superstars. Is it a satisfaction for you, that you could show the critics that they were wrong?
I’m over this now. It was important for me to prove that we’re not one of those one-hit-wonders when our second album has been released. Now we clarified this.

You played in Paris in front of a crowd of 500 000 people, after you got an invitation from the state president. What do you feel in such moments?
I’m really, really nervous before concerts. It constricts my throat, my heart starts beating fast and my hands start shaking. Then, when I’m on stage, everything happens as if you’re in trance. After the concert I often don’t know what I did on stage. The movements kind of happen automatically.

You’re under permanent observation, also through the Paparazzi. Is this a fulfillment or a impertinence for you?
I can’t live with fame, and I can’t live without it. There are days, where I wish I could walk on the streets without being discovered. But what should I do? Bill Kaulitz as an office worker, sitting in front of the computer – I would become dilapidated. The things that I do, I do best. Standing on a stage and entertaining people. I get anxious when I watch TV and see an award show where Tokio Hotel aren’t present. I want to be on the top. That’s my internal force. It’s what’s holding me together.

Your Band polarizes the mass. One either hates or loves you…
…and that’s how it should be. The most horrible thing that could happen is when people wouldn’t care about me or what I did anymore. Tokio Hotel should arouse strong emotions in a person. Of course I could dress normally in the morning, to not stand out, but that’s simply not who I am.

Is there just an artificial Bill?
It’s not that I’m startled when I look into the mirror in the moring, but the Bill who wears make-up is much closer to me. But I’m also not just an artificial character, like many people still think. The ones who make the effort to look at old pictures of my childhood will see that I always ran around like this.

You grew up in a village with 700 inhabitants, near Magdeburg, with your twin brother Tom.
My childhood was a long struggle. I knew that by stepping into the school bus in the morning, that one half would laugh about me and the other one would insult me. My brother Tom and I felt like aliens on the wrong planet. Sometimes our step father had to get us from the bus stop with our dog and a baseball bat, so that we wouldn’t get beaten up.

Did you search this provocation?
Of course. I didn’t make life easy for me. I wanted to provoke them. I enjoyed it when I stepped into school in the morning and when one half of our classmates turned around. I know it sounds a littlle neurotic and sick, but that’s how it was. I could have never lived with the fact that everyone likes me, because I grew up with polarizing people.

Did the hatred towards you surprise you at the beginning of your career?
When I watch our old Performances and Videos I start to wonder. We were so young and innocent and had those baby-faces. And then there was this enormous hatred towards us. It wasn’t just once that people called me a “Fag”. Today I find it amusing. I understand that some people had this impression, but that the newspapers still write about this makes me wonder. It has to bore the people to death by now.

Maybe that happens because you never show yourself in company of a women?
Yes, that’s the big gap in my life. I didn’t fall in love since I was fourteen. It’s hard for me to trust people. It may sound clichee, but I’m looking for a girl who’s like a soulmate for me. I’m very romantic and I’m actually waiting for my true love. But I could vomit when girls walk up to me at a party and ask me questions like “Hey, don’t I know you from somewhere. Aren’t you a musician?”. That’s a moment where I tense up – but honestly, I don’t know how you could start talking to me without this happening.

Your twin brother Tom is more loose when it comes to dealing with female fans. Do you envy him for that?
Of course. I envy everyone who can deal with situations like those more loosly. Back then Tom was the one who took a different girl with him after every After-Show-Party, while I was lying in my bed, back at the hotel. Groupie-Sex disgusts me. I hate it so much when girls start pushing around, just to be on a picture which will be printed in one of the newspapers tomorrow. Tom is different when it comes to this. But sometimes, when I like a girl, I request of him to stay in contact with her, to call and to keep writing short messages with her. We know everything about each other.

How big is the fear that a girl will sell your story to one of the tabloids?
We always calculate this possibility. We know what could happen, so we always phrase the short messages that we send to them, in a way, with which we could live when they would sell this story to the tabloids. That’s just how it is.

Is it even possible for you to lead a normal life in Germany?
For us, Germany is kind of like a huge Big-Brother-House. The people are always watching us. You can find an article in one of the newspapers almost everyday since I’m fifteen. We’re always filling up the gossip columns. Abroad, that’s different. We’re getting perceived as musicians there, not as people who you can gossip about.

Why aren’t you moving away from Germany, like other celebrities?
I like Germany. That’s where my family lives, and that’s where my home is. That’s where I live together with my four dogs and Tom, in a beautiful house with a big property. When I close the gate, I can rest. I wouldn’t have the heart to turn my back on Germany.

We have the impression that you’re loved more abroad, than here.
There’s not a single person in Germany who would listen to our music without having prejudices. There once was a survey on TV, where they let pedestrians listen to our music without knowing who it was from. Most of them were thrilled. As soon as they knew that it’s Tokio Hotel they made a face. That says everything!

A few months ago, your Band-Colleague Gustav got hit with a beer bottle on the head. Are you scared of assassinations?
I think that this could happen to me. There were situations at the red carpet where our Bodyguards had to pull people – who had camouflaged themselves as fans – out of the crowd, because they stood there with a knife in their hands. I’m also always tense while walking through the airport. I keep my head down and breathe heavily. Sometimes I watch myself from the outside and think: “Hey, Bill, relax!” But it doesn’t work.

How do you spend your free-time?
In the past I went to Clubs every now and then because I wanted to be among people. I thought that this had to work, but as soon as I stepped into the Club, I had to sit in one of the booths at the corner and let myself get goggled at by people. They held their mobiles over the barriers and took pictures, as if they were in a zoo. I can only relax when I’m away from all of that. Recently I was on the Maledives with Tom, but even there Paparazzi took pictures of us.

