Katerina #1621 [Greece]

Translation: We Can't Live without Tokio Hotel
Tokio Hotel, Big For Japan

Some things are not random. Like that Tokio Hotel is one of the most Beloved bands both for their music and their behavior.
And once again they proved that they are "Good kids" with their support to the Victims of the Tsunami in Japan.

Eventually a great artist is not characterized only by his successes but by his behavior. Despite their young age, Tokio Hotel show once again their humanity. And apart from the love letter they sent to the Japanese, they created "Tokio Hotel for Japan", where anyone who wants can buy buttons of the band, and all the income will go to the victims of the tsunami, showing that the word "Tokio" isn't randomly in the name of the band.

-You choosed as your name "Tokio Hotel". What is your opinion for the town of Tokyo?
BILL: When we first went there, we were impressed by how many fans we had. We thought that outside Europe nobody know us, but when we got off the plane we saw our fans waiting for us, Of course we got excited.

- Why were you impressed? You aren't used to such events?
TOM: Probably because it was our first time in Tokyo.

-You have said in the past that you are perfectionists. Does this cause problems to the others that work with you?
BILL: Maybe (Laughs). Many times i say to myself "Relax, it's okay", but this doesn't work and in the end i want everything to be perfect. If i don't make something perfectly, then it's stucked in my mind. It's like a Disease.


-This tend for perfection, have you get from your parents;
BILL: Maybe. Besides, with my mother i am very close. She never pressed me for anything, and she believed a lot us. She supported us from the beginning. The good is that she trusts us.

- Is it true that you don't hire any stylist for your appearances?
TOM: Yes, it's true. Besides, i can't trust easy somebody else.
BILL: A Stylist might wants us to wear clothes that we don't like and then i'd feel really uncomfortable. I prefet to choose and shop on my own what i will wear.

- How easy is to buy your Clothes for your Lives?
BILL: It isn't easy, because they recognize us. Luckily, we know some specific stores that have clothes in the style we like and they open special hours for us. Otherwise, we Shop online.

- So, all the accessories you wear you've bought them from the Internet?
BILL: Of course. There are some fantastic websites where you can find everything.

- In the past, you've said hat your house is liek a shop for clothes.
GEORG: It's logical, since there are more clothes than in a shop.
TOM: I Have enough clothes, but Bill has much more.
BILL: Also, i don't like throwing away old clothes. I gather them in a room.

- Despite the fact that you are very famous, you keep a low profile and your character hasn't change. Is this your basic priority?
BILL: Yes, it is very important for us. We don't want success to affect us. Besides, apart from a band we are good friends. We know each other for about 10 years. We are happy that we managed to make our dreams reality but that doesn't mean that fame changed us.
TOM: Besides, we've gone through the point that we were unknown, as back then we had played in front of 5 people in a club, and we know that it's difficult to reach the top.That's why we haven't let fame go to our heads.

- You are currently preparing your new work. How long does it take to finish recordnibng an album?
TOM: There is no standart time. It depends. First, from how many tracks we record and then from how satisfied we are from the final result. But we aren't working with a Deadline. If we did this, Things would be very difficult.

- After 10 Years of success, what do you think is different in you?
BILL: I think we've grown up a lot, both we and our music. I think this has changed for us over these years.

YOU MUST KNOW...

♥ Their first single "Durch den Monsun" in 2005, went to the top of the German charts and made them the youngest band that achieved something like that.

♥ Their first english tracks were released on 2007.

♥ The original name of the band was Devilish. They changed it to Tokio Hotel on 2003.

♥ Favourite food of all four are Burgers.

♥ Gustav's favourite bands are Metallica and Foo Fighters, Georg's are Oasis and Fall Out Boys, And Bill's are Green Day, Coldaplay, Keane and Placebo. Tom usually listens to German Hip-Hop.

♥ Gustav before any Concert, he listens to heavy metal at full blast.

♥ Bill's nickname is "Macky" since his grandma used to call him like that when he was younger.

♥ All four members of Tokio Hotel speak German, English and French.

♥ Bill is allergic to Apples and Mosquito bite!

♥ Tom has 17 Guitars

♥ Georg's idol is Flea of Red Hot Chilli Peppers.

♥ Bill always have his Favourite teddy bear on their tours, while Tom his collection of Cups.

♥ Bill had a surgery in his vocal Chords on 2008.

WHEN BILL TALKS...

♥ "Compared to what our fans believe, we are not perfect. Yes, we have a success, but we don't want them to have us an an example".

♥ "If i could i would want to write songs in my whole life. That would be the best way to live".

♥ "In Music Business a lot of people do drugs. That's why we are careful so the people who work with us don't have these kind of addictions. For us Drugs will never be a way out."

More Than a Group.
However the members of Tokio Hotel aren't just musicians. They also have worked as... Models. On 19th January 2010 Bill worked with Dean and Dan Caten of Dsquared team and He participated in their fashion show in Milano, and shortly after he worked with Alice Cooper for the advertisement of the electronics stores Saturn. The August of 2010 Tom became the official model of the Sportwear Company Reebok, while all four members of Tokio Hotel have starred in the advertisment of the Car company Audi.


Golden Success.
"The Good day from the morning seems" (A Greek Idiom), says the people and this is true for Tokio Hotel. Or more precisely, a good success from the first single seems! That's how they managed to get to the top of the charts with their first single "Durch den Monsun" and since then they've won 95 awards, with most important the Steiger Award (As best Newcomer), World Music Award (As Best Selling German Artist) and MTV Europe Music Award (As Best Headliner).

Mini Bio:
Tokio Hotel were formed in 2001, when Gustav Schäfer and Georg Listing, who were friends, Saw Bill and Tom Kaulitz in a Concert. They talked and decided to form a band. After they appeared i several German talend shows and small concerts, The producer Peter Hoffmann discovered them and then their Way to the Top started.