Friday, April 30, 2010
TH in Facebook Tawain
Next May 3,Tokio Hotel will be in Facebook Taiwan answering Fan questions from 8-9 pm (2-3 pm German hour).
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 01.05.2010 - Info Update
30.04.2010
All updates in German Time!
16.40 Uhr: The stage isn't very big. // malaysiaTH @ Twitter
14.52 Uhr: Soundcheck still isn't over! They're rehearsing "World Behind My Wall" now! // malaysiaTH @ Twitter
14.18 Uhr: So far, they rehearsed "Pain Of Love", "Break Away", "Ready, Set, Go!" & "WBMW"! // malaysiaTH @ Twitter
14.15 Uhr: Tokio Hotel are doing their soundcheck now! //malaysiaTH @ Twitter
All updates in German Time!
16.40 Uhr: The stage isn't very big. // malaysiaTH @ Twitter
14.52 Uhr: Soundcheck still isn't over! They're rehearsing "World Behind My Wall" now! // malaysiaTH @ Twitter
14.18 Uhr: So far, they rehearsed "Pain Of Love", "Break Away", "Ready, Set, Go!" & "WBMW"! // malaysiaTH @ Twitter
14.15 Uhr: Tokio Hotel are doing their soundcheck now! //malaysiaTH @ Twitter
youth.sg - Interview with Tokio Hotel - Singapore 29.04.2010
Tokio Hotel in Singapore
Passersby walking past Ngee Ann City on Wednesday might have noticed a group of enthusiastic teenage girls lining the walkway.
They were waiting for the appearance of Tokio Hotel, a German band that was in town to play at the Audi Fashion Festival that night.
Tokio Hotel has sold out tickets to their concerts in arenas and stadiums around the world, and Wednesday's DSquared2 Fall/Winter 2010 show - while not technically their night since they took on just a 2-song acoustic performance after - was also sold out.
Along with Youth.SG photographer, this lucky fan got a shot at interviewing Tokio Hotel the next day. Lead singer Bill Kaulitz has won thousands over with his originality and beautiful voice. His identical twin, guitarist Tom Kaulitz, is a charming lady's man through and through. And there are Georg Listing, the bassist - he's taken - and Gustav Schafer, the drummer who wows with his muscular arms and faultless drumming. What will they say to this smitten fan?
Youth.SG: This is Tokio Hotel's first visit to Asia. How did you feel when you knew you were coming here?
Bill: We were really excited when we heard we were coming to Asia.
Tom: Yeah, we'd always asked our record company about entering Asia; we want to come to Asia and perform concerts and all that. For us it's great and it has always been like a dream to us.
Will you be touring Asia soon, then?
Tom: Yeah, hopefully!
Bill: We definitely hope so. We're just planning our next trip; I think we are visiting China in July, and we hope to visit Japan for the first time. And we will come back to Singapore, for sure.
What do you think about the girls in Singapore?
Tom: They're very beautiful. We met some fans yesterday and played some acoustic songs.
Bill: They were so sweet yesterday. It was really cool and it's always exciting to meet fans for the first time. It's always such a magical moment.
Which song in your new album Humanoid do you think describes you best?
Bill: I think there're a lot of songs that describe us well. We have "Alien" that describes the feeling we have sometimes, including the feelings Tom and I had during our childhood. "World Behind My Wall" is another song that describes our life.
Tom: In general, every song is something that's come out of our lives, so every song is a personal song.
Georg and Gustav: Yeah, it's the same for us.
You guys look so cool all the time. How ordinary are you?
Bill: We're all different and we each do our own thing; it was never an issue for us.
Tom: And we don't look cool all the time. I mean, you should see Georg at night with his pajamas…
Bill: … and with his teddy bear. I'd always liked doing my own thing, trying new things out, and having lots of fun with it. And Georg doesn't so… (Georg laughs)
It is difficult not to fall even deeper in love with Tokio Hotel. Let us all hope they come back to Singapore soon.
Source
Passersby walking past Ngee Ann City on Wednesday might have noticed a group of enthusiastic teenage girls lining the walkway.
They were waiting for the appearance of Tokio Hotel, a German band that was in town to play at the Audi Fashion Festival that night.
Tokio Hotel has sold out tickets to their concerts in arenas and stadiums around the world, and Wednesday's DSquared2 Fall/Winter 2010 show - while not technically their night since they took on just a 2-song acoustic performance after - was also sold out.
Along with Youth.SG photographer, this lucky fan got a shot at interviewing Tokio Hotel the next day. Lead singer Bill Kaulitz has won thousands over with his originality and beautiful voice. His identical twin, guitarist Tom Kaulitz, is a charming lady's man through and through. And there are Georg Listing, the bassist - he's taken - and Gustav Schafer, the drummer who wows with his muscular arms and faultless drumming. What will they say to this smitten fan?
Youth.SG: This is Tokio Hotel's first visit to Asia. How did you feel when you knew you were coming here?
Bill: We were really excited when we heard we were coming to Asia.
Tom: Yeah, we'd always asked our record company about entering Asia; we want to come to Asia and perform concerts and all that. For us it's great and it has always been like a dream to us.
Will you be touring Asia soon, then?
Tom: Yeah, hopefully!
Bill: We definitely hope so. We're just planning our next trip; I think we are visiting China in July, and we hope to visit Japan for the first time. And we will come back to Singapore, for sure.
What do you think about the girls in Singapore?
Tom: They're very beautiful. We met some fans yesterday and played some acoustic songs.
Bill: They were so sweet yesterday. It was really cool and it's always exciting to meet fans for the first time. It's always such a magical moment.
Which song in your new album Humanoid do you think describes you best?
Bill: I think there're a lot of songs that describe us well. We have "Alien" that describes the feeling we have sometimes, including the feelings Tom and I had during our childhood. "World Behind My Wall" is another song that describes our life.
Tom: In general, every song is something that's come out of our lives, so every song is a personal song.
Georg and Gustav: Yeah, it's the same for us.
You guys look so cool all the time. How ordinary are you?
Bill: We're all different and we each do our own thing; it was never an issue for us.
Tom: And we don't look cool all the time. I mean, you should see Georg at night with his pajamas…
Bill: … and with his teddy bear. I'd always liked doing my own thing, trying new things out, and having lots of fun with it. And Georg doesn't so… (Georg laughs)
It is difficult not to fall even deeper in love with Tokio Hotel. Let us all hope they come back to Singapore soon.
Source
Thursday, April 29, 2010
Tom's Blog - Does anyone have the nerves...
...to ask me, if I want to enter a long term relationship? If so, here is my answer ;-)
Saturday, April 24, 2010
Fans waiting in Taiwan
Fans in Taiwan went today to Universal to get the album humanoid, to ensure their passes to the autograph session on May 4 in Taipei. According to the fan who took these pictures and recorded these videos, there were many fans who arrived on the premises of "The Wall", and some arrived 10 hours earlier. Only the first 400 fans will have access to the autograph session
More here
More here
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
Fans Club Costa Rica!!
La próxima reunión del Fans Club será este sábado 1 de
mayo a las 12:45pm en la entrada principal del Mall
San Pedro. Recuerden llevar los 500 colones para los fondos.
Vamos a grabar un video cantando una versión especial de
Pain Of Love. Acá les dejo la letra y a lista y el link
para que puedan escuchar y aprenderse la letra. Pueden
imprimir la letra y llevarla el mismo sábado, y no se olviden
de llevar posters de Tokio Hotel. Sigan apoyando en las radios
y en los canales de música!!
También se hablará de las camisas
Los espero!!