Recently you surprised us with your appearance as a Model during the Fashion Week in Milan. How did it come to this?
It was a dream that I fulfilled for myself. Already at the age of seven I bought cheap T-Shirts and Jeans to make my own clothes out of them. When the time comes, I’ll design my own collection, but I want to do this for real and not just as a job beside doing music.

What do you say to the accusation of you apparently being anorexic?
It bores me. If people made an effort to actually investigate, this wouldn’t be a topic anymore. Just take a look at pictures of me from five years ago or look at old pictures from my vacations. I was as thin back then, as I am today. I’ve always been like this.

Your brother Tom says that you two smoked pot and drank alcohol at the age of 13. How abstinent are you today?
Since I’m really afraid of losing control, drugs never had a chance to make me addicted. I tried a lot of things out at an early age, which is why I can let it go now. I could never play a concert, when having taken something before. That’s unimaginable!

With just 20 years of age you met a lot of other celebrities. Who impressed you the most?
Jay-Z surprised us by watching one of our concerts in L.A. Then we went out to dinner with him. That was great. and Karl Lagerfeld also impressed me. Maybe it sounds silly, but I think I could get along with Britney Spears very well. We kind of led similar lives in the past years, so we’d probably be able to tell each other a lot.

Is it true that you’re a fan of Angela Merkel?
Yes, I like Angela Merkel a lot. Lately she got criticized a lot, but I have to say that I still trust her. I believe in her.
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They're saying the same things over and over again..
19 feb. During the press conference Tokio Hotel talked about their performance for tonight as hosts during the fourth evening of the festival. In addition to them, Jennifer lopez and Bob Sinclair will be there. "We made a good reharsal and we're happy to perform tonight", says the german band and so successful among Italian young people.

About your upcoming Humanoid City tour, didi you prepared something special?Can you tell us something?
Bill: We've been in London to prepare our new tour which will take us here for four concerts: the look will be different and inspired to the sci-fi world?

Are you David Bowie fans? Did he have any influence on your music?
Bill: He's not our favourite musician. Sure he's a talented musician but every kind of music is different from one another

You said you believe in extra-terrestrials: is it true or bulls*it?
Bill: It's true. but we don't think they're green with feelers

You organized an initiative for Haiti.did you think about it?
Bill: we really appreciate this initiative which was incouraged by our fans

Aside from being style icons would you like to reach a wider audience and what are your goals, speaking of music?
Bill: we're a young band and it's normal for us to have young fans: we don't play for some audience in particular, we basically play for us. For us it's the same.

What would you like to communicate to your young audience?
Bill: We're 4 young men and what we do is singing: every song as got its own message and we wish for them to understand this message
 

translation by: Bacettina
 

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Cinetelerevue.be - Interview

Tokio Hotel: "We like when the public shouts!" 

Next February 25th, Georg Listing, Gustav Schäfer and the twins Bill and Tom Kaulitz will ignite the stage from the Forest National. Before his step along our house, the charismatic leader of the quartet confesses us.

You were absent for several months of the media scene. Were not you afraid to lose your fans?
Yes. This passed to us for the head. Its always the danger after such a long absence. With our new album, "Humanoid", we take a supplementary risk, because we prove new things with a totally different team. Its clear, we might have continued in the same descent, but really we wanted to do another thing. With such a change, we prefer thinking our time and to create something that was corresponding to us. Seeing the first results, we are satisfied and proud that our fans like "Humanoid".

It seems that you recorded this album in the United States…
Exact. We create there our first opus in English. Already we wanted to sing in this language from the beginning of our career. The album since it has been produced in Los Angeles and in Miami, but also in Germany. But also we are a part of another side of the Atlantic Ocean for new inspirations and to use the creativity of the professionals of there.

All these girls who shout during your concerts, does not it tire you?
Absolutely not! When one is on the stage, there is nothing better than a public who shouts. And when the emotions are seen, its the most beautiful gift for that an artist could ask. When the public applauds very much, its a proof that they amuse themselves. Whole, for us, the more is shouted, better!

Bill, have you a new look, for what this change?
Its a personal choice on which I dont want to spread. Let's say that I had desire of proving something again. This is all.

What type of girl going crazy to you?
I believe in the love to the first sight, in the love with the great one A (here its A because in French love its "amour" ). The color of the hair or of the eyes Im not interested absolutely!

You did a virtual tour that passed for Belgium, with Media Markt. What memories do you have?
It was fantastic and enterteining to try this concept. We find good persons for such an accomplishment. It was a sensation see you on a podium without seeing the people opposite to us. At any one time, I returned to see me in our beginning. We can assure you that we will tackle again this experience in the future.

Bill, still are you single?
Yes, unfortunately.

Translation by Lore @ schrei im zimmer483

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8 Days

Turning Japanese
Despite naming themselves after the Japanese capital, German rock band Tokio Hotel knows zilch about the Japanese culture, so says its androgynous frontman Bill Kaulitz.
8 DAYS: You guys were originally known as Devilish. Why the name change?
BILL KAULITZ: We were really young and just thought Devilish sounded cool and a little bit devil. But it was a stupid name. When we went pro, we wanted a name which makes sense. 'Hotel' represents our dreams: to perform around the world, living in hotels. 'Tokio' is obviously from 'Tokyo', which represents something far away that we've never been to, but would like to visit some day. Plus it is a cool city name.

8 DAYS: Are you guys Nippon-philes?
BILL KAULITZ: We don't really know that much about Japanese culture. All I know is the young people there are kind of crazy when it comes to style and fashion. We recorded our first English single, 'Monsoon', in Japanese. It was really hard. I had a coach - a Japanese girl - in the studio, and I didn't know what I was singing. I just learnt the sounds of the words.

8 DAYS: Bill, with that big hair and make-up, have you ever been mistaken for a girl?
BILL KAULITZ: It's a normal reaction for people to think that I'm gay or feminine. I'm not bothered at all. I like to play with such rumours. This is my style, my personality. And by the way, I'm straight.

