Tokio Hotel’s Humanoid Twins

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Bill and Tom on robotic companions and their hatred of high school.

It’s hard to imagine that the boys in Tokio Hotel, whose style sets the standard for trend-setting teens everywhere, were once ridiculed in high school for the way they dressed. It’s pretty obvious who’s having the last laugh, and the band channels those past emotions in their latest album, Humanoid (out now). myMag had a chat with the Kaulitz brothers about their experience growing up in a small German village, their South African video shoot and their favorite things about the U.S.


Your video for “Automatic” has a sci-fi/post-apocalyptic thing going on. Are you fans of that genre?
Bill: A lot of people ask that after listening to the record and seeing the video. I thought sci-fi was not that cool, but after talking about it I realized I really liked those types of movies. So yeah, we are really into that stuff now.

Do you have a favorite sci-fi movie?
Bill: We just saw District 9, which was a great movie.

Do you have a hectic schedule when it comes to making music videos?
Bill: Most of the time it’s really, really hard. We’ve had videos we shot for 36 hours without any break. But “Automatic” was cool, we shot that video in South Africa and we were there for five days. It was a huge production.

Tom: It was really different; it was in the middle of the desert without any hotels, internet connection or cell phones. We just focused on that video. It was really nice.

Bill: Actually, it was really cold. We weren’t expecting that. We were like, OK, it’s Africa, we expected there to be lions and sunshine but they had winter at that time.

Could you explain the title of your new album, Humanoid?
Bill: Humanoid was always a feeling we had growing up in a small village. We always felt humanoid with the way other people saw us. It also applies to our lives right now because we don’t live normal, human lives. It’s really crazy sometimes. It fit the whole sound of the new album so that’s why we chose it.

If you had the chance, would you buy a robot personal assistant?
Bill: That would be so cool! I really want to have a robot so-

Tom: If there’s a robot out, I think we’ll be the first ones to buy it.

Bill: I really liked I, Robot with Will Smith. The robots in that are so cool; I really hope they make robots like that.

Were you trying to go in a different direction from Scream?
Bill: I think it was just time for us to do something new. We were on tour with the last record for such a long time; we played concerts in the U.S. until December of last year. So we really wanted to try something new. We listened to our inner voice and that’s just what came out. We’ll see what it is for the next record.

How do you guys get into the mood to write songs?
Tom: I think the most important thing is that you have enough time. We took nearly one year and took the opportunity to hang out together in the studio. We had almost one year to produce all the songs and write.

Bill: I think the record company hates us now. They wanted the record a half a year ago and we took our time. But that was really important for us. I think there will be leftovers for the next album.

Are there any German bands you’ve been listening to that influenced Humanoid?
Tom: In our private time we listen to really different music, so it’s kind of impossible for us to have one band. We don’t listen to other music in the studio. There’s no one influence. From Germany, there’s only one good band and that’s Tokio Hotel. [Laughs]

Who is crazier: your German fans or your U.S. fans?
Bill: I think they are crazy everywhere. They’re so energetic and they’re so powerful and that’s what we like. They’re loud and they’re screaming and I love them. I can’t imagine being on stage in front of people who just listen to the music and are quiet all the time. I think that’s boring. It’s really cool to get all the energy back from the audience.

Is it weird for you to think of yourselves as worldwide heartthrobs?
Bill: Yeah, that is something I can’t imagine, girls having posters of Tokio Hotel in their room. That’s really, really crazy. It’s just a dream coming true.

Do you tend to get recognized a lot in public?
Bill: Yeah, people recognize you everywhere. Most of the time, it’s great when we’re on the road and see fans everywhere. You see that people like it and it’s a really great welcome. But there’s the other side- you don’t have a private life anymore. You don’t see your family that often and sometimes you just miss your own bed. But you get so much back so it’s definitely worth it.

What’s your favorite thing about touring in the U.S.?
Tom: We really like the food in America.

Bill: We just love the weather, especially in L.A. It’s great. In Germany it’s freezing cold at the moment. And there are some parts where it always snows.

Do you guys always get along on the road?
Bill: No, sometimes we fight. I think that’s important. We know each other very well, we’ve been a band for like 10 years now, but we have fights sometimes.

Tom: You can fight but the most important thing is you forget about it.

Did you dress up for Halloween this year?
Bill: No, but we heard it’s huge in America. In Europe, it’s not that big. You know about it, but you don’t celebrate Halloween. We heard it’s huge here and we got so many Halloween presents.

I bet a lot of fans dress up as Tokio Hotel for Halloween.
Tom: That’s great because then we can go out and everyone thinks it’s just Halloween and we’re not Tokio Hotel.