María Alexandra Horvilleur
The pain of love/ Kampf Der Liebe
The pain of love, won’t break us up
We don’t need your salvation
Lauf durch die Glut
Marschier durch Schnee
Nur für den Kampf der Liebe
The pain of love lives in our hearts
It’s deeper than the ocean
Ich fühl die Kraft
Ich fühl mich schwach
Ich kämpf den Kampf um Liebe
And we go on, and we go on
And on, an on, and on
Weiss nicht wie lang
Weiss nicht wie lang
Wie lange ich noch kämpfen kann
The pain of love will last for ever
Flammen führen mich zu dir
We celebrate the pain together
Den Kampf der Liebe, Liebe, Liebe
The pain of love kein Gegengift
It hits you like a hammer
Es geht nie vorbei
Weil's in dir ist
Let’s celebrate the drama
The pain of love zum Untergang
Dauert der Kampf der Liebe
Du fühlst dich frei
I wanna touch
Without it’s not worth livin’
Wann komm ich an
Wann komm ich an
Wann komm ich endlich an
We don’t belong, we don’t belong
Belong to anyone
The pain of feuer kalt und einsam
Promise me, promise me
We celebrate the wir gemeinsam
The pain of Love, Love, Love
Ich lauf durch die Strassen
Durch die Wüsten
Bis zu dir
Let’s make a pact tonight
So we can feel this pain of love
Für immer
Wann komm ich an
Wann komm ich an
Wann komm ich endlich an
We dont belong, we don’t belong
Belong, belong to anyone
Wann komm ich an
Wann komm ich an
Wann komm ich endlich an
We dont belong, we don’t belong
Belong ich noch kämpfen kann
Durch das Feuer kalt und einsam
Promise me, promise me
Und dann kämpfen wir gemeinsam
The pain der Liebe, Liebe, Liebe
Wann komm ich an
Wann komm ich an
The pain of love
Pain Of Love: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XzoE9q0KzN8&feature=related
mayo a las 12:45pm en la entrada principal del Mall
San Pedro. Recuerden llevar los 500 colones para los fondos.
Vamos a grabar un video cantando una versión especial de
Pain Of Love. Acá les dejo la letra y a lista y el link
para que puedan escuchar y aprenderse la letra. Pueden
imprimir la letra y llevarla el mismo sábado, y no se olviden
de llevar posters de Tokio Hotel. Sigan apoyando en las radios
y en los canales de música!!
También se hablará de las camisas
Los espero!!
María Alexandra Horvilleur
The pain of love/ Kampf Der Liebe
The pain of love, won’t break us up
We don’t need your salvation
Lauf durch die Glut
Marschier durch Schnee
Nur für den Kampf der Liebe
The pain of love lives in our hearts
It’s deeper than the ocean
Ich fühl die Kraft
Ich fühl mich schwach
Ich kämpf den Kampf um Liebe
And we go on, and we go on
And on, an on, and on
Weiss nicht wie lang
Weiss nicht wie lang
Wie lange ich noch kämpfen kann
The pain of love will last for ever
Flammen führen mich zu dir
We celebrate the pain together
Den Kampf der Liebe, Liebe, Liebe
The pain of love kein Gegengift
It hits you like a hammer
Es geht nie vorbei
Weil's in dir ist
Let’s celebrate the drama
The pain of love zum Untergang
Dauert der Kampf der Liebe
Du fühlst dich frei
I wanna touch
Without it’s not worth livin’
Wann komm ich an
Wann komm ich an
Wann komm ich endlich an
We don’t belong, we don’t belong
Belong to anyone
The pain of feuer kalt und einsam
Promise me, promise me
We celebrate the wir gemeinsam
The pain of Love, Love, Love
Ich lauf durch die Strassen
Durch die Wüsten
Bis zu dir
Let’s make a pact tonight
So we can feel this pain of love
Für immer
Wann komm ich an
Wann komm ich an
Wann komm ich endlich an
We dont belong, we don’t belong
Belong, belong to anyone
Wann komm ich an
Wann komm ich an
Wann komm ich endlich an
We dont belong, we don’t belong
Belong ich noch kämpfen kann
Durch das Feuer kalt und einsam
Promise me, promise me
Und dann kämpfen wir gemeinsam
The pain der Liebe, Liebe, Liebe
Wann komm ich an
Wann komm ich an
The pain of love
Pain Of Love: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XzoE9q0KzN8&feature=related
Thursday, April 15, 2010
David Jost at Paris concert
David Jost at the las "Welcome to Humanoid City Tour" concert in Paris, FranceParis (FR) 14.04.2010 concert videos
Alien 1 / 2
Humanoid
Geisterfahrer
Für immer Jetzt
Menschen suchen Menschen 1 / 2
Lass uns Laufen
Hey you 1 / 2
Dogs Unleashed
Träumer
In your shadow 1 / 2
Automatisch
Screamin' 1 / 2
Sonnensystem 1 / 2
Tokio Hotel now is free !
Ticket sales for Humanoid Tour is much lower than expected ...The boys from Tokio Hotel have trouble filling large concert halls. That's why there are free tickets for fans. Did the organizers of the concert "Humanoid" tour calculate wrong?
The numbers on the 2010 tour of Tokio Hotel are quite clear. An average of about 4,500 spectators per concert. For example: In Zurich had only 5,000 fans. Had a capacity of 13,000. In Vienna only 4,000 visitors, while it had a capacity of 16,000.
Time has passed since Bill & Co touch against half a million spectators under the Eiffel Tower. As soon as the concert were sold out. The concerts in Russia and Nice were canceled altogether. "Next time we will have to think if we book the band again, unless it reinvents Tokio Hotel and you can win new fans," said Marc Reinhardt and the Swiss organization of concerts Good News.
For places "Humanoid" does not seem so empty, even had to help huge curtains. And besides this technique caused problems. Dimensional egg decoration has not worked a couple of times, the microphone of Bill and fireworks also stopped working a couple of times.
Now a lot of raffle tickets and a free concert in Malaysia on May 1 should appease the fans decepcionados.En official website frequently gave away tickets and not just a few.
Some fans did not even bother to buy tickets, book their trips only. "Apparently, everyone wins one," said Lorena official fan club.
Tokio Hotel had to contend with another problem: At the concert in Prague the "Afghan" stalkers "and Tom Stalker, Perrine, were seen. Could it be that the leader of the gang, which has an official ban, can not stop harassing her favorite Tom?
In his MySpace the French girl makes fun of the conviction of the court with his slogan that says: I'm your stalker!
Bild.de
Translation by THEurope
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
Los MTV Europe Music Awards 2010 tendrán lugar en Madrid el 7 de noviembre
El circo mediático que supone una gala de MTV vendrá hasta España el próximo 7 de noviembre. Concretamente con la gala de entrega de los MTV Europe Music Awards 2010. Tendrá lugar en La Caja Mágica, y como es de esperar, reunirá en nuestro país a una gran cantidad de estrellas de la música y el cine.
Las galas de MTV son unas de las más celebradas a lo largo del año. Sin duda que las entradas para acceder serán unas de las más cotizadas de los próximos meses. MTV ya estuvo en Barcelona.
Aunque por ahora es pronto para hablar acerca de las celebridades del mundo del espectáculo que llegarán hasta Madrid, ya se puede especular con Beyonce, Lady Gaga, Katy Perry, Tokio Hotel, Mariah Carey o Eminem. Sin olvidar los que acudan para promocionar sus trabajos, en lanzamiento por esas fechas.
En definitiva, los premios MTV de la Música en Europa, son unos de los más esperados a lo largo del año. La cuenta atrás comenzó.
source
Las galas de MTV son unas de las más celebradas a lo largo del año. Sin duda que las entradas para acceder serán unas de las más cotizadas de los próximos meses. MTV ya estuvo en Barcelona.
Aunque por ahora es pronto para hablar acerca de las celebridades del mundo del espectáculo que llegarán hasta Madrid, ya se puede especular con Beyonce, Lady Gaga, Katy Perry, Tokio Hotel, Mariah Carey o Eminem. Sin olvidar los que acudan para promocionar sus trabajos, en lanzamiento por esas fechas.