8 DAYS: Are you like this at home?
BILL KAULITZ: I've been like this since I was 10 in school. But now our lives have changed completely. In my private time I try to go incognito, so no make-up.

8 DAYS: Are you single because you can't find a girl prettier than you?
BILL KAULITZ: (Laughs) I believe in true love. I don't have much free time to spend with someone really important. I've been single since I was 15. Maybe I'll find my big love in 2010.

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Translation:

Host1: on the fashion week in Milan, which ended recently, we've met our great friends Dean and Dan from the popular DSquared brand, who made the best move of their lives by hiring Bill Kaulitz from the world-wide famous band, Tokio Hotel, to open the show.
Host2: Dean and Dan. Tokio Hotel made such a mess in Milano, that fangirls started to faint, they were screaming and crying.
Host1: If we hadn't seen this thanks to our Fani (the interviewer), we wouldn't have believed it.
Host2: last time something like this happened was with Sasa, Tin and Kedza (croatian superstars).
Host1: yes, we remember...
Host2: Fani made it through the heating crowd and made an exclusive interview with the twins Bill and Tom Kaulitz from Tokio Hotel.
Host1: the boys are going to tell us everything about their maturing in front of the cameras, a specific styling which takes a lot more make-up than women use, and also about coming to Croatia where they will have their first ever concert here.
Host2: along with the twins, Fani met two soccer players...*not important, will skip it has nothing to do with TH)

Speaker: many say, it's not important what someone says, it's who says it. And if we're going to translate this to the fashion language, it would be It's not important what someone wears, it's who wears it. All the big designers go along this formula, and so they hire the most wanted stars to do their shows, because they know that is surely the safest way to promotion. So, after Rihanna, Madonna and Victoria Beckham, the most popular fashion duo, Dean and Dan from DSquared, hired the band Tokio Hotel. The singer Bill Kaulitz opened their show on the recently ended men fashion week in Milano.

Bill: It was my first time, yeah, I was so nervous before the show because, you know, I never did it.
Interviewer (to Dean and Dan): how come you chose them?
Dan: they're modern, fresh, original, daring, and you know, we've had it up to here with the boy-bands...and you know, finally someone comes along with a little bit of creativity...
Dean: it's all about the edge.
Dan: and they have a lot of edge.
Dean: Yes.

Bill: we've met yesterday for the first time..
Tom: yeah, Dan and Dean, and we had directly, a special connection, like, you know, a twin connection.

Speaker: the hysteria that the band Tokio Hotel made in Milano can surely measure with the hysteria that the Beatles once used to make. The crazy fans of Tokio Hotel were falling in such a transe that the police had to come at one moment.
Bill: you know, we have some really powerful and energetic fans, so, it's kind of cool, but you never get used to it, you know...you know, we feel like normal people.
Tom: we hope it's like this when we come to Croatia, you know.
Speaker: this german rock sensation will come to Croatia in March, where they will have their first concert here. Because they've won every german music award possible, and a bunch of MTV awards, the members of Tokio Hotel have officially became the most popular germans in the last 20 years.

Interviewer: for such young people to become so successful, do you think it can affect your personality?
Bill: I don't know. You know, the first time we came out was at 15, it was quite early. And Tom and me, we grew up in the public eye, so everyone was watching us making mistakes and everything,
Tom: I mean, our lives have completely changed from one to another day.
Bill: I can remember the first time we went back to school, you know. The first time it came out was during our summer vacation. You know, and it was #1 in Germany and we went back to school, and we had so mane press there, fans and photographers, and I think that was really crazy bacause no one expected that at all.

Speaker: these 20-year-old twins have completely driven the world crazy with their appearance, that the world marks a growing number of over make-uped teenagers, who want to look as similar as possible to their idol, that is, Bill. As much as many praise his style, the famous american blogger and critic Perez Hilton compared Bill's look with a mix of Boy George and Cher.

Interviewer: do you think, for example, if you change something about your style, it will change also the enviroment around you?
Bill: I mean, Bill changes his style every day, so, you know...*laugh* it's like, he's getting up early in the morning and changing his style. Everyday.
Bill: the most important is that you feel good and you feel comfortable, so that you can be good in everything you do.

Speaker: the specific band mane was chosen because of their favourite city, Tokyo, and the fact that they spend their days in the hotel due to the many appearances, whose attendancy can measure with the biggest names in music, who were building their careers for years.
Bill: and I think we have a great memory to the live gig under the Eiffel Tower, in front of 500,000 people. So that was something really special, when you can't see an end and so many people were standing there and listening to your music, and...yeah, I think that was a really nice experience.

Speaker: except Tokio Hotel, the italian fooball stars..*not going to translate, not related at all with the band*
Speaker: filled with lots of emotions about the show, the italian soccer players left the show, while Bill and Tom from Tokio Hotel barely made it alive in an effort to survive among their fans, while they were leaving the DSquared store. Because Tokio Hotel almost caused a heart attack among their italian fans, we hope that, when they come to Zagreb, we won't need an ambulance.
 
