Feel It All World Tour [Q&A Session with Fans]

• "Bill said Tom and him want to write a book this year. Georg joked "it`ll take a long time, you have to learn how to write 1st""
• "A fan asked Bill about his palm tree tattoo. And he said: "How do u know?! Did I post a pic?""
• "Bill said palm tree is something peaceful to him & reminds him of holidays."
via @TokioHotelUKST

• "I asked if they would be doing more in the UK in the future, they said yes because of new label." 
• "In the Q&A bill said the show opens with we found us :)" 
via @amieewhitney

• "The band said that after the European tour, they will tour America and then Latin America."
via @FlawlessAlien

• "Gustav said he had to have glass around his drum set so the noise didn't mess with Bill's sound." 
• "Bill said Pumba is not used to Aliens shouting his name in the street, he doesn't get it." 
via @LauraB483

• "My question was to Bill - what's the most embarrassing picture on your phone. He said the naked ones. :) He's super nervous of losing his phone so he tries not to keep anything too incriminating or embarrassing on it." via @rondavanmeter • "Some girl asked bill what he looks for in a gf... AND A BF. He didn't look impressed and spoke about cheating." • "Bill: "Oh I love Italy!" (to Italian fans) -- Gustav: "But we're in Spain."" via @amieewhitney • "Bill telling us how he was hurt and cheated on in a relationship & how he doesn't believe in second chances." • "A fan said to Bill that he looked good as a king and the band said "Queen". "Queen Bill", the band know." • "A Spanish fan said in Spanish "Tom, I have a problem. My girlfriend gets very 'excited' over you". And Ander translated while laughing. Tom went on to reply: "I see no problem with that." • "Tom mentioned about releasing the tour dates and he nearly said when and georg hysterically laughed at him." •"Fans asked the band what movie title sums them up and Bill said 'I don't want to say because it's our book title.'" via @flawlessalien

• "Bill: We feel overwhelmed by your happiness, and we're doing shows only to see your faces and your smiles" 
via @aliennement

• "Bill said they decided to film a show in South America later this year for the DVD." 
• "At the Q&A Bill said: 'You guys made me sing in German & I didn't want to!'" (about Rescue Me) 
• "Asked Bill if he got to see the David Bowie Exhibition in Paris while he was here & said no,but he really really wanted to"
via @rondavanmeter 

• "Tom would like to go travel the world on a motorcycle & he might do that this summer"
• "Bill would like to backpack through India with no money. Just on his own. That's his dream"
• "Bill wants to bring out a clothing line that is unisex"
via @KimiTomiDoll 

• "So I asked about the dress and Georg was the only one who had already heard of it so I gave them my phone to show. They all saw it as black and blue, except for Bill, who thought it was white and gold so the twins started arguing in German. They were like fighting to get my phone into their hands to take a better look at it & it eventually ended up in Tom's lap. They also asked us which colour we saw. Bill found it really interesting because he was surprised that he & Tom saw different colours. And at the end, Bill said to me: "That was an amazing question!" They were really intrigued by it."
• "Another girl asked Bill to sing Run Run Run with her so he started singing and then we all sang together."
• "Someone asked Bill about embarrassing moments & Bill said he's sometimes rude about people without knowing they can actually hear him. Once he complained about a stewardess, saying "can this cunt fucking move" & the stewardess turned around & said "yes, the cunt can.""

via @margonthedge

Advocate.com : Tokio Hotel's Bill Kaulitz: 'Love Is Not About Gender'

As Tokio Hotel heads out on its first world tour in five years, the rock band’s front man reveals how he got his groove back and why he believes love has no borders.

Long before the Viper Room became known as an iconic hangout of Hollywood’s young elite as well as the site where actor River Phoenix died in 1993, 8852 Sunset Blvd. was a favorite hot spot — then a jazz club called the Melody Room — where mobsters like Bugsy Siegel and Mickey Cohen could frequently be found. It’s a location deep-seated in the storied history of Los Angeles, and tonight, lead singer Bill Kaulitz and the other members of Tokio Hotel have set out to make a historic moment of their own as they prepare to perform for the first time on the same stage where acts ranging from the Pussycat Dolls to rock royalty like Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers have gone before. It’s a vastly different setting than where they were just one week earlier, performing in Berlin before a crowd of nearly one million people, but as Kaulitz rounds out the group’s sound check with a rapid-fire run of their track “Girl Got a Gun,” it's apparent he’s no less eager to perform for the 250 fans who are waiting on the other side of the nightclub’s door to see one of Europe’s biggest bands.

“We never really get to do these kinds of shows, so it’s definitely different,” he tells me moments later as we’re led down the club’s velvet-lined staircase to a dimly lit room beneath the stage. “But it’s going to be fun because we’re going to be so close to the people here tonight, and I always like that because [in a smaller venue like this] you get the energy you put out right back.”