En definitiva, los premios MTV de la Música en Europa, son unos de los más esperados a lo largo del año. La cuenta atrás comenzó.
source
Bill's message for Dean & Dan
Dean and Dan it's Bill. I just wanted to say Thank You for all the clothes and the concert was great. It was great, so thank you so much for your help. And I hope to see you guys soon and have a great time. Bye bye.
Monday, April 12, 2010
Ranking de los mejores hombre sexys del mundo - Revista Priviliege 2010
Bill and Tom are nominated. You can vote HERE!
Tokio Hotel Rocks Rome
Still plugging away on their massive European romp, German band Tokio Hotel performed live in concert in Palalottomatica, Rome on Sunday (April 11).
With singer Bill Kaulitz joined by guitarist Tom Kaulitz, drummer Gustav Schäfer and bassist Georg Listing, the foursome churned out the hits as part of their Humanoid tour.
As for their upcoming schedule, Tokio Hotel is nearing the end of a long stretch of time on the road - with two more dates looming ahead.
The quartet will hit Mediolanum Forum in Milan, Italy tonight (April 12) before wrapping things up at Bercy in Paris, France on April 14th.
source
Photos credit
Musikautorenpreis 2010 - Awards for Tokio Hotel composers
David Jost, Path Benzer and Roth Dave have are nominated at "Pop/Rock Komposition" cathegory. Winners will be announced in Berlin next 22th April.Read the whole article here
Sunday, April 11, 2010
Tokio Hotel en Barcelona 05.04.2010
Tras presenciar hace varias semanas el concierto en Oberhausen, decidimos a última hora viajar a la ciudad Condal para vivir en directo una nueva parada del “Welcome To Humanoid City Tour”. Muchas eran las dudas que nos asaltaban, siendo la principal, la reacción de l@s Fans español@s ante el espectáculo que Tokio Hotel está llevando por Europa presentando en directo su último álbum “Humanoid”.
Los precedentes hasta la fecha están siendo realmente desconcertantes. En los conciertos que tuvieron lugar en Alemania los recintos se llenaron apróximadamente en sus tres cuartas partes, hecho que causó bastante sorpresa tratándose del pais donde se suele colgar el Sold Out por ser el centro de peregrinaje de Fans de todo el mundo. Posteriormente, las cancelaciones de algunas fechas, unido a la poca afluencia de público en general, han hecho encender las alarmas en el seno de un Management poblado por una horda de inteligentes chorizos trincones de lustrosa sonrisa y mano siempre extendida, que está viendo como el cohete cuya subida parecía infinita, empieza a tomar una ligera curva que podría poner en peligro las jugosas cifras a las que están acostumbrados desde que el grito “Schrei!” reprodujera musicalmente el milagro de los panes y los peces y les pusiera en la puerta de Universal Berlín una alfombra roja sin caducidad aparente. ¡Ja!
Aterrizamos en Barcelona pasadas las 17 horas y tuvimos el tiempo justo de tomar un taxi y plantarnos en el Palau Sant Jordi. Nos dirigimos a las taquillas y pudimos contemplar que tanto la ventanilla de invitaciones como la de venta de entradas presentaban un reluciente y sospechoso vacio. Tras acercar la cabeza a la luz vimos como una señorita, que nos miraba entre asustada y sorprendida, se apresuraba a atendernos amablemente. Abonamos los 45 Euros de la entrada de grada convencidos, por la expresión de incredulidad de la vendedora, de ser de los pocos que pasarían esa tarde a incrementar las arcas de la organización del evento y enfilamos el camino hacia la puerta.
Tras pasar el control de accesos levantamos la vista y pudimos ver que en la parte opuesta del escenario, se habían colgado tres largos telones negros desde el cielo del pabellón que pretendían, sin conseguirlo, dar una sensación de menor amplitud. A izquierda y derecha del escenario se habían anulado muchas gradas y el foso estaba ocupado en una escasa cuarta parte. Más que ante un concierto, parecía que estábamos en la plaza del ayuntamiento de cualquier pueblo el día de la fiesta mayor en honor a su patrona. El primer pensamiento que nos vino a la cabeza era la posibilidad real de que el concierto se cancelara, ya que no olvidemos que contractualmente, el grupo puede cancelar una actuación si no se cumple una mínima asistencia pactada y, visto lo visto, era obvio que Barcelona podría haber seguido tranquilamente los pasos de Niza.
Para alegría de l@s Fans que allí se dieron cita, la nave nodriza se abrió puntualmente y con ella, Georg, Gustav, Tom y Bill desembarcaban el Lunes de Pascua su impactante show en Barcelona con una gran potencia, muchas ganas y un gran corazón. Hay que ser muy profesional para actuar en un pabellón como el Sant Jordi ante unas escasas 4000 personas (por mucho que la organización dijera que eran 5000) y dejarse la piel como si estuvieran ante 20000 sin que se les notara un ápice el revés de comprobar la poca capacidad de convocatoria que se había dado cita en el primero de los conciertos en el pais más pasional de toda Europa con el permiso de Italia.
El Setlist no incluyó sorpresas y tocaron, como viene siendo norma, el nuevo álbum en su práctica totalidad sumándole tres temas de sus anteriores discos. En esta ocasión, cantaron en inglés, a excepción del tema “Humanoid” que fue cantado en alemán dentro del Set acústico. El público congregado llevó al grupo en volandas desde el primer minuto en que caía el telón hasta el último, haciendo gala de un fervor digno de elogio. Las primeras notas de las canciones antiguas, desencadenaron un efecto manicomio que a base de pulmón, consiguieron colgar el Sold Out moral en las gradas de un Sant Jordi visualmente pobre y desangelado.
Como apuntamos en la crónica de Oberhausen, el grupo está sonando como nunca. El espectáculo lo empiezan a tener muy rodado y debido a que la espontaneidad y la improvisación no tienen cabida ni a la hora de lanzar un saludo, el “Welcome To Humanoid City Tour” se aleja del típico concierto al uso, acercándose más al show conceptual con rasgos de ópera.
Bill Kaulitz, una vez más (y ya van muchas) hizo gala de un potente caudal de voz y una gran presencia. Debido a su extrema sensibilidad, dicen está siendo el miembro que peor está llevando el bajón de asistencia en el Tour, pero no es menos cierto, que a la hora de salir a actuar, está dando una lección de madurez, mandando, echando el resto y comiéndose literalmente el escenario.
A la hora de buscar respuestas al drástico bajón de asistencia en Barcelona, podríamos remover cielo y tierra y subir al paredón todo aquello que huela a sospechoso (que por cierto lo hay y mucho) pero no podemos centrar un problema, que a todas luces está teniendo lugar en toda Europa, en una única ciudad, por muchos errores de bulto que cometiera la organización del evento.
Da la sensación que las brillantes cabezas pensantes que dieron el paso al frente para organizar los eventos en el Tour, daban por sentado que Tokio Hotel iba a llenar los pabellones con la misma facilidad que se le quita la tapa a un yogur. No es ningún secreto que l@s Fans de los germanos tienen una hiperactividad y perseverancia fuera de lo común y que consiguen cualquier premio que se precie y que requiera la participación del público en votaciones. En este sentido, no debemos confundir los conceptos bruto y neto. Que l@s Fans sean muy activ@s en la red no significa que esa actividad tenga que ser proporcional a la venta de entradas. Es por ello, que dejar unos conciertos sin apenas promoción y con unos precios elevadísimos en los tiempos que corren confiando en la fidelidad ciega de Fans, han sido un harakiri cuyas consecuencias no se han hecho esperar.