Translation by Goga

Motor.de

Dúné: "Tokio Hotel ist keine Band!" - Dúné im Interview
motor.de: Ab und an hört man über Dúné Sachen wie „die dänischen Tokio Hotel“…
Mattias: (zieht die Augenbraue hoch) Das ist echt abwertend! Wir sehen denen nicht mal ähnlich. Ich sehe nicht aus wie Bill Kaulitz! Und deren Musik…

motor.de: Ich glaube, dabei geht es um die Struktur der Fans.
Mattias: Das sollte aber wirklich das absolut einzige neben dem Alter sein, was wir mit Tokio Hotel gemein haben. Ich glaube so richtig verglichen wurden wir mit ihnen noch nicht. Ich kapier' es auch nicht.
Cille: Es ist einfach nur… Sie sind jung, wir sind jung…
Mattias: Naja und das mit den Fans - die größten Fans stehen meist in der ersten Reihe und das sind eben oft junge Mädchen, wie bei jeder Band. Aber wenn ich mir unser Publikum anschaue, muss ich sagen, dass dort gar nicht so viele dabei sind. Viele sind unser Alter oder älter. Ich glaube, die Fans der ersten Stunde wachsen mit uns und werden so auch mit uns älter. Mit der zweiten Platte haben wir außerdem auch ältere, beziehungsweise nicht so sehr junge Menschen angesprochen, wie mit der ersten. Außerdem schreiben wir unsere Sachen selbst.

motor.de: Und Tokio Hotel tun das nicht?
Cille: Weißt du, Tokio Hotel ist keine Band! Das ist einfach nur ein Konzept! Schau so aus, spiele diese Scheiße und singe Playback! Das ist, was sie so beliebt macht. Ich denke einfach, die Band ist nicht künstlerisch. Ich möchte Kunst schaffen, mich selbst mit Musik ausdrücken. Ich bin nicht gegen diese Band und sage, sie wären hässlich oder so was, es ist nur, dass sie nicht ihr eigenes Ding machen.
Mattias: Da fällt mir diese andere wirklich ganz schlimme Band ein, die Universal sich ausgedacht hat. Wie heißen die? Cinema Bizarre! Wenn Tokio Hotel nicht genug CDs verkaufen, wird etwas von Cinema Bizarre rausgebracht. Die sind ein bisschen extremer als Tokio Hotel. Das ist alles so kalkuliert es ist einfach nur zum Brechen!
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Translation

Sometimes they say that Dúné is the "danish Tokio Hotel".
Mattias : (lifting the eyebraws) Okay, this is enhanced. We don't even look like them. I don't look like Bill Kaulitz! And their music ..
I think it's about the structure of the fans.
Mattias : Yes, that and the age should be the only things they can compare us by. But I think we were never really compared to them. I don't understand it.
Cille: It's only about this .. they are young, we are young ..
Mattias: And and the thing with the fans - the biggest fans always stand in the front row and most of the time it's these young girls, just like it's by every band. But when I look at the crownd, there isn't that much young girls. There's a lot of people in our age and even older. I think that we also touched the older generation with our second album, or better said not such a young generation. And anyway, we write our stuff alone.

Tokio Hotel don't do that?
Cille: You know, Tokio Hotel isn't a band. It's just a concept. Look like this, play this shit, sing playback! That's the way people become popular. They are not artists. I want to reach to make art, to express me through the music. I am not against this band, I am not saying they are ugly, but they are not doing their own thing!
Mattias : As we are talking about it, another awful band came into my mind, which is made by Universal. How are they called? Cinema Bizarre! They are more extreme, than Tokio Hotel. If Tokio Hotel don't sell enough, there's something from Cinema Bizarre. It's all calculated and to cry about.

translation by [p.2k]

Bild.de Article; Dieter Bohlen about TH

Ein Erfolg, der „Tokio Hotel“ auch mal vergönnt sein wird?
Dieter Bohlen: Glaub ich nicht. Der Erfolg von „Tokio Hotel“ ist im Moment mehr Fake. Vom letzten Album haben die gerade mal 25 000 CDs in Deutschland verkauft. In derselben Zeit, auch wenn das jetzt vielleicht niemand gern hören will, hat Michael Hirte mit seiner Mundharmonika 800 000 Platten verkauft.

Mögen Sie „Tokio Hotel“ nicht?
Dieter Bohlen: Doch, sehr sogar, aber ich habe Angst, dass denen irgendwann der gleiche Hass entgegengebracht wird, wie wir ihn als „Modern Talking“ zu spüren bekamen.

Warum?
Dieter Bohlen: Weil sich Bill Kaulitz und der damalige Thomas Anders aus dem Jahr 1986 äußerlich sehr ähnlich sind: Sie schminken sich doll, tragen Lipgloss, sind feminin. Die kriegen es später knüppeldicke. Das habe ich Thomas damals nicht gegönnt, das gönne ich Bill heute nicht.

Würden Sie „Tokio Hotel“ produzieren, wenn die bei Ihnen anfragen?
Dieter Bohlen: Nein, die verkaufen mir zu wenige CDs! Für ein Konzert in Russland kriege ich das x-Fache wie für einen Nummer-1-Hit mit „Tokio Hotel“. Die Zeit der Band ist höchstwahrscheinlich vorbei.
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A Success which will also be granted for “Tokio Hotel”?
Dieter Bohlen: I doubt it. The success of “Tokio Hotel” is currently more fake. They only sold 25.000 CD’s of their last Album in Germany. At the same time, even if nobody likes and wants to hear this, Michael Hirte sold 800.000 copies with his Harmonica.
Don’t you like „Tokio Hotel“?
Dieter Bohlen: I like them very much, but I’m afraid that someday they’ll be met with the same hatred which “Modern Talking” experienced back then.

Why?
Dieter Bohlen: Because Bill Kaulitz and the Thomas Anders from 1986 are very similar when it comes to their looks: Both of them wear a lot of make-up and Lip Gloss and they’re very feminine. I haven’t granted it Thomas at that time and I don’t grant it Bill today.

Would you produce „Tokio Hotel“, if they asked you?
Dieter Bohlen: No, they don’t sell enough CDs for me! For a concert in Russia I get x-fold more, than with a number 1 Hit with “Tokio Hotel”. The time of the band is most likely over.

