Formed in 2001, Tokio Hotel are fast becoming the German group's most famous in the world. Their often dark mix of pop and rock has allowed them to cross the borders of their country, and to transcend the language barrier, placing several German titles in the top 10 French.This fall, the twins Bill and Tom, accompanied by Gustav and Georg are back with their third album "Humanoid", recorded in English and German. While in Paris, the group gave an interview to Ozap, where they talk numbers: sales, concerts, price clips ... The opportunity also to ask them what they think of their fans, artists, French, or ... Flu A. Interview.
"We did not know that Carla Bruni singing"
How many times have you come to France before the visit?
Bill: Uh ... twenty times at least!
And how many French artists you know?
Georg: Is it necessary to name them after? (laughter)
Maybe one or two ...
Georg: Well ... Gérard Depardieu ... Carla Bruni ... Justice!
OK ... then three! You may know that Carla Bruni is great demand right now, you would consider a duet with her?
Bill: To be very honest ... we never heard his music! We only learned yesterday that she sang!
How many French fans have shouted your name, do you?
Georg: It's gonna be a lot!
Tom: How many habitants are in France? (laughter)
Approximately 60 million ...
Georg: Well at least 60 million! (laughter)
Tom: No, to be honest, I doubt there has been so!
It's been several years now that those millions of screaming fans when they see you. Is that sometimes you're not tired of these reactions a little hysterical?
Tom: It happened exactly zero times.
Bill: Not at all, rather the opposite!
Tom: From time to time, rumors say they are irritated because people scream incessantly. But I think that is what is best for a group, and for us it is never strong enough.
"It was we who paid the video for" Automatic ""
How many songs have you recorded this new album?
Bill: On the normal version of the album there are twelve songs, and there are sixteen of the collector version, but it has obviously seen much, much more!
And how these songs they are an evolution from your previous albums
Bill: Actually, it's hard to really describe this evolution. For us, it was a normal evolution, not something planned ... It did not say "bah right now, we will change things." In fact, as we had not written long ago, it was first asked what he wanted to write, so we tried many things with instruments, and that's that is born the new album.
How does translation songs in English?
Bill: We worked with four producers of the new album, because even if one speaks English well enough, we still need a little help. They, of course, speak fluent English.
Tom: And it's easier for us to write English than to speak - in an interview for example (laughs).
Do you know how much it cost your clip for new single "Automatic"?
Tom: Yes (laughs). It is we who have paid!
You pay your clips?
Bill: Yes, we invest ourselves today. Record companies have almost no money, and if you really want to have a nice clip, I think it is essential to invest.
Tom: I think it cost so much that within six months, we will not win a penny!
Bill: I think we could easily buy two beautiful Ferrari with the price of this clip!
"We hate the paparazzi"
Exactly, if there is less money in the coffers of the labels is partly because of illegal downloading. You have young fans, and a number of them probably practice piracy. How do you react to that?
Bill: I hope that we do not pirate!
Tom: Anyway, no one can escape the illegal downloading. It concerns the world of music entirely, and I think no artist is immune. On the other hand, I think our fans like having the real CD, and when they occur they show us they have purchased.
How many times were you asked if you were single?
Tom: In total? Not so often that it ...
Bill: If, nevertheless, that makes the world!
Gustav: Almost as many times as we asked where our name comes
Georg: At least a five-digit number, I think!
You feel the pressure of the celebrity press, with all these questions about your privacy?
Bill: Yes! It hates the paparazzi! This is not something which can be used, and there really are times when one feels one's going to blow a cable ... we may do whatever they want, but we always stick ...
"Why are they not take seriously our audience?"
How many people attended your concerts in total?
Tom: There are also concert in Paris under the Eiffel Tower?No, it's cheating that there were many other artists!
Gustav: 10 000 per concert venue for touring ...
Tom: So 400 000 per round, plus other concerts ...
Bill: There were three rounds, so it must be total ... in 1.5 million?
And among these 1.5 million viewers, how many were girls?
Tom: I would say ... between 60 and 70%.
You do not feel that this very public and very young women may prevent you from being taken seriously as a musician?
Bill: But why not take seriously the girls?It is often said, wrongly or rightly, that girls are more susceptible to fads ...
Tom: They must still say that our fans are very loyal, so I do not know if we can talk about fad. And then I think that we should not generalize. The image people have of our fans is a bit distorted, and maybe it comes from the boy band he quine or ten years, where fans were actually a little less faithful.
How many albums have you?
Bill: Five million of media but I do not know how many CDs from this figure.
Some artists know what kind of numbers by heart: the number of sales positions in the charts ... These are things that do not interest you?
Tom: No, actually, it does not really interest us ...
So if I ask how you hope to sell new album, then you say ...
Tom: 100 million! (laughter)
"We will not cancel the concert because of flu A! "
A final issue that has nothing to do with numbers ... You're scared of flu A?
Tom: (laughs) Georg scares us every day with that
Gustav: Now I'm more afraid of Georg that flu A! (laughter)
Bill: Georg told us not to be vaccinated because the vaccine has not been tested ... It's just a physician group!
A great French artist, you may know, Johnny Hallyday, recently had to cancel a concert in the meeting because of Flu A. ..
Tom: Yes, we know he was in Star Academy along with us.
You're afraid of finding yourself in his situation and having to cancel concerts?
Bill: Canceling a concert? No! It flies every day, it is with fans all day, so I do not see why they would cancel a concert ... It is difficult to protect, and if it should happen that catch, it will catch.
Georg: Yes, but in large spaces such as a concert hall, the risk of contamination is higher ... So it's more dangerous for the fans!
Tom: Very good point, Georg!
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