What were you like back in high school?
Bill: That was a really bad experience. I’m happy that time is over. We looked the same in school. It was a small village and everyone would just freak out at us for how we looked. We had a really bad time with our teachers and with other people. It was good that we had each other. Tom and I were always together which was really important, but the whole school time was just terrible. We’re really happy it’s over.

When you guys got popular, did you have a lot of people coming out of the woodwork that you knew from school?
Bill: Oh, everybody did that. And I didn’t know the people! It was really strange.

Do you have a tour planned in support of Humanoid?
Bill: We just planned our European tour, so in the beginning of 2010 we play a huge tour in Europe. We just planned our stage and it’s gonna be amazing. We hope after the European tour we can come back to the U.S. and play some concerts over here.
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@темы: Tom Kaulitz, Том Каулитц, Bill Kaulitz, Билл Каулитц, Tokio Hotel, Токио Отель, Токио Хотель

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Humanoid nº 1 в Перу

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Стокгольм (08.09.09) HQ

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THTV Episode 9 – Bill & The Minimoys! - скрины

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http://www.multiupload.com/XBI2OCBPOG

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Tokio Hotel TV [2 Episode 9]- Bill & The Minimoys!

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http://depositfiles.com/ru/files/2pk7m84hx

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Фан-фото

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TH отвечает на вопросы - скрины

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экслюзивное интервью в облаках

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Tokio Hotel отвечает на ваши вопросы о видео AUTOMATIC


http://www.mediafire.com/?og2zjtfkinu

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10-ка того, что вы увидите завтра на MTV Europe Awards

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3. Домашние герои



Берлин - это не только хиппи, отдыхающие в винных барах, похожих на гостиную твоей бабушки или стройные панки новой волны, это родной город героев Tokio Hotel. Они играют вживую! В качестве превью смотрите, как Tokio Hotel зажигают во время исполнения “Automatic” live на MTV.
http://blog.mtviggy.com/2009/11/04/10-things-youll-see-at-tomorrows-mtv-europe-awards/

2009 MTV Europe Music Awards - 5 ноября в 21.00 (центрально-европейское время)

@темы: Tokio Hotel, Токио Отель, Токио Хотель

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Магазин Tokio Hotel

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tokiohotel.com/de

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10 ноября - автографсессия в Мексике

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http://www.mixup.com.mx/mixup/eventosmixup.asp

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Интервью teemix.aufeminin.com (04.11.2009)

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http://www.mediafire.com/?dktoney5tlx

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Немецкая пресса

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Hey Nr.13/2009


Bravo

Twist

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Блог Тома

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Стриптиз по уважительной причине
...и на этот раз причина - не “Tom”

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Интервью Starpulse.com

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Tokio Hotel Talks New Album, L.A., Adam Lambert & More

Starpulse recently had the chance to chat with Tokio Hotel band members Bill Kaulitz, Tom Kaulitz, Georg Listing, and Gustav Schafer. The German pop quartet emerged on the American music radar when they pulled out an upset win over Miley Cyrus, Taylor Swift, Katy Perry, and Jordin Sparks for "Best New Artist" at the 2008 MTV Video Music Awards.


The guys were great to chat with and Bill, the eccentric lead singer
(who did most of the talking), let us in on one of his styling secrets,
what band he's been listening to recently, Adam Lambert, and the making
of their recent album, "Humanoid."





Starpulse reporter Phil McRae caught up with the band, here's what transpired...





Starpulse: How are you guys liking Los Angeles?




Bill Kaulitz: Oh, it's great. I think the weather is actually
really cool. In Germany, it's really cold right now, so it's good to be
here.





I was in Germany a couple months ago and went to Berlin for five days and thought it was great.





BK: Oh, you liked it, yeah?





Absolutely. Are you guys from around there? Do you ever hang out in Berlin?




BK: No, most of the time we are in Hamburg; that's where we have
most of our studios. So, yeah, we spend most of our time in Hamburg
when we're in Germany.





I've been listening to the new album,
"Humanoid," lately and like it a lot. It differs from your first
English-version album, "Scream" - is that something you were doing on
purpose, or did it just work out that way?





BK: You know, I think it just happened in the studio. The first English
record was like a 'Best Of' from our first two German albums ["Schrei"
(2005) and "Zimmer 483" (2007)] and we just translated everything. We
weren't sure what the new album would be like, and originally we
planned to do something new - something fresh. We decided to go to the
studio for one year and we produced and wrote songs and wanted to be
creative. The goal was to try things out. We have a lot of different
versions from every song, and ["Humanoid"] is more electronic than the
other records. There was nothing planned. It was just something
different.





Was there a concept behind the album?




BK: No, not really a concept. It just happened in the studio. I
think the most important thing is that we had time to produce and
write. Maybe the record company hates us now because they expected the
record half a year earlier. For us, it was more important to have the
time. And like I said, we needed one year to produce this record. I
think in the future it will also be like that, so we have enough time
to produce and write.