Translation by www.loveth-music.com

Berita Harian Singapore

Hoping to capture the world
It is not easy for European bands to break through the international market but these four gentlemen from Germany have proven that they can compete on the same platform.
Bill and his twin, Tom Kaulitz, 21 years old, and their other band members, Georg Listing, 23 years old and Gustav Schafer, 22 years old, met and made music together ever since 2001 and had called themselves Devilish.
Now they have changed their name to Tokio Hotel and they are planning to conquer the world.
Recently, Bill has taken a break from all the hustle for their European Tour that will take place next February till April, to share their experiences with Ekstra.

Ekstra: What is Tokio Hotel’s uniqueness?
Bill: We can sing in both German and English. We translate our songs from German to English because we want to break through the international market.
Our new album Humanoid was released simultaneously and in both languages.
To do so, we were constantly making sure that the ‘feel’ of the English album and the lyrics are similar to the German version.

Ekstra: The influence of different genres of music is visible in this album. Does this reflect each member of Tokio Hotel?
Bill: We actually are fans of different types of music. I am a fan of Aerosmith’s songs while Tom likes hip-hop like Jay Z and Gustav is a fan of Metallica. But that is not a problem because we have agreed that the songs we play are rock songs with a pop influence.

Ekstra: What is the most memorable experience that you are unable to forget when you toured at other countries?
Tom: The most memorable experience that I cannot forget about is that when we were in France and we were doing a concert in front of 500 000 fans who memorized our songs and sang along with us.
This is a big achievement that I really like because we actually started out from a very small gig.

Ekstra: Do you have any private rituals that you do before any performances?
Tom: (Laughing) Georg has to go to the toilet to do big business and then after that, we gather together and get nervous.

Ekstra: Besides performing together, what are other activities that you do together at your free time?
Bill: We spend time together with our families and friends. We eat, watch DVD and so on and so forth together. 

translation by Ainistacy

Stardoll Interview

Stardoll Interview with Bill and Tom Kaulitz of Tokio Hotel
How long has Tokio Hotel been together?
Bill: We have been a band since 2003, but Tom and I have been making music since we were 8 years old.

How would you describe your group’s style?
Tom: I think it is pretty hard to describe your own style, we just make music. Our personal taste in music is very different though and I think that’s one of the reasons why our band’s sound is a good mixture of everything: rock, pop, electronic music – even dance. The only thing missing is probably hip hop.

What are the bands influences? Do you have a style icon?
Bill: We don’t really have one particular band or style icon that influences us. I think that the only band we all like when it comes to music and style is AEROSMITH.

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What are your favorite songs to play, and why?
Bill: Since we are rehearsing for the tour every day now, it changes from day to day. At the moment I’m digging DOGS UNLEASHED and ZOOM INTO ME.
Tom: I love DARKSIDE OF THE SUN and HUMANOID at the moment – they both are going to be total killer songs when we will play them LIVE.
 
What is something you should bring on tour that most people may not think of?
Tom: We are going to have some amazing new production items and instruments with us this trip, which nobody will expect us to have.

Is it true the band is vegetarian?
Bill: Yes, Tom and I have been vegetarians for over a year now.

Give us some details on one of your most memorable moments as a band?
Tom: That’s hard to pick since there are so many! If I had to choose three of them I would say the moment when MONSOON shot up to No.1 in Germany, winning the first EMA and the first VMA award in our career. That was really special, since we didn’t expect it whatsoever.
Bill: We are actually thankful for every moment we have as a band.

What is it like to be famous?
Tom: It is great most times since we get to do what we always have dreamed of.

When are you yourself?
Bill: When I am with my friends and my family.

Do you have a best friend?
Bill: Yes

What is good about him/her?
Bill: He/she accepts me the way I am.

What would you like to say to the Stardoll members?
Tom: We wish you all a wicked year 2010 and we’ll hopefully see you guys at one of our shows this year!

What are you proud of?
Bill: Everything we have achieved so far, we never expected any of this!
 
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Gala Interviews

Bill Kaulitz - Tokio Hotel: "Eigene Projekte? Klar!"
Der Auftritt dauerte nur ein paar Minuten, doch er könnte ein Leben nachhaltig verändert haben: In hautengem Nappa, das ihm die Designer-Zwillinge Dean und Dan Caten samt der Federärmel auf den modelmäßig schmalen Leib geschneidert hatten, eröffnete Bill Kaulitz, 20, die Dsquared-Show. Eine umjubelte Performance. Und der Beginn einer neuen Karriere?
Versuchte der Tokio-Hotel-Frontmann bei der Mailänder Modewoche sein Image als Teenie-Band-Idol abzuschütteln? Max Dax, Chefredakteur des Musikmagazins "Spex": "Tokio Hotel gehören zu den wenigen Bands, die das Potenzial haben, sich zu transformieren und weiterzuentwickeln. Doch derzeit läuft alles darauf hinaus, dass Bill Kaulitz eine Solo-Karriere machen wird." Der Sänger sei ein Unikum, ein schillernder und authentischer Freak: "Er wird seinen Weg gehen und könnte eine David-Bowie-artige Figur werden." "Bravo"-Chefredakteur Tom Junkersdorf, der die Band mit aufgebaut hatte, sieht auch mögliche Gefahren: "Bill fühlt sich unglaublich angezogen von der Welt der Designer. Aber kein einziger seiner jungen Fans kann sich so noch mit ihm identifizieren." Wie Bill Kaulitz seine Zukunft selbst einschätzt, erfuhr Gala im Exklusiv-Interview.

Sie entwickeln sich immer mehr weg vom Tokio-Hotel-Image, mit dem Sie seit Jahren international erfolgreich sind. Steht die Band am Scheideweg?
Bill Kaulitz: Ich glaube, dass wir gerade an einem sehr interessanten Punkt unserer Karriere stehen. Auch wir werden älter und entwickeln uns. Fakt ist: Ich versuche immer das zu tun, was mich glücklich macht. Mein Look ist mit den Jahren extremer geworden. Und das ist sicher heute gerade für junge Menschen schwerer verständlich als zu Zeiten von "Durch den Monsun".