El promotor en España Planet Events tuvo al menos la delicadeza y el acierto, de no pretender llenar el Nou Camp o el Bernabeu; aunque el sonido habría sido infinitamente mejor que en el Sant Jordi, cuya acústica deja muchísimo que desear.
Los precedentes hasta la fecha están siendo realmente desconcertantes. En los conciertos que tuvieron lugar en Alemania los recintos se llenaron apróximadamente en sus tres cuartas partes, hecho que causó bastante sorpresa tratándose del pais donde se suele colgar el Sold Out por ser el centro de peregrinaje de Fans de todo el mundo. Posteriormente, las cancelaciones de algunas fechas, unido a la poca afluencia de público en general, han hecho encender las alarmas en el seno de un Management poblado por una horda de inteligentes chorizos trincones de lustrosa sonrisa y mano siempre extendida, que está viendo como el cohete cuya subida parecía infinita, empieza a tomar una ligera curva que podría poner en peligro las jugosas cifras a las que están acostumbrados desde que el grito “Schrei!” reprodujera musicalmente el milagro de los panes y los peces y les pusiera en la puerta de Universal Berlín una alfombra roja sin caducidad aparente. ¡Ja!
Aterrizamos en Barcelona pasadas las 17 horas y tuvimos el tiempo justo de tomar un taxi y plantarnos en el Palau Sant Jordi. Nos dirigimos a las taquillas y pudimos contemplar que tanto la ventanilla de invitaciones como la de venta de entradas presentaban un reluciente y sospechoso vacio. Tras acercar la cabeza a la luz vimos como una señorita, que nos miraba entre asustada y sorprendida, se apresuraba a atendernos amablemente. Abonamos los 45 Euros de la entrada de grada convencidos, por la expresión de incredulidad de la vendedora, de ser de los pocos que pasarían esa tarde a incrementar las arcas de la organización del evento y enfilamos el camino hacia la puerta.
Tras pasar el control de accesos levantamos la vista y pudimos ver que en la parte opuesta del escenario, se habían colgado tres largos telones negros desde el cielo del pabellón que pretendían, sin conseguirlo, dar una sensación de menor amplitud. A izquierda y derecha del escenario se habían anulado muchas gradas y el foso estaba ocupado en una escasa cuarta parte. Más que ante un concierto, parecía que estábamos en la plaza del ayuntamiento de cualquier pueblo el día de la fiesta mayor en honor a su patrona. El primer pensamiento que nos vino a la cabeza era la posibilidad real de que el concierto se cancelara, ya que no olvidemos que contractualmente, el grupo puede cancelar una actuación si no se cumple una mínima asistencia pactada y, visto lo visto, era obvio que Barcelona podría haber seguido tranquilamente los pasos de Niza.
Para alegría de l@s Fans que allí se dieron cita, la nave nodriza se abrió puntualmente y con ella, Georg, Gustav, Tom y Bill desembarcaban el Lunes de Pascua su impactante show en Barcelona con una gran potencia, muchas ganas y un gran corazón. Hay que ser muy profesional para actuar en un pabellón como el Sant Jordi ante unas escasas 4000 personas (por mucho que la organización dijera que eran 5000) y dejarse la piel como si estuvieran ante 20000 sin que se les notara un ápice el revés de comprobar la poca capacidad de convocatoria que se había dado cita en el primero de los conciertos en el pais más pasional de toda Europa con el permiso de Italia.
El Setlist no incluyó sorpresas y tocaron, como viene siendo norma, el nuevo álbum en su práctica totalidad sumándole tres temas de sus anteriores discos. En esta ocasión, cantaron en inglés, a excepción del tema “Humanoid” que fue cantado en alemán dentro del Set acústico. El público congregado llevó al grupo en volandas desde el primer minuto en que caía el telón hasta el último, haciendo gala de un fervor digno de elogio. Las primeras notas de las canciones antiguas, desencadenaron un efecto manicomio que a base de pulmón, consiguieron colgar el Sold Out moral en las gradas de un Sant Jordi visualmente pobre y desangelado.
Como apuntamos en la crónica de Oberhausen, el grupo está sonando como nunca. El espectáculo lo empiezan a tener muy rodado y debido a que la espontaneidad y la improvisación no tienen cabida ni a la hora de lanzar un saludo, el “Welcome To Humanoid City Tour” se aleja del típico concierto al uso, acercándose más al show conceptual con rasgos de ópera.
Bill Kaulitz, una vez más (y ya van muchas) hizo gala de un potente caudal de voz y una gran presencia. Debido a su extrema sensibilidad, dicen está siendo el miembro que peor está llevando el bajón de asistencia en el Tour, pero no es menos cierto, que a la hora de salir a actuar, está dando una lección de madurez, mandando, echando el resto y comiéndose literalmente el escenario.
A la hora de buscar respuestas al drástico bajón de asistencia en Barcelona, podríamos remover cielo y tierra y subir al paredón todo aquello que huela a sospechoso (que por cierto lo hay y mucho) pero no podemos centrar un problema, que a todas luces está teniendo lugar en toda Europa, en una única ciudad, por muchos errores de bulto que cometiera la organización del evento.
Da la sensación que las brillantes cabezas pensantes que dieron el paso al frente para organizar los eventos en el Tour, daban por sentado que Tokio Hotel iba a llenar los pabellones con la misma facilidad que se le quita la tapa a un yogur. No es ningún secreto que l@s Fans de los germanos tienen una hiperactividad y perseverancia fuera de lo común y que consiguen cualquier premio que se precie y que requiera la participación del público en votaciones. En este sentido, no debemos confundir los conceptos bruto y neto. Que l@s Fans sean muy activ@s en la red no significa que esa actividad tenga que ser proporcional a la venta de entradas. Es por ello, que dejar unos conciertos sin apenas promoción y con unos precios elevadísimos en los tiempos que corren confiando en la fidelidad ciega de Fans, han sido un harakiri cuyas consecuencias no se han hecho esperar.
El promotor en España Planet Events tuvo al menos la delicadeza y el acierto, de no pretender llenar el Nou Camp o el Bernabeu; aunque el sonido habría sido infinitamente mejor que en el Sant Jordi, cuya acústica deja muchísimo que desear.
Saturday, April 10, 2010
Gana 2 entradas para Paris-Bercy en el último concierto de Tokio Hotel
El próximo miercoles 14 de abril tendrá lugar el último concierto del “Welcome To Humanoid City Tour” en el histórico Palacio de los deportes Paris-Bercy. Disponemos de 2 entradas que queremos sortear entre todos los que podáis ir. Para participar, basta con que entréis en la sección de la web Monsunity en “Contáctanos” y rellenéis el formulario con vuestro nombre, dirección de correo y en el mensaje nos habláis de lo que os venga en gana en referencia al reciente Tour de Tokio Hotel.
Otra alternativa es enviar un correo electrónico a sorteos@monsunity.com adjuntando vuestro nombre y un texto con las sensaciones del Tour.
Sólo se podrá enviar un correo por persona. Si participas, hazlo contando con poder asistir en el caso de que te toque. Sería una pena que las entradas no se utilizasen. Absténgase de participar quien no tenga seguro el hecho de poder asistir.
Como el concierto está aquí encima, os pedimos que participéis ya!!
El lunes día 12 por la tarde a las 17:00 horas se dará a conocer en este misma página el nombre de la única ganadora de las dos entradas. La entrega de las entradas tendrá lugar en la puerta del pabellón Paris-Bercy mediente una persona contacto de Monsunity.
¡SUERTE!
Otra alternativa es enviar un correo electrónico a sorteos@monsunity.com adjuntando vuestro nombre y un texto con las sensaciones del Tour.
Sólo se podrá enviar un correo por persona. Si participas, hazlo contando con poder asistir en el caso de que te toque. Sería una pena que las entradas no se utilizasen. Absténgase de participar quien no tenga seguro el hecho de poder asistir.