Is that something the band prides
itself on - not listening to exactly what the studio wants? It's just
whatever comes naturally?





BK: Yeah, I think that's important, so we have no record company that
is talking to us about our music - that is something we hate, when
other people want to talk about that. I think it's important that you
do your stuff and you like it. We don't think about other people. We
just do our stuff, and when we're happy with that, we know it's going
to be good.





Tom Kaulitz: I think if you love [the music], then other people can love it.





After looking at some fan sites, it
sounds like Tokio Hotel loves performing and being on stage. What do
you guys like about that so much?





BK: I think that it's something hot - like music and being on stage -
that's why we do all of this. You know, I think the promotion stuff and
photos shoots and interviews, that's just a part of it. But the most
important thing for us is to really be on stage and to make music.




TK: The energy and the reaction of the fans, and having our own
production and our own stage, and being on the road for months - that's
what's great.





Bill, I like the look you have going on. Do you think Adam Lambert is trying to copy you?





BK: I don't know, I'm not sure. I haven't seen older pictures of him. [Haha]





Do you know who he is?




BK: Yeah, I know who he is. People have told me about that. We have
that same show ["American Idol"] in Germany. I don't know how he looked
before, so I don't know if he stole my look. Maybe he's just wearing
makeup all the time like me. I started to wear makeup when I was - I
think - 12 years old, so I don't know what his background is.





Do you have an inspiration behind the look?




BK: I really love vampires, so it started with a Halloween party
and I went to it as a vampire. After that, I started wearing makeup and
polish my nails and everything.





Are you excited for the new "Twilight" movie?





BK: Yeah. I saw the first one and it was really good. So I want to see the new one as well.





Have you ever heard of the TV show "True Blood"?





BK: Yeah, I heard about it, but I've never seen it. I think it's not out in Europe.





You should check it out.





BK: OK, cool.

My girlfriend is always telling me I need to use more hair product. Do you have any advice?





BK: [Haha] I just use one bottle of hairspray every day.





Wow. A full bottle?





BK: Yes, every day is a different kind. So I don't have like [a] company or anything [to recommend].





Will Tokio Hotel be touring in the U.S. anytime soon?





BK: We hope so. We just scheduled our European tour, and so we'll be
doing that for 2010 and it'll be huge. We go to a lot of countries, and
we hope that after the European tour we come to the U.S. We really want
to.





Do you have a favorite place to perform in the U.S. - a favorite city?




BK: I really like all of the huge cities, so I really love New York
and L.A. - and Chicago was great and San Francisco. I think all of the
huge cities are incredible.





Do you guys have a few bands that you really loved when you were growing up, someone who has inspired your music?




BK: I think everyone listened to different music, and it's really
hard for us to pick one band. For me, I've never had like one role
model or something, but I listened to David Bowie and the
Stereophonics. And at the moment, I really like Kings of Leon. They're
really different and I really like their music.





Anything else going on with the new album release?




BK: No, I think we're just focusing on the tour now. And the record
is working very well in every country, and we're really proud of it.
Right now, it's a really important and exciting time for us because
we've been working for such a long time on this record and put so much
into it. We're proud that everyone likes it so much. Now we're focused
on the life process and the tour.





What English-version album are you guys most proud of?




BK: That's really hard to say. I think we like all of our albums -
they're all great - but at the moment I think we're really happy with
the new one.





Congrats on the new album and good luck with the tour.





BK: OK, thank you very much





Everyone: Goodbye!



http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/11/03/tokio_hotel_talks_new_album_l_a_adam_lam

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Por Ti nº 237 (Мексика)

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(постер еще не полностью)

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Новые фото Tokio Hotel и Тома Каулитца

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MTV Photoshoot by Michael Greenberg (19.10.2009)

http://buzzworthy.mtv.com/2009/11/03/exclusive-new-mtv-photos-of-tokio-hotel-and-tom-kaulitz/#more-29156

@темы: photo, фото, Tom Kaulitz, Том Каулитц, Georg Listing, Георг Листинг, Gustav Schafer, Густав Шефер, Bill Kaulitz, Билл Каулитц, Tokio Hotel, Токио Отель, Токио Хотель

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Bravo nº 44 (Россия)

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TOKIO HOTEL в Санкт-Петербурге!

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Ледовый дворец (СПб)
08 марта 20:00

Все подробности на сайте: topconcert.com
http://concert.ru/Details.aspx?ActionID=13471

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Из галереи звездных карикатур

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@темы: фанарт, Bill Kaulitz, Билл Каулитц, Tokio Hotel, Токио Отель, Токио Хотель