Gibt es eine Strategie, mit der die Band den Sprung hin zu einem reiferen Musikpublikum schaffen will?
Bill Kaulitz: Nein. Aber uns ist natürlich klar, dass wir in den meisten Köpfen als Teenie-Band abgespeichert sind. Es braucht wohl etwas Zeit, bis sich daran was ändert.

Ihr Catwalk-Auftritt in Mailand wurde von der Fashion-Welt bejubelt. War das der Beginn einer Modelkarriere?
Bill Kaulitz: Da es mir riesigen Spaß gemacht hat, kann ich mir vorstellen, auch in Zukunft mal wieder zu modeln. Aber just for fun.
Hatten Sie Lampenfieber?
Bill Kaulitz: Ich war wahnsinnig aufgeregt. Aber ich habe auch bei unseren Konzerten immer Lampenfieber.

Wie lief die Vorbereitung? Hatten Sie einen Laufsteg-Coach?
Bill Kaulitz: Das wäre schön gewesen! Naiverweise dachte ich vorher auch, dass es Probeläufe gibt, bei denen ich mir Tipps holen kann. Aber dem war leider nicht so. Nein, ich wurde bei der Show ins kalte Wasser geschubst. (lacht)

Bei Tokio Hotel sind Sie Mitglied einer Band, stehen aber trotzdem immer im Mittelpunkt. Gibt es da Konkurrenzgerangel mit Ihrem Zwillingsbruder Tom und den beiden anderen Musikern?
Bill Kaulitz: Im Gegenteil! Alle sind happy, dass es so ist. Gustav und Georg können sich nicht vorstellen, derart im Mittelpunkt zu stehen und bewundern mich und meinen Bruder Tom, dass wir das alles aushalten. Und auch Tom ist heilfroh, dass ich die Rampensau bin.

Haben Sie Pläne, eine musikalische Solokarriere zu starten?
Bill kaulitz: Ich würde nie bei Tokio Hotel aufhören. Es wird aber sicher auch mal Zeiten geben, in denen wir lange Pausen einlegen. Da kann ich mir dann sehr gut vorstellen, eigene Projekte anzuleiern. Aber ein Ende von Tokio Hotel? Niemals!
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"Own Projects? Sure!"
At the fashion week in Milan, Bill Kaulitz surprised the music industry with an appearance as a Model. In the Interview with Gala he revealed what this means for his Band Tokio Hotel.

The apperance lasted only for a few minutes, but he could have changed his life with this persistently: Dressed in tight Nappa including a feathery-sleeve, which the Designer-Twins Dean and Dan Catan tailored on the model like slim body, Bill Kaulitz, 20, opened the Dsquared-Show. A highly acclaimed Performance. And the beginning of a new career?

Did the Tokio Hotel Frontman try to shake-off his image as a Teenie-Band-Idol? Max Dax, Chief Editor of the music magazine "Spex": Tokio Hotel are one of the few Band, who have the potential to transform and develope themselves. But at the moment all the signs are speaking of a Solo-Career of Bill Kaulitz." The singer is unique, a shimmering and authentic freak: "He'll go his way and he could become a figure alike to David Bowie." "Bravo"-Chief Editor Tom Jungersdorf, who established the Band, also sees potential risks: "Bill feels incredibly attracted to the world of designers. But none of his young fans can identify with him like this." In an exclusive interview Gala found out what Bill Kaulitz thinks about his future.

You're developing more and more into an other direction, away from the Tokio-Hotel-Image, with which you're successful internationally since years. Does the Band stand at crossroads?
Bill kaulitz: I think that we're currently at a very interesting point of our career. We're also getting older and develope. Fact is: I always try to do what makes me happy. My look got more extreme withing the years which is, especially for young people, harder to understand than in the days of "Durch den Monsun".

Is there a strategy with which the Band wants to leap towards a more mature audience?
Bill kaulitz: No, But we know that in peoples minds we're still a Teenie-Band. It will probably take some time until this will change.

Your Catwalk-Appearance in Milan has been highly acclaimed from the Fashion World. Was this the beginning of your Model career?
Bill kaulitz: Since it was a lot of fun for me, I could imagine to model in the future. But just for fun.

Were you nervous?
Bill kaulitz: I was really nervous. But I'm always nervous, even at all of our concerts.

How did the preperation go? Did you have a runway-Coach?
Bill kaulitz: That would have been nice! Naively I thought that there would be some test runs, where I could get some tipps. But unfortunately this was not the case. No, I was thrown in at the deep end. (laughs)

At Tokio Hotel you're a member of the Band, but you're always in the center of attention. Is there a rivalry between your twin brother and the other two musicians?
Bill kaulitz: Quite the contrary! They're happy that it's like this. Gustav and Georg couldn't imagine to stand in the center of attention and they admire me and my brother Tom, that we can stand all of this. And also Tom is glad that I'm the stage hog.

Do you have any plans regarding a musical solo career?
Bill kaulitz: I would never quit Tokio Hotel. Sure, there'll be times where we'll take a longer break. I could imagine to get some own projects started in this time. But the end of Tokio Hotel? Never!

Translation by loveth-music.com

Blick.ch - 26.01.2010

"«Der Ruhm macht süchtig»
Tokio Hotel über ihre Drogenzeit, Affären und wie es sich anfühlt, berühmt zu sein. Von Joëlle Weil

Bill und Tom Kaulitz, vor wenigen Monaten habt ihr gestanden, schon mit 13 Drogen genommen zu haben.
Bill: Genau. Aber ich muss zu unserer Verteidigung sagen, dass wir in einem Dorf aufgewachsen sind. Da ist es einfach total langweilig. Drogen kamen uns da gelegen.