Como el concierto está aquí encima, os pedimos que participéis ya!!
El lunes día 12 por la tarde a las 17:00 horas se dará a conocer en este misma página el nombre de la única ganadora de las dos entradas. La entrega de las entradas tendrá lugar en la puerta del pabellón Paris-Bercy mediente una persona contacto de Monsunity.
¡SUERTE!
ROME: WIN LAST MINUTE TICKETS!!!
This is your chance to win a pair of our 25x2 last minute tickets for Tokio Hotel's upcoming show in Rome on April 11th. To enter this contest simply send an email to LastMinute@TokioHotel.de and put „Last Minute Rome“ in the subject line. Please also include your full name and age in the email an then you’re all set! Good luck and rock on!
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TRL Awards 2010 Italy
One more year Tokio Hotel are nominated for TRL Awards Italy. This time they are nominated as "Best Band". Also if you want them to be nominated us "Best Video" with World Behind My Wall we have time to vote it 'till 29th April. Then next 30th April the 5 finalist will be announced. The show will be next 8th May in Geneva.Tokio Hotel in Taiwan
Universal Music Taiwan announced today Tokio Hotel are going to visit Taiwan from 2nd to 5th of May. They will do a press conference, media interviews and also make a short distance contact with their fans.The band looks forward to their first visit to Asia and is excited. Their record company has given them some "Do's & Don'ts" though. Stay tune for more information
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TVI:where did he signed you?
TVI:where did he signed you?
Fan: He signed me here, in my arm where I most wanted!
TVI: you'll never wash your arm!
Fan: No Never! Ill never wash my arm! It will stay here forever!
Little Girl: Never??!
NICK Kids Choice Awards 2010
Tokio Hotel won the NICK Kids Choice Award in the category "Favourite Musicstar"! Congrats! The Award-Show will be shown tomorrow (11.04.2010) @ 3.45PM on Nick!
Rome, Italy 11.04.2010 - Info Update
10.04.2010
22.48 Uhr: TH were spotted earlier and they smiled at fans and greeted them etc. // ThaJokesOnYou @ Twitter
19.54 Uhr: Tokio Hotel are in Rome now! //- ThaJokesOnYou @ Twitter
10.30 Uhr: The trucks are at the venue in Rome! //__memorable @ Twitter
22.48 Uhr: TH were spotted earlier and they smiled at fans and greeted them etc. // ThaJokesOnYou @ Twitter
19.54 Uhr: Tokio Hotel are in Rome now! //- ThaJokesOnYou @ Twitter
10.30 Uhr: The trucks are at the venue in Rome! //__memorable @ Twitter
Strify from Cinema Bizarre at TH's concert
Strify from Cinema Bizarre visited Tokio Hotel's concert in Hamburg on February 28th. Here is a pic of it:
Tokio Hotel in Taiwan
The first group of Western band - Tokio Hotel visits to Taiwan propagandizes soon for this year.
Once, Tokio Hotel in Taiwan media telephone interview expressed that [hoping meet with their Taiwan fans], finally they keep their promise. After Europe Tour, they visit Taiwan 4 days from May 2nd to carry on propaganda special edition [Humanoid]. TH visits Taiwan for the first time except the press conference, the media interviews, but can also make a short distance contact with the fans.
First time visits Asia, TH feels excited and anxious. But they do not understand Asia's culture, also specially confessed that the Record company lists some "Do's & Don'ts, in order to avoid offending the taboo.
The schedule is planning in detail. Ask everybody to pay attention promptly.
Source
Translation by theresa @ THCN
Once, Tokio Hotel in Taiwan media telephone interview expressed that [hoping meet with their Taiwan fans], finally they keep their promise. After Europe Tour, they visit Taiwan 4 days from May 2nd to carry on propaganda special edition [Humanoid]. TH visits Taiwan for the first time except the press conference, the media interviews, but can also make a short distance contact with the fans.
First time visits Asia, TH feels excited and anxious. But they do not understand Asia's culture, also specially confessed that the Record company lists some "Do's & Don'ts, in order to avoid offending the taboo.
The schedule is planning in detail. Ask everybody to pay attention promptly.
Source
Translation by theresa @ THCN
Thursday, April 8, 2010
Los "humanoides" Tokio Hotel seducen a sus miles fans en Madrid
Era la última cita del cuarteto alemán con el público español para presentar su tercer discoReducir a Tokio Hotel como un mero fenómeno fan es, cuanto menos, injusto. Los alemanes anoche dieron una lección de cómo ser jóvenes y saber ofrecer un buen espectáculo musical. Y no sólo para los 7.500 seguidores congregados en el Palacio de los Deportes de Madrid, después de hechizar a 6.000 más en Barcelona.
A las nueve en punto se ponía punto y final a la larga espera. Arrancaba el ansiado momento para muchos que, desde el pasado octubre, habían comprado sus entradas y para otros, que han gastado sus vacaciones de Semana Santa acampando a las puertas del auditorio. A partir de las nueve se desataba la locura. Se iniciaba el concierto con la apertura de una cápsula gigantesca de la que emergía (como un nacimiento/comienzo simbólico) Bill Kaulitz, enfundado en un traje negro futurista y luciendo su nuevo look. Atrás queda la corriente Visual Kei, ahora su estética es puro futurismo, imagen andrógina, humanoide. Es lo que pesa sobre el escenario, pese al aspecto urbano del resto de la banda.
Pero el concepto visual del espectáculo a base de luces, fuego y proyecciones abstractas mezcladas con imágenes reales (como las del muro de Berlín) no es más que un impresionante marco para lo que de verdad les gusta hacer, música. Los 19 temas del repertorio viran desde el pop punk (constante de la formación), al rock comercial de su segunda época o al sonido más electrónico del último disco. Todo ello con ese aire romántico Emo que hace que la propuesta de estos Tokio Hotel nos evoque a lo último de The Rasmus, aunque aleje de sus paisanos Rammstein.
En cualquier caso, el directo es potente y convence en forma y concepto. Bill se salió con la suya, quiso que el público disfrutase del show, lo pasase en grande y que Everybody sing with me. Desde Human a World behind my wall, pasando por Ready, set, go y el incendiado y espectacular Humanoid sin dejar sus Archicoreados, Automatic, Screaming o Monsoon.
Sin lugar a dudas y al llegar al final, la sensación que deja hace que te reafirmes en la idea de que la espera haya merecido la pena.
La noche en imágenes.
Tokio Hotel desata la locura en España
El grupo alemán hace vibrar a más de 7.000 fans en MadridUn Tokio Hotel más futurista regresó al Sant Jordi ante un público entregado
Dos días de ensueño para las adolescentes. Tokio Hotel ha hecho vibrar a sus fans en España en los esperados conciertos de Madrid y Barcelona. En la capital, el grupo alemán desembarcó anoche en el Palacio de Deportes para presentar en directo su nuevo trabajo "Humanoid" ante más de siete mil gargantas ávidas de corear sus canciones. El lunes, tocaron en Barcelona donde los seguidores los esperaron acampados a las puertas del Palau Sant Jordi. Por eso, Bill, Tom, Georg y Gustav, regresaron al Palau Sant Jordi para presentar, ante un público entregado, su nuevo trabajo con base rockera y una futurista apuesta por el sonido electrónico.
Unas cuantas pancartas decoraban las gradas, algunas con mensajes en español, las más en inglés, todas jurando fidelidad eterna a la formación germana, que sobre el escenario despachó una correcta actuación por espacio de hora y media.
Una introducción de tonos épicos indicó el inicio del espectáculo, cientos de palitos fosforescentes iluminaron la oscuridad reinante y el telón que escondía el escenario descubrió tras de sí una suerte de nave espacial de grandes dimensiones.
