Making some noise
Rockers Tokio Hotel happy to pump up the volume
The last time German rockers Tokio Hotel were in town, they played an acoustic showcase - a far cry from Humanoid City, the ballsy show they've been touring recently. This time round, when Tokio Hotel return to our shores for Singfest, they promise to rock out - albeit on a smaller scale than Humanoid City.
"We will have a full electric show, but we won't be able to bring the whole set for Humanoid City," said Tokio Hotel singer Bill Kaulitz over the phone. "But it's going to be a great show anyway."
What do you expect this time?
We expect great weather. And great audiences. Well, you know, we'd rather see the fans one-to-one than just read about them or hear about them on the Internet. This time we can see them face-to-face and see their reactions and emotions. That's always a great thing. So we're excited.
Did you see much of Singapore and try the local food last time?
The schedule was really, really tough the last time, so we didn't see the whole city and all our fans, but it was fantastic. We just ate pasta, pizza and things like that. Maybe we'll get to try some this time.
Brothers in a band aren't always a good idea. Look at Oasis. How well do you get along with Tom?
I think because we're identical twins, it's a little different. There's a connection there, it's something special. We're like one person - can't live without each other. I mean, we have fights sometimes, but five minutes later, we'll forget about it. Tommy and me, we've done everything together our whole lives. It's an enormous thing for us to be in the same band and doing all this together.
You guys were teens when you started. Any advice for young bands?
It's hard in the beginning, especially if you are very young, with people talking sh** about you. But when you're doing good music at 15 ... that's a good thing. To be successful, though, it's a lot of luck - you have to be at the right place at the right time. And a lot of hard work. We made the decision and we just wanted to go for it and do music our whole lives. We didn't care what happened. It's important to keep that goal in mind to go professional.
So you didn't think to do anything else after school?
Tom and me, we started to make music when we were seven. After school, we went directly into the rehearsal room. There was never a Plan B. If we weren't picked up by the label, I think we could have been homeless musicians, maybe. We would play anywhere - in front of five or in front of thousands. But it's better to play in front of thousands! We are really lucky to have this life. I feel really blessed.
Tokio Hotel perform at Singfest on Aug 3. Tickets at $175 from Sistic. Packages available. Details at www.sistic.com.sg.
Mindkét fiúnak feltűnő frizurája, őrült ruhái és sztárenergiája van! De melyik énekes a jobb?
Karrier
Normális loitschei -Magdeburgnál- fiúkból világsztárok! Így kezdődött: Bill az ikertestvérével, Tommal (20) Black Questionmark néven zenélt, 2001-ben egy fellépésük alkalmával találkoztak Georggal és Gustavval. Megalapították a Tokio Hotelt. 2003-ban Bill szárnyalt a "Star Search"-ben, de a nyolcaddöntőben kiesett...
Siker
....de a kiesés egy megakarrier kezdete. Bill és a bandája világszerte több mint 6 millió CD-t adtak el, 45 (!) díjat nyertek (köztük 3 arany BRAVO-Otto és 11 Viva Comet)!
Felszerelések
Bill a turkálós dolgokat vegyíti a drága márkás ruhákkal. A színpadon és modellként a kifutón még vaddabul szereti: világítós jelmezek vagy őrült tollas bőr darabok!
Testékszer
Bill 14 évesen csináltatta meg az első tetoválását: a TH logót a tarkójára. Ezt követte egy csillag a hasára és jelmondatok a bal alkaljára és a bordáira. Billnek piercingjei is vannak: Egy a nyelvében, egy a mellbimbójában, egy a szemöldökében és újonnan már az orrsövényében is van!
Frizurák
Bill oda van a feltűnő frizurákért: manga stílus, pálma kinézet, raszták... Most épp - itt látható- egy stílusos Lambert frizurát hord!
Szerelem
A TH frontembere nagyon magányos: Több mint öt éve egy lányt sem csókolt meg! "A nagy szerelemről álmodok", mondja. De szeretet legalább kap a családjától és a rajongóitól...
Végeredmény
A Super-Glamour-Boy serleg... Billé! A 20 éves a bandájával már évek óta egy álom karriert ért el. Ezt a Newcomer Adam még nem üti. De figyelem: A megastílusos cuccait egyre gyakrabban lopkodja a divatikon Bill showjairól. És a hihetetlen hangjával Adam ugyanolyan világsztárrá válhat, mint Bill. Szóval ez érdekes marad. Egy duettet találnánk a legszebbnek, fiúk! FORDÍTOTTA: RESETH @ Nia
Even though our conversation went on for less than 15 minutes, it was clear that these four young men from Germany who call themselves Tokio Hotel are very excited about their performance at the MTV World Stage Live in Malaysia 2010 at Surf Beach @ Sunway Lagoon this coming 31 July.
During our brief conversation, the group that consists of Gustav Schäfer, Tom and Bill Kaulitz and Georg Listing were repeatedly expressing their happiness that their second trip to Malaysia will definitely be different and much more special for their fans.
"It's going to be a large-scale performance and different from the previous one. Since we are still quite new to the international stage, we are so grateful to MTV World Stage for giving us the chance to perform at this event."