Wie viel schluckt ihr heute?
Bill: Nichts mehr.

Das glaube ich nicht.
Bill: Echt. Bei unserem strengen Tourplan könnten wir uns Drogen­exzesse gar nicht erlauben.

Ist Berühmtsein cool?
Tom: Das ist schwierig zu sagen. Ich bin im Moment sehr zufrieden, wünsche mir aber schon, mal wieder unerkannt in die Stadt gehen zu können, ohne Bodyguards. Aber ich könnte nicht mehr ohne Ruhm leben. Er macht süchtig.
Bill: Für unsere Karriere ­machen wir Abstriche bei unserem Privatleben.

Wo am meisten?
Tom: Im Liebesleben. Eine Beziehung kann unmöglich bestehen, wenn man wie wir regelmässig drei Monate auf Tour geht.

Dafür rennst du von Liaison zu Liaison.
Tom: Klar. Ich hab schliesslich meine Bedürfnisse.

Als Bandmitglied dürfte es nicht schwierig sein, sich Mädels zu angeln.
Tom: Das ist schon ein Vorteil. Aber ich muss ehrlich sagen, ich hatte auch vorher keine Schwierigkeiten, Frauen aufzureissen.

Bill, weshalb sehen wir dich nie in Begleitung?
Bill: Ich möchte mich lieber festlegen und nicht wie Tom jeden Abend eine andere flachlegen. Und Gefühle kann man nicht erzwingen.

Was kritisiert ihr jeweils am anderen?
Bill: Tom ist ein Egoist.
Tom: Und Bill denkt, er hat den Längsten. Aber das stimmt ja auch."
Source
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Translation

Polish Popcorn Magazine

"Criticism? We do our own thing!
Popcorn: Are you happy with your new album?
Tom: Sure. The same as with other albums. We don't stand down the wall, we don't have to record "this or that". This are our lyrics and our music.
Bill: Sure - next year we will think that we could done it in a different way, even delete some lyrics. But it's already out to the world, someone likes it, someone not.

Some of your songs sound like you miss love - for example "Automatisch". You really want to fall in love so bad?
Tom: This song is mostly about things, which are really automatic, flatten, without feelings. We can say they are even fake.
Bill: We are sick of Internet, cause it fakes everything - you can be wise-ass on the one side of cable, but in your real life you are just ball of dust, which just sits in the corner and is not able to even speak.

Do you think that Tokio Hotel success has changed you?
Bill: I think that it taught us a lot. When I was 17 years old I've known how show business works. People loved me, but at the same time they hated me.
Tom: That was a really good lesson in such a young age. Whatever people say about us, it's always bad. But we don't care about that. We don't want to say that some changes are good, and some are not. You can find pluses and minuses in everything.

Do you think that you have more fans after releasing new album?
Tom: Haha, we don't count them and we don't have some filing system. I think we can describe our fame with a word: "constans" - some fans stopped like us, but there are new on their place.
Bill: And everything goes on. We are mostly concentrated to do our things, thanks to that we'll always have a fans.

A lot of young people identify with you - the wear the same clothes, sing your songs. Do you feel a pressure?
Bill: it nice, that's for sure. But only if this kind of identify is not regurgitated. Because we also make a mistakes.

Not long ago there were two affairs with you. There were even some people that have stalked you. Are you scared about your life?
Tom: We're trying not to talk about that - it happened and that's it. Just two incidents (stalkers and attack on Gustav). But Gustav doesn't have a luck - doctors had to take out a glass from his head, he had car accident and then a thing with appendix. And I won't talk about issue with those girls. We are in danger as much as every normal person.

You seem to be crazy about music. Is there anything more important than music for you?
Tom: I feel like this question has a hidden depth! (laugh)
Bill: It's natural that family is super important for us. Music is our hobby. Just find me someone who thinks that football, chess or cinema are more important than family!
Tom: I guess that journalist asked us about love. That's why I say - love is also very important. But no, at this time we don't have anyone, we are too young! (laugh)

Let's be! Do you have any new goals in 2010?
Tom: We do what we feel good at - concerts, sometimes we do some things in studio... Nothing is changed in that matter!

When you are having concerts you drink some energizers?
Bill: Just don't tell us is unhealthy, cause our world will be ruined! (laugh) Sure, sometimes we drink such a things, but never too much.
Tom: Just because after 32 cans of it, you can't stand those burps! (laugh)

Bill & Tom Kaulitz
For those who can't decide: you should be into Bill If you have stronger personality than he has. Singer from Tokio Hotel has quite depressive personality and we guess that he would like to have girl (or boy! ;D) with a lot of optimism. Tom is a challenge for 2 kinds of girls: shy ones - because maybe you will wake his protectiveness up? -and for those girls, who like hard men, and Tom looks like one of them! And most of all he is really lady-killer! Take your place in the line! Cause sooner or later it will be your time!