La esfera metálica comenzó a abrirse lentamente y de su interior surgió Bill Kaulitz, que arrancó a cantar "Noise" ataviado con un llamativo traje de gigantescas hombreras, más cercanas a la década de los ochenta que a ese universo futurista dibujado en las piezas de "Humanoid".
Con una amplia trayectoria a pesar de su juventud, Tokio Hotel se conocen las trucos que deben salpicar cualquier concierto, ya sean los paseos del vocalista frente a sus enfervorecidas animadoras o los clásicos enfrentamientos de guitarra y bajo, que provocaron el éxtasis del respetable en distintas ocasiones.
5.000 fans en el Palau
Según la organización, un total de 5.000 personas llenaron el Palau el lunes por la noche, en su gran mayoría chicas adolescentes seguidoras de este grupo germano.
Convertidos en un fenómeno fan sin precedentes entre adolescentes, los miembros de la banda comenzaron a desgranar su repertorio con temas como "World behind my wall", "Noise", "Automatic", "Darkside of the sun", "Humanoid" o "Forever Now". Sus seguidores pudieron bailar también con viejos temas de sus anteriores discos, "Zimmer 483" y "Schrei".
Tokio Hotel mueve masas
Empezaron a tener éxito y a convertirse en un fenómeno mundial, recalando por primera vez en España en el 2006, aunque los gemelos Bill y Tom conocían ya el país, puesto que veraneaban en Mallorca cuando eran niños.
Los exitosos 'Tokio Hotel' y la eclosión de la primavera se dan la mano estos dos días en España. La banda alemana de estética 'gótica' con sus letras en inglés ha conseguido encandilar a toda una generación.
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Wednesday, April 7, 2010
Lisbon, Portugal 07.04.2010 - Info Update
All information in GERMAN Time!
22.00 Uhr: Time to make some noise. English setlist! //Stern @ THA
21.18 Uhr: We have full egg. Just saw behind curtain. //Stern @ THA
21.11 Uhr: Staff brought guitars in now. Everyone screaming. //Stern @ THA
19.42 Uhr: No support act. Music playing. The pit is getting full bit by bit. //Stern @ THA
19.24 Uhr: Doors are already open! Fans are going inside! //EricaCatarina @ Twitter
19.03 Uhr: Signing Session: "Got my autograph yay. Bill was not in a tank top,but was still beautiful as always. Can't explain what he was wearing in english, he had a black sweater. I was able to talk to them. Awesome. Tom was wearing a black sweater and a blue scarf. The table was a little wide, so they a bit away from reach. They were all nice and seem happy. Bill gave a huge smile and thank you when I welcome them to Portugal. // Stern @ THA
16.30 Uhr: There are SO many people in front of the venue. The queue almost reaches the mall. // EricaCatarina @ Twitter
16.15 Uhr: Forget that part of only one autograph, they will all sign, normal signing! // Stern @ THA
15.59 Uhr: Soundcheck now! - EricaCatarina @ Twitter
14.42 Uhr: Signing Session: There are about 300 fans in front of the Media Markt now! //EricaCatarina @ Twitter
13.04 Uhr: At the signing session every fan just gets an autograph from ONE of the TH-members. No photos. // - Stern @ THA
11.53 Uhr: TH's tour buses arrived the venue about two hours ago along with the stage ones. // EricaCatarina @ Twitter
22.00 Uhr: Time to make some noise. English setlist! //Stern @ THA
21.18 Uhr: We have full egg. Just saw behind curtain. //Stern @ THA
21.11 Uhr: Staff brought guitars in now. Everyone screaming. //Stern @ THA
19.42 Uhr: No support act. Music playing. The pit is getting full bit by bit. //Stern @ THA
19.24 Uhr: Doors are already open! Fans are going inside! //EricaCatarina @ Twitter
19.03 Uhr: Signing Session: "Got my autograph yay. Bill was not in a tank top,but was still beautiful as always. Can't explain what he was wearing in english, he had a black sweater. I was able to talk to them. Awesome. Tom was wearing a black sweater and a blue scarf. The table was a little wide, so they a bit away from reach. They were all nice and seem happy. Bill gave a huge smile and thank you when I welcome them to Portugal. // Stern @ THA
16.30 Uhr: There are SO many people in front of the venue. The queue almost reaches the mall. // EricaCatarina @ Twitter
16.15 Uhr: Forget that part of only one autograph, they will all sign, normal signing! // Stern @ THA
15.59 Uhr: Soundcheck now! - EricaCatarina @ Twitter
14.42 Uhr: Signing Session: There are about 300 fans in front of the Media Markt now! //EricaCatarina @ Twitter
13.04 Uhr: At the signing session every fan just gets an autograph from ONE of the TH-members. No photos. // - Stern @ THA
11.53 Uhr: TH's tour buses arrived the venue about two hours ago along with the stage ones. // EricaCatarina @ Twitter
Tokio Hotel conmocionó el lunes a sus fans con un ‘show’ de estética futurista en el Palau Sant Jordi
La formación alemana pinchó al convocar a solo 5.000 personasUna teoría no escrita señala que la esperanza de vida comercial de los fenómenos pop adolescentes no supera los tres años. Tokio Hotel mantenía hasta ahora el axioma en suspenso: no es una boy band tradicional y su música tiene propiedades distintas a la de Backstreet Boys o Take That. ¿Más duraderas? Bueno, el lunes, el grupo de Magdeburgo (Alemania) pinchó en el Palau Sant Jordi, donde se reunieron apenas 5.000 espectadores (según la generosa estimación de la promotora) acotados por un telón negro que ocultaba media sala. Hace dos años acudieron 12.000.
Fueron, eso sí, 5.000 espectadores muy entregados, ruidosos y pacientes, algunos de los cuales pasaron algunas noches al raso en la puerta del Sant Jordi. Fans del género femenino en una mayoría abrumadora, que demostraron cómo ha ido mutando el canon del ídolo teenager desde los tiempos de Glenn Medeiros y Rick Astley: su ideal es pálido, andrógino, aniñado y marciano, como Bill Kaulitz, cantante de la formación.
Montaje tecnológico
El nuevo disco, Humanoid, aportó más de la mitad de las canciones y condicionó el concepto escénico: un globo terráqueo del que salieron los cuatro integrantes del grupo, y un montaje audiovisual con imágenes de una urbe futurista. Material que, como es costumbre en sus giras internacionales, interpretaron en inglés, relegando las versiones originales en alemán.
Tokio Hotel ofrece un calculado combinado de aspereza y melodía; guitarras casi metálicas estribillos sentimentales vagamente angustiados. La banda, que abrió con Noise, se acercó a Depeche Mode en Human connect to human, y a Queen en Hey you. Bill Kaulitz, que ha abandonado su famoso peinado tipo electroshock, lució unos atuendos galácticos luminosos dignos de la serie V, que no le impidieron cantar con corrección. En Dogs unleashed apareció montado en una moto, clásico gag de Judas Priest (aunque el grupo británico la pone en marcha).
El set acústico, con Humanoid y Love and death, fue algo incongruente en un show de concepto tan tecnológico y robótico, aunque dio un respiro a los muchos padres de fans presentes en el recinto. Los éxitos de su obra pasada, como Scream y, sobre todo, Monsoon, acabaron de levantar el Sant Jordi; mejor dicho, un pedazo de él. Catarsis adolescente, sí, pero en formato club.
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It’s official: Tokio Hotel’s upcoming LIVE DVD will be shot in Milan!!!
Do you want to become a part of Tokio Hotel history? Well, here is an absolutely unique chance for YOU since Tokio Hotel will be recording the concert in Milan on April 12th for their upcoming LIVE DVD. You as the audience are the fifth band member and and we want you to make the walls shake at Mediolanum Forum...turn this night in the craziest one Milan has EVER seen. Are you ready to rock? Okay, then get your tickets HERE now and be part of this really special event. This concert will definitely be a highlight for Bill, Tom, Gustav & Georg during their huge "Welcome to HUMANOID City" tour through Europe.