"What's more interesting is that MTV World Stage 2010 will be held in Malaysia and that indirectly gives us the opportunity to meet with the fans who appreciate our music," said the band's lead singer Bill Kaulitz.
Moving on to their performance on the night of the concert, Bill states that his band will surely put on a show that is prestigious enough for such a monumental event.
Set to deliver their popular hits such as Pain of Love, Human Connect To Human, World Behind My Wall, Noise and Automatic, this band, which was formed in 2005, is expected to come forth with an arrangement and musical composition that is promised to be bigger and fresher, as well as using their own crew and performance production besides a special gimmick on the night of the concert.
"What can we say? The performance that night will be extraordinary and will exceed expectations. Besides a set list that is bigger and more energetic, we will also collaborate with our own crew and stage production for our special performance gimmick."
"Maybe on that night, we will try to enthrall the audience with a fireworks display apart from songs that will definitely entertain. We can't reveal anything else - the fans just have to come and see for themselves the difference that we'll perform," said Bill, who was touched by the sheer response from fans during their maiden visit here last May.
In August 2009, MTV World Stage which was organised for the first time in Malaysia managed to pull in close to 15,000 fans at Sunway Lagoon to watch The All-American Rejects, Kasabian, Pixie Lott, Hoobastank, Boys Like Girls, Raygun and Estranged.
For this year, apart from Tokio Hotel, MTV World Stage 2010 is expected to be more earth-shattering with the presence of US pop sweetheart Katy Perry, Korean band Wonder Girls and local indie band Bunkface. MTV World Stage Live in Malaysia 2010 is happening this 31 July, starting at 6PM, at Surf Beach @ Sunway Lagoon.
Click for the Hungarian translation! / Kattint a "Bővvebben!"-re a magyar fordításért!
There's no doubt about it: Tokio Hotel is one of the biggest bands this year and they have their fans to thank them for. That's why the boys kept gushing about you in this exclusive interview.
Courtesy of Universal Music
You guys put on a terrific show here in Malaysia back in May 2010. What do you miss most about Malaysia?
Bill: When we first came, we were so surprised because everyone was so friendly and we had a warm welcome, so we definitely missed the people and the weather, of course! But on stage, it gets a little too hot and we're not used to it; we were on a European tour and it was cold everywhere. But it was great and we look forward to the show!
What can fans expect from your performance at the MTV World Stage?
B: This time it's going to be bigger: production-wise and special-effects like electric shower. It's going to be really, really cool. We did think about playing naked [laughs]. I wanted to bring my costumes with me from the European tour but I think it will be too hot. Maybe something more casual this time.
It's been two months since we last saw you in May. What have you guys been up to?
B: We were in the studio and we did some promotional tour in Europe. We just launched our new DVD 'Humanoid City Live' and we recorded this at Milano. It's a fantastic live DVD and we had a lot of fun doing this. We also recorded a live album and a new video 'Darkside of The Sun'.
You are set to perform at MTV World Stage with the likes of Katy Perry and Wonder Girls. Who are you most excited to meet?
B: I'm most excited to meet the fans and the crowd. I've never heard about the Wondergirls; they're a completely new band to us. But, the fans are incredible and we're looking forward to our own show and concert.
Tom: For all of us, we're looking forward to our performance and I'm a big fan of Tokio Hotel, so I can't wait to see them live! And they have such a beautiful guitar player! [laughs]
Back in 2008, Katy Perry dedicated her controversial song 'Ur So Gay' to you for beating her to the 'Best New Artiste' Award. Are you flattered?
B:I seriously feel sorry for her that we won! Well, the best band wins [laughs]. And everyone knows we have the best fans in the world!
Tell us more about your fans.
B: They are loyal and they're always there for us. It feels like a whole family on the road; we have some fans who are always at our shows in Europe. We have Tokio Hotel TV and the Internet that we can always check and keep in touch with them.
We understand that Bill and Tom are turning 21 this year. Would you like any presents from your fans?
B:You know, I like diamonds and Ferrari! I like it when fans write us songs and post video messages to us. George will be buying us a Ferrari and a diamond ring!
T:Oh, we have a rule in the band: no presents for nobody as it would be too expensive! We've known each other for ten years and to buy amazing presents for four great people, we thought, we don't want that stress! We just have a great time together. And we party! Let's say George had a party when he's on tour and that was really sweet. Our bus driver arranged for a party in the tour bus! So I gave him a real, warm hug.
Georg:That's what we wish for every year.
We'll give you a hug for the success of 'Humanoid' as well.
B: We are so proud of this record because it's always hard to record the third album as a band. But it was exactly how we wanted; we tried new stuff in the studio and it worked live on stage. Everything's working great, especially the European tour, Malaysia and Asia, and now we're better than ever.
What's next for Tokio Hotel after MTV World Stage 2010?
B: Erm, we are going on a short trip to South America, and after that we go back to Europe to do more promo tours, followed by the studio to write new songs. Hopefully we get a vacation and some time off. It was a long year for us!
Where would you like to go for a vacation?