Scans by mufasa

Interview with Emily Kay

"As we have heard Emily Kay, a German writer, was inspired by Tokio Hotel and Bill for his trilogy. When the news began to run between the many TH fans wanted to know more about this book, so we made every effort to know more. I, Patrii of THEurope, I had the pleasure of talking to this nice woman. Hope here you have all the information that you want, enjoy the interview and support this nice writter!
Emily Kay is a German author. She is 35 years old and lives in the Ruhr Valley sourrounded by books and CDs. She is addicted to music, films, sports, tattoos and fantasy literature.
THEurope: How you reacted to the "boom" of you and your book when you said that Bill Kaulitz had inspired you? It was something you expected?
Emily: No. It was only a statement on my twitter account and a topic in my blog on twilight.4fans.net.
I never thought about that anybody could get interested in this besides me. (lol)
It's really overwhelming for me to feel the love of the Tokio Hotel fans and their passion for the band and their support towards creative people who support the idea of the band.
[...]
THEurope: How do you know about Tokio Hotel and their music? Is it a music that you use to listen since long time ago?
Emily:I did not know very much about Tokio Hotel until they published HUMANOID. When you have a look on my CDs you will find also German music. My favorite band since 1986 is a German punk band which is called DIE ÄRZTE. So there are all of their CDs. Besides there is music of Robbie Williams, The Cure, Morrissey, The Smiths, Depeche Mode, New Order, The Clash, The Ramones, Oasis, Nirvana, Foo Fighters, Linkin Park and other punk, metal, gothic, rock and 80s stuff. Not really a typical collection for Tokio Hotel fans. The first one who got in touch with Tokio Hotel was my mother. I remember one day in 2005 when I visited my parents she switched the TV on and there was a report about TH. She explained to me who this band was and told me their names and that the two guys are twins and so on. I only thought "Okeeee ... " ;-) By the way my mother is 61 years old ...
I was surprised about her reaction and so I kept the name TH in my mind. Some pupils wore their T-shirts but I still was not interested in TH at this moment.

THEurope: How did Tokio Hotel enter in the books?
Emily:Last October I was surfing on the internet and read an article about HUMANOID. The reporter mentioned that the songs sound like Depeche Mode and I really could not imagine this. I mean TH and Depeche? No. So I kept on reading and then I saw the name Guy Chambers. Every Robbie Wiliams fan knows this name and so I did. I was really curious what TH and Guy did together. So listened to some music samples. I really was astonished because it was good music. Then I decided to go to a record store to buy the album. I had problems to decide to buy the German or English version. In the end I bought both. ;-)

THEurope: Why you say "Geisterfahrer" is the soundtrack of the book?
Emily:Yeah. This was like a wake up call when I came back home from the record store. I played the CD and really got big chickenpocks all over my body when I listened to Geisterfahrer. This was the plot of my book in an abstract way. I could not believe that there is a song which catches the topic and the mood in such a way like Geisterfahrer does. I really was touched by that and it was the first time that I could FEEL my book. So this was the first time I wrote about TH in my blog and how it influences the writing on Durch die Nacht.

THEurope: How was the moment when you saw Bill on Dsquared2 Catwalk?
Emily:This was amazing because I had the feeling to see the angel of my second book as a person. I plotted this book from the 24th - 27th of December 2009 but I was not able to see my characters at this moment. This was the second wake up call and once again it was connected with TH. Everything was perfect. The hair, the make up and the clothes. The modern Ziggy Stardust as an angel - this was the moment I could visualize my angel character for the first time.

THEurope: Have the character inspired in Bill an important role in one of your books?
Emily: Yes. He is the main character. The whole book is about this angel. To be concrete, it is like the vampire trilogy "Eulenflucht" also a trilogy, but about angels. So this angel will appear in every single book of the trilogy as a main character.

THEurope: Would you like the band know about your book?
Emily: This would be interesting to get to know if they like the idea. But I do not expect that they hear about it or have the time to read it. ;-)
[...]

THEurope: When do you expect the first book will be published?
Emily: I hope that by the end of the year, maybe in november, it will be published. My exposee is at the agencies right now and so I wait for them to respond. I will finish "Eulenflucht - Durch die Nacht" by the end of March. In May I will start to write the first angel' s book which will be dedicated to Bill."

FULL INTERVIEW HERE

Source

©TH Europe

Radio Interview

23.01.2010
Radio Interview
www.puissancea.com
4-6pm (European time)
The interview is already recorded.

BOP Interview

Tokio Hotel: tells all!
BOP: Happy New year! What was your highlight of 2009 and what are you looking forward to in 2010?
Bill: Releasing the new album was a highlight for us. We had a long and intense period working on the new songs, and it feels wicked to share all this with the world.
Tom: For 2010, we are just thrilled to be on tour in support of our Humanoid album and a huge new show, which is going to be amazing.

BOP: When you are onstage, can you see the fans?
Tom: It depends on the light and the venue. Sometimes it is really dark and you can’t see a thing, but most of the time we see pretty much everything.

BOP: Speaking of fans, who screams louder – American fans or European fans?
Bill: That is a tough question – I’d say it’s a tie. Our fans scream as loud as they can at all of our concerts! The louder our fans scream, the better.

BOP: Who is the messiest person in the band? Who is the funniest?
Tom: Georg is the messiest without a doubt and he’s also the funniest… but certainly not on purpose. He’s such a clumsy guy and that alone makes us laugh so much. He’s a natural.

BOP: Do you use American slang? Do you dream in English or German?
Tom: I use “chillin’ ” quite often – I think that is a cool word. We dream in German most of the time, but when we are in the US for a long time, I find myself dreaming in English sometimes.

BOP: Would you ever date a fan?
Bill: It doesn’t really matter to me who I fall in love with – it can totally be a fan, but it needs to click. I’m still searching for true love and I’m sure that I’ll find it eventully.

Pictures
First picture: Tom and Bill Kaulitz from Germany’s biggest ban spill all to BOP!
Bottom picture: Tokio Hotel are award winners! Tokio Hotel are big winners at the European Music Awards every year. Tom says, “Winning the Best Band award was this years highlight to me.”
Right side pictures: Bill’s hair timeline! Check on the Tokio Hotel singer’s hairstyles over the year!
2005: Bill’s hair was just starting to grow out.
2007: Here’s a rare style – sleek and straight.
2008: Bill’s signature style is tall and spiky.
2009: Bill rocked a major Mohawk in late ’09. What’s Bill’s hair secret? “I use all kinds of different hairspray products and I pretty much go through one bottle per day.
(c)BOP

Monster Radio RX Interview

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