Monday, April 5, 2010
Barcelona, Spain 05.04.2010 - Info Update
05.04.2010
18.18 Uhr: Doors are open! // myloveyouare @ Twitter
14.03 Uhr: Soundcheck now! - ogth @ Twitter
13.30 Uhr: The boys are in the venue now! // ogth @ Twitter
12.50 Uhr: The trucks at the venue in Barcelona. // ogth @ Twitter
11.45 Uhr: Many fans are waiting in front of the venue in Barcelona! // THEurope@ Twitter
04.04.2010
22 Uhr: There are 2 queues with almost 200 fans each others. // THEurope@ Twitter
18.18 Uhr: Doors are open! // myloveyouare @ Twitter
14.03 Uhr: Soundcheck now! - ogth @ Twitter
13.30 Uhr: The boys are in the venue now! // ogth @ Twitter
12.50 Uhr: The trucks at the venue in Barcelona. // ogth @ Twitter
11.45 Uhr: Many fans are waiting in front of the venue in Barcelona! // THEurope@ Twitter
04.04.2010
22 Uhr: There are 2 queues with almost 200 fans each others. // THEurope@ Twitter
Sunday, April 4, 2010
Win Tokio Hotel Tickets for Milan!!!
There are only a few days left until Tokio Hotel will perform at Mediolanum Forum in Milan [April 12th] and there’s one thing you can be absolutely sure about: this show will definitely be on of the big highlights of the WELCOME TO HUMANOID CITY tour since the guys will be recording their upcoming LIVE DVD in Milan. You as the audiene will support Tokio Hotel as the fifth band member and if you haven’t gotten a ticket yet here is your chance to win 2 out of 22x2 tickets. All you have to do is send an email to Milano@tokiohotel.de, include your name, address and age in the email and you’re all set. All winners will be informed on Friday, April 9th and please only participate in this contest if you can really attend the concert.Source: Tokiohotel.com
MTV News' Musical March Madness: Tokio Hotel Vs. Coheed And Cambria
Tokio Hotel won the last round (check it here) and now they are at the semi-finals !East Regional Champion Tokio Hotel vs. South Regional Champion Coheed and Cambria
In the NCAA basketball tournament, the lowest seed making the Final Four this year was a number five (both Butler and Michigan State had that number). But in MTV News' Musical March Madness, the Final Four has a 15 (in Coheed and Cambria) and a 16 (Tokio Hotel). It's no wonder, as the fans of both groups have committed themselves to getting each one through the many rounds of this tournament. But only one can make it to the finals, so which will compete for the chance to hoist the championship trophy?
Adam Lambert talks about Bill and Tokio Hotel on MTV Sweden
Adam Lambert in an interview with MTV Sweden. This is what he said about Bill from Tokio Hotel without the interviewer asked him / them:
"Tokio Hotel are cool and when I saw Bill, the lead singer of Tokio Hotel I thought," Wow, another person in this style, I love it. "Bill is really beautiful. I like his androgynous features and style. It is attractive . 'And he continues talking about Bill: "We have a similar style. All he wears is beautiful. We like Dior! haha."
"Tokio Hotel are cool and when I saw Bill, the lead singer of Tokio Hotel I thought," Wow, another person in this style, I love it. "Bill is really beautiful. I like his androgynous features and style. It is attractive . 'And he continues talking about Bill: "We have a similar style. All he wears is beautiful. We like Dior! haha."
PRO7.de - red! (01.04.2010) Translation
Exclusive-Interview with Tokio Hotel!
Bill: Well, for me a live concert is not only about, having a guitar, an amplifier, staying on a stage and to play for one and half hour...i have another demand...for me it is really a show and we really want to make a show, which fits to the album...some kind of Humanoid city and so on. From this point i was thrilled that Dsquared was ready to make it...the outfits for the tour...and that is truely awesome, that two designer create this...that is so awesome. For me it is a dream come true...more than for the others. For me it is like...yes...i am living this...it belongs to me..i signify to wear such kind of outfits and to perform and sing. In my eyes it is a perfect show.
Speaker: Is it some kind of personal freedom for you to wear such kind of outfits?
Bill: Absolutly...if other people would have a say...i probably wouldn't wear some outfits...even if Tom would have a say.....i wouldn't wear one or two jackets..but of course...that's the way i feel..how i feel comfortable on stage...and that's my way. You can't satisfy everyone all the day
Tom: The good thing in our band is...we live and let live. Georg looks as well like a jerk...it was always like that...so we live and let live.
(Cut You don't hear the question)
Bill: Well...you shouldn't take everything too serious. There are things, that come up again and again, every year and they always appear at a certain time...when there is nothing in line...and they have nothing to report about...and actually, you have to relax a bit...take it easy...and most of the things we don't get to notice....every day, there are thousands of reports about us...in many countries....not only germany...so you have to take it easy...relax and don't take it seriously
(Cut...again)
Tom: Sure...it happend very fast..and in the last five years it wasn't like we could make party with some friends or got to know some people easily..anyway it is not like that...luckily it is...especialy for Bill and me...it happend very early...We have experienced a lot like people usualy do in our present age..We have done it already at the age of fourteen and fiveteen.. ...At that time it wasn't that cool...especialy maybe not for our parents...but now...we are really happy about that...because now, we don't have a chance to do it. Therefore...of course you missed something...normality and so on, But on the other hand , in the last five years we had the chance to expierence a lot of things, that you normaly never every could...Actually
Bill: You can't have everything...if you do that...you miss something else, that's the way it is...you have to take a loss. And if people think....sure...we could make awesome shows, have a lot of money and everything is super....it is not like that.. of course....it looks totaly different. And either you are willing to do it and live that kind of life or not. You have to sacrifice a lot and take a loss.
Tom: Well...it was probably already in the newspaper....no idea....one day i am going to tell it exactly in my biographie ( Bill and Tom laugh)...yes but
Bill: No...Basicly Tom and I had always elder friends. At that time we had friends, who could already drive a car, were a bit older and we joined them by doing things, that elder people do.
Speaker: When did you go shopping food the last time? Doing something normal?
Tom: Ok...that is an example...like shopping food.. a normal privat life...is something that you have of course missed a bit.. When we started...been succesful...at that time you didn't need to it...your mother already did it...in the meantime maybe we should do it...but we could not do it. This is something we never have done. I can remember, that we stopped with bus and went with our staff into a supermarket at night in the USA, when nobody was there. That is the way how we grap some food...but going normaly shopping in a supermarket, looking for your favourite yoghurt...we don't know this.
Bill: Especialy school-time....
Tom: There we had even more problems
Bill: even more...school-time was the worst....that was the worst time in my life...and i am so happy, that i am over it...that i never have to walk in such a building again. For me there is nothing more worse..i have an authority problem. I have a problem, if people want to tell me what to do..and that's how it is sometimes in school. I couldn't...we both couldn't cope with it. From that...yes...we had been only in trouble..with the teachers and of course with other people...and i am so happy....actually all of us are happy that we are over it. I will never be a part of those kind of people, who will say...ok..if you now look back...schooltime wasn't that bad.
Tom: Well, i get, what those people actualy want to say...then you have to deal with different worries...but at that age the problems are just as important as the problems with which you have to deal later.
Bill: Exactly
Tom: They are different...and when you are an adult...you thing, they are much more important...but I know exactly, as a teen, school was my biggest worry. Therefore it was worse
Speaker: Do you had only problems with teachers or also with students?
