http://www.mopo.de/2009/20091004/hamburg/mopop/wir_haben_uns_nie_normal_gefuehlt.html»We never felt normal«
A "Diamond Record" in France, a Newcomer-Prize at the MTV Video Music Awards in L.A., four Awards at the MTV Latin Music Awards in Mexico. The success story of Tokio Hotel, in the past two years, is an unprecedented one for a German band. On October 2nd their third Album "Humanoid" will be released. MOPO talked with the identical twins Tom (Guitar, 20) and Bill Kaulitz (Vocals, 20).
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MOPO: People generally say that androgynous pop stars are liked by young girls, because they're not dangerous to them. Are you safe, Bill?
Bill Kaulitz: I don't know, but it could be. On the other hand a lot of people also say, that women like assholes. And yes, I always notice that it works for my brother. (grins)
MOPO: Do you see yourself as an asexual being on stage or as an animalistic performing Frontman?
Bill Kaulitz: I, myself, am not thinking about this at the moment. But a lot of other people think about me this way, just because there aren't any amourous storys of me in the press because of the fact that they just didn't happen. I didn't have a girlfriend or a sexual relationship the whole time. That's probably why people think about it that way.
MOPO: In the media you already got compared to Michael Jackson, Victoria Beckham and Boy George. Which is the worst comparison?
Bill Kaulitz: The worst one is definitely Victoria Beckham! Even though I don't think that she's lousy - I just can't comprehend this comparison. I can understand the comparison with Michael Jackson and Boy George, because they also wore make-up. But I think those are the only parallels. People tell me that there were a lot of Rockbands and "real men" in the 80's, which were ten years older than me, had crimped hair and wore make-up. Hence, I didn't even invent it.
MOPO: Did you watch your mother a lot when she stood in front of the mirror or where does this (habit of putting make-up on) come from?
Bill Kaulitz: No, absolutely not. My mother actually runs around without make-up. I just always had this enthusiasm for vampires.
MOPO: How much share does your hair have on Tokio Hotel's success?
Bill Kaulitz: I think a pretty large one, it's a combination: Outfit, Styling, the personality and Music. It would be strange to continue making music without the Styling.
Tom Kaulitz: But it's just a combination, when it's real. There are a lot of artists, and I'm not a fan of them, who dress up just for the stage, and can't even transport this feeling. You notice and feel that it's fake.
Bill Kaulitz: Tom and I went to school like this.
Tom Kaulitz: Exactly, we always looked like this. We always run around, like we also run around on stage. I almost said that we also dress like this in private, but there's no private life left, that's why you can't measure it. But in the past it was like this.
MOPO: When did you last enjoy the freedom of not being known?
Bill Kaulitz: When we were in the US for the first time, at the beginning of 2008. We went out without Bodyguards, which was cool, but at the same time you think: "Somehow I want the people here to know our Music and recognize the band". You're always a bit torn between those two thoughts.
MOPO: So, you're living a life thats humanoid?
Bill Kaulitz: It's already been our way of life since we were young. Of course it reaffirms the life that we're living now, because it's not normal. And you always get to feel this.
Tom Kaulitz: We grew up in the deepest province. We never felt normal, we always felt humanoid. Even today there are just a few places left where you feel familiar, and can relax. Because there are just a few moments, where it's possible for you to come down. Actually, we get the feeling of familiarity only at home. We are at home on about 20 days in a year. Apart from that, you feel unfamiliar in every place that you visit. In a lot of situations you don't even know, what you lost there.
MOPO: Don't you worry about the fact, that this life in a "cage" could have similar effects on you like on other celebrities?
Bill Kaulitz: When I notice that artists are dependent on pills or have a depression, I can probably understand them more than outsiders who aren't stuck in such a life. I'm just incredibly happy that I have Tom and that we can support each other. I always have a family member with me, like this. And we're together as a Band since almost 10 years and know each other very well. It's probably a lot harder for someone like Britney Spears and other Solo-Artists.
MOPO: How big is the chance for you, to meet the girl of your dreams in a super market?
Bill Kaulitz: You always hope that this will happen. I always say: Actually it's the only reason to get up in the mornings! You want to be loved and to find your true love, everything else doesn't make any sense! We have our Family and Friends, which only get more important for us. But of course I hope that love will happen. Even though I also know, that it's the most unrealistic thing, that could happen right now. In the past 5 years, since our career as Tokio Hotel began, I didn't have any relationships, nothing in this direction. But I still hope for a big coincidence to happen.
MOPO: Were you able to get in touch with some Hollywood Beauties while you recorded in LA?
Tom Kaulitz: To be honest, there's no shortage when it comes to Telephone numbers. I have so many in my mobile - I couldn't even call that many women on a day.
Bill Kaulitz: The problem is, that you can't get to know each other. Everything is superficial, and it's over so fast. A lot of people think that you hang around at Events, but it's not true. Everyone has his own schedule, and when the cameras are gone, everyone runs back into their own wardrobe. It's never truly profound.