B:We like small islands. We always go to the Maldives, which is so beautiful. We've been there, I don't know [pauses] it's the most beautiful place in the world. I really like to go somewhere quiet where there is the beach, ocean and nothing else.
Since your band's name is Tokio Hotel, do you have any weird hotel experiences?
B: Yes, we've been to many hotels on our travels and we have a few favourites like the one in Singapore, actually. And we had some bad experience like this hotel in South Africa where we had our video shoot, it was called a hotel but it wasn't a hotel, really. It was like a small bungalow to fit everyone and there was camping involved! It was so f**king cold in the room and there was no heater! Nothing to eat, no Internet and water too! That was really an experience for us.
What do you guys listen to on your iPod?
B: It's a mixture of Aerosmith to pop stuff; I don't have this one band locked down but most of the time, I listen to this band called Tokio Hotel. Georg:I really like the new record by 30 Seconds to Mars. I listen to it all the time. Gustav:I listen to Devilish.
A magyar média, szinte teljesen elhanyagolja a Tokio Hotel-t és nem veszik figyelembe, hogy még létezünk. Ez ellen készíthetnénk egy kisebb puccsot vagy ha úgy tetszik, fanakciót. Arra gondoltam, hogy egy adott idõközben, minden magyar rajongó (persze csak aki részt szeretne venni) néha hosszabb, néha rövidebb ÉRTELMES üzeneteket írhatna a "médiának". Ennek a célja az lenne, hogy ha egy cikkhez/videóhoz egyszerre több kommentár érkezik, akkor azt valószínûleg ellenõrizni fogják, így nagyobb az esélye, hogy esetleg, veszik a fáradságot és megnézik hogy, mi okozta ezt a felfordulást.
Mit jelent az hogy értelmes üzenetek?
Annyit tesz, hogy nem olyanokkal kell teliírni a felületet hogy "Jaj, olyan szupcsi ez a banda!", "Jaj Bill, olyan cuki!", "Hülyék vagytok, hogy nem foglalkoztok a világ legjobb bandájával!" és még sorolhatnám. Remélem mindenki megérti, hogyha ezeket tesszük, egyáltalán nem fognak komolyan venni minket. Mi is felnõttünk a TokioHotellel együtt, szóval, hogyha azt szeretnéd kifejezni hogy "mennyire szupcsi az új klip és mért nem adjátok már le??" akkor inkább fogalmazzátok meg bõvebben, több mondatban, hogy miért tetszik az új klip és esetleg kérdezz rá, hogy mi azok a annak, hogy nincs a mûsoron. Azt szeretném, ha inkább hosszabb üzenetek tarkítanák a honlapokat, a zenéjükrõl vagy a saját érzéseinkrõl.
Mikor?
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Linkek, e-mail címek, ahova a "támadásokat" intézzük:
Magyar VIVA TV honlapja:http://www.vivatv.hu/music/artists/Tokio-Hotel-963/
Itt lehet érdeklõdni, hogy a DarkSide of The Sun-t miért nem adják, lehet szólni, hogy már megjelent a Humanoid City Live, szóval bõvítsék az albumok listáját és persze az érzéseidet a bandával kapcsolatban nyugodtan leírhatod. Jah és persze, nyomjatok rá bal oldalt "Menõ"-t! Itt csak regisztráltak írhatnak. Fél perc a regisztrálás, ha még nem vagy fenn.
Magyar MTV honlapja:http://www.mtv.co.hu/music/artists/tokio-hotel/
Regisztrálnod kell! Itt tárgyalhatsz a THról úgy mint a VIVA honlapján, csak itt több bökkenõ is van. Lehetne reklamálni egy biográfiáért, a videóklipek feltöltéséért, és a hogy az nem "Fer Immer Jetzt". Meglehetne kérdezni, hogy miért nem adnak le néha THt, vagy ha adnak, akkor mikor szoktak és azt is hogy le fogják-e adni az MTW World Stage-et, ami Malajziában készül majd. Szerintem ez a legproblémásabb hely...
RTL Klub: Már nem facér a Tokio Hotel sztárja:http://www.rtlklub.hu/bulvar/cikk/279334
Ide kéne valami nagyon értelmes, mert ami a hozzászólásokban van... hm... Nem kell regisztrálni
Köszönöm Bekének mind a két díjat! <33 Vielen Dank Schatz!
Kiegészítés: VeronicaV-től kaptam még egy Hatalmas TH-fan díjat =) Köszönöm neked is =) <33
6 dolog:
- fél év múlva nagykorú leszek, amit nem várok
- imádok filmet nézni
- jelenleg nagyon rákapcsoltam a német tanulására
- még élvezem azt, hogy dolgozom xD
- jövőre előrehozottan szeretnék érettségizni 2 nyelvből
- hiába tanultam, nem tudok pontosan gépelni :D
Mit szeretek a fiúkban:
- a zenéjüket
- az odaadásukat
- a kitartásukat annak ellenére, hogy sok fan megy már az agyukra szerintem
- és egyszerűen mindent =)
AJÁNLOM AZ OLDALT
The life has always suprises...