Bill: With everything, i believe....it's all there...like everybody else...of course you had some fights or people you don't like...also teachers....fights with teachers (laughs)
Speaker: Are there some tussle, if you are so closly on such a little space?
Bill: Well...we try to make it as comfortable as possible for us. We have two band-busses...only for us...Georg and Gustav have one...and Tom and I have one. Everybody has his own room, in which you could shut yourself away.
Tom: Actually people overestimated it a bit...we spend most of the time in the venues. You enter the venue in the morning at 11.00 and leave it in the night at 1.00....and then you are back on the bus and go to sleep.
Bill: There are some days, when you spend more time on the bus
Tom: Right...there some routings, where we drive three days with the bus...and then it will become probably a bit annoying...with such a little space...but the bus is actualy only for sleeping and watching a dvd....most of the time, we spend in the venues.
Bill: Tom and I couldn't probaply travel to this island again...because...some f***ing bastard of photographer made pics of us there ( Tom claps ) So you see, it is very difficult for us...you fly to the other end of the world...and nevertheless some idiot try to make money with you. So arccodingly you have to deal with such things and accept it...but as you can see...it is not easy for me to accept this. It is tough...you don't get used to it...you try to have your own space to be private...but nevertheless Tom and I had a relaxed holiday....
Speaker: Wouldn't it be easier for you to live for example in the USA?
Bill: Well...I thing of course it would be easier for us..but we could also move to the province..where nobody lives and there are only two houses...but the question is of course...would you be happy there? In Germany are our families...this our home...here you speak german...this is our home-country. We truely feel at home here.....and even if it is the strenous country for us, we coulnd't imagine to leave it...maybe for a half year...but to leave Germany i could simply imagine. We all grow up here.
Bill: What we are doing, as nothing to do with end of the work day. You don't flip your laptop shut leave the office and say ok...now i have freetime. It is in your head...every day...all day long..you deal with it.....that's our life...you never reach the point..
Tom: That means...everything that you try to reach personaly has to do with the band.
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Bill: Well, for me a live concert is not only about, having a guitar, an amplifier, staying on a stage and to play for one and half hour...i have another demand...for me it is really a show and we really want to make a show, which fits to the album...some kind of Humanoid city and so on. From this point i was thrilled that Dsquared was ready to make it...the outfits for the tour...and that is truely awesome, that two designer create this...that is so awesome. For me it is a dream come true...more than for the others. For me it is like...yes...i am living this...it belongs to me..i signify to wear such kind of outfits and to perform and sing. In my eyes it is a perfect show.
Speaker: Is it some kind of personal freedom for you to wear such kind of outfits?
Bill: Absolutly...if other people would have a say...i probably wouldn't wear some outfits...even if Tom would have a say.....i wouldn't wear one or two jackets..but of course...that's the way i feel..how i feel comfortable on stage...and that's my way. You can't satisfy everyone all the day
Tom: The good thing in our band is...we live and let live. Georg looks as well like a jerk...it was always like that...so we live and let live.
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Bill: Well...you shouldn't take everything too serious. There are things, that come up again and again, every year and they always appear at a certain time...when there is nothing in line...and they have nothing to report about...and actually, you have to relax a bit...take it easy...and most of the things we don't get to notice....every day, there are thousands of reports about us...in many countries....not only germany...so you have to take it easy...relax and don't take it seriously
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Tom: Sure...it happend very fast..and in the last five years it wasn't like we could make party with some friends or got to know some people easily..anyway it is not like that...luckily it is...especialy for Bill and me...it happend very early...We have experienced a lot like people usualy do in our present age..We have done it already at the age of fourteen and fiveteen.. ...At that time it wasn't that cool...especialy maybe not for our parents...but now...we are really happy about that...because now, we don't have a chance to do it. Therefore...of course you missed something...normality and so on, But on the other hand , in the last five years we had the chance to expierence a lot of things, that you normaly never every could...Actually
Bill: You can't have everything...if you do that...you miss something else, that's the way it is...you have to take a loss. And if people think....sure...we could make awesome shows, have a lot of money and everything is super....it is not like that.. of course....it looks totaly different. And either you are willing to do it and live that kind of life or not. You have to sacrifice a lot and take a loss.
Tom: Well...it was probably already in the newspaper....no idea....one day i am going to tell it exactly in my biographie ( Bill and Tom laugh)...yes but
Bill: No...Basicly Tom and I had always elder friends. At that time we had friends, who could already drive a car, were a bit older and we joined them by doing things, that elder people do.
Speaker: When did you go shopping food the last time? Doing something normal?
Tom: Ok...that is an example...like shopping food.. a normal privat life...is something that you have of course missed a bit.. When we started...been succesful...at that time you didn't need to it...your mother already did it...in the meantime maybe we should do it...but we could not do it. This is something we never have done. I can remember, that we stopped with bus and went with our staff into a supermarket at night in the USA, when nobody was there. That is the way how we grap some food...but going normaly shopping in a supermarket, looking for your favourite yoghurt...we don't know this.
Bill: Especialy school-time....
Tom: There we had even more problems
Bill: even more...school-time was the worst....that was the worst time in my life...and i am so happy, that i am over it...that i never have to walk in such a building again. For me there is nothing more worse..i have an authority problem. I have a problem, if people want to tell me what to do..and that's how it is sometimes in school. I couldn't...we both couldn't cope with it. From that...yes...we had been only in trouble..with the teachers and of course with other people...and i am so happy....actually all of us are happy that we are over it. I will never be a part of those kind of people, who will say...ok..if you now look back...schooltime wasn't that bad.
Tom: Well, i get, what those people actualy want to say...then you have to deal with different worries...but at that age the problems are just as important as the problems with which you have to deal later.
Bill: Exactly
Tom: They are different...and when you are an adult...you thing, they are much more important...but I know exactly, as a teen, school was my biggest worry. Therefore it was worse
Speaker: Do you had only problems with teachers or also with students?
Bill: With everything, i believe....it's all there...like everybody else...of course you had some fights or people you don't like...also teachers....fights with teachers (laughs)
Speaker: Are there some tussle, if you are so closly on such a little space?
Bill: Well...we try to make it as comfortable as possible for us. We have two band-busses...only for us...Georg and Gustav have one...and Tom and I have one. Everybody has his own room, in which you could shut yourself away.
Tom: Actually people overestimated it a bit...we spend most of the time in the venues. You enter the venue in the morning at 11.00 and leave it in the night at 1.00....and then you are back on the bus and go to sleep.
Bill: There are some days, when you spend more time on the bus
Tom: Right...there some routings, where we drive three days with the bus...and then it will become probably a bit annoying...with such a little space...but the bus is actualy only for sleeping and watching a dvd....most of the time, we spend in the venues.
Bill: Tom and I couldn't probaply travel to this island again...because...some f***ing bastard of photographer made pics of us there ( Tom claps ) So you see, it is very difficult for us...you fly to the other end of the world...and nevertheless some idiot try to make money with you. So arccodingly you have to deal with such things and accept it...but as you can see...it is not easy for me to accept this. It is tough...you don't get used to it...you try to have your own space to be private...but nevertheless Tom and I had a relaxed holiday....
Speaker: Wouldn't it be easier for you to live for example in the USA?
Bill: Well...I thing of course it would be easier for us..but we could also move to the province..where nobody lives and there are only two houses...but the question is of course...would you be happy there? In Germany are our families...this our home...here you speak german...this is our home-country. We truely feel at home here.....and even if it is the strenous country for us, we coulnd't imagine to leave it...maybe for a half year...but to leave Germany i could simply imagine. We all grow up here.
Bill: What we are doing, as nothing to do with end of the work day. You don't flip your laptop shut leave the office and say ok...now i have freetime. It is in your head...every day...all day long..you deal with it.....that's our life...you never reach the point..
Tom: That means...everything that you try to reach personaly has to do with the band.
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