Though he says the band has been looking forward to performing in the famed West Hollywood nightclub for several days, he readily admits he and his identical twin brother, Tokio Hotel guitarist Tom Kaulitz, were in a completely different headspace a few years ago. After their debut album dropped in 2005, the band members quickly found themselves on a meteoric rise to fame, but four albums, hundreds of live performances around the world, and more than four years on the road had taken a toll on the 25-year-old artists. “After our last album came out in 2009, Tom and me left Europe and we moved to America, because it was just craziness,” he says. “We just had to step away from the career a little bit, because we felt like we had said everything. We’d done so many albums over so many years and we’d been on the road for such a long time. We didn’t know what to do or what kind of music we wanted to make.”

Leaving their home in Germany, the twins moved to Los Angeles, where, Kaulitz says they “took a year off and didn’t do anything” before finding new inspiration in L.A. nightlife. That muse resulted in a new electronic-laden sound for the alternative rock band, which they carefully crafted over the next five years as they began putting together their fifth studio album, Kings of Suburbia. The album was released worldwide last October and shot to the top of the charts in 30 countries, plus landing in the top 5 in 17 others to become Tokio Hotel’s most successful album to date.

Kaulitz considers the album’s success due to both the time the musicians spent honing their new sound as well as their willingness to take another risk. “We just wanted to make an album that we personally love,” he says. “A lot of people don’t do that, they make music for their fans. But this time I wanted to make an album that I’m totally happy with and that reflects my own style.”

In addition to his distinctive sound, Kaulitz’s sense of style has been one of the standout aspects of Tokio Hotel’s onstage persona. This evening he’s dressed in a pair of light gray jeans and a black graphic T-shirt with a black and white flannel long-sleeved shirt tied around his waist, a choice of attire that’s a departure from the usual flamboyant fashions that have become synonymous with the singer. However, Kaulitz tells me his creative couture wasn’t always appreciated. “When I was 13 I would come to school with makeup and nail polish and I had teachers who would say, ‘We can’t teach you and you’re not allowed in class,’” he says as he runs his fingers through his bleached platinum-blond hair. “I got so much shit in school because I had an extreme look. There was always a lot of talking, but I always kind of enjoyed that. I like to play with it, because I find it funny that it upsets some people.”

Kaulitz says his form of self-expression caused several raised eyebrows earlier in his career, with many people making assumptions about his sexuality. “When we first came out with our music, the gay question was always there and it was super important for everyone,” he says. “But for me it was amusing. I was always laughing about it because I was like, ‘Why is that so fucking important to everyone? Why can people not just live and do their thing?’”

He continues, “For me, love is such a beautiful thing and I love that you actually have no control over it. I never know what’s going to happen. I never know who I’m going to meet when I walk outside. For me it’s about finding the person you want to be with and I feel like it doesn’t matter what gender that is. I don’t understand why it matters so much to people. It’s weird.”

It’s this experience Kaulitz says that inspired the band to write the track “Love Who Loves You Back” that appears on their latest album, and informed the sexually fluid imagery that appears in the song’s music video as well. “I wanted to show that love has no gender or boundaries. [The video] would’ve been stupid if I just had a pretty girl next to me or making out with a pretty girl the whole time. That wouldn’t reflect the song,” he says. “That’s why in the video I wanted to have someone who is a little bigger, someone who is hairy, someone that’s older, someone that’s young. If there’s a girl next to me, then of course there needs to be a guy next to me. Because that’s for me what the song is about. In my opinion, love is not about gender, it’s not about religion. Love has no borders and no boundaries. I feel like love — you can’t control it and that’s a nice thing. It just happens and you don’t choose who you fall in love with. That’s why I love the song so much and that’s why we shot the video the way we did.”

The message is one Kaulitz says the band is excited to be promoting as they head out on their first world tour in five years, and he’s looking forward to giving fans a show like they’ve never seen from Tokio Hotel before. “This time we’re going to play clubs for a few shows and it’s going to be a new experience for us because we usually play big shows all the time,” he says excitedly. “Our fans will get to see us in a small environment this time and for this album it works out perfectly because we want to turn those clubs [where we play] into nightclubs. We want to take our fans to a party.”

Watch the video for Tokio Hotel’s “Love Who Loves You Back” below, and for tour dates and tickets for the bands current world tour, head to the official Tokio Hotel website.

Interview by Jase Peeples
Source: Advocate

wiwo.de : Die Marke Bill Kaulitz "Zu jung und zu uncool" - Interview with Bill Kaulitz (12.02.2015)

Tokio-Hotel-Sänger Bill Kaulitz spricht im Interview über den Mut zur Veränderung, Jungs als neue Fangruppe, sein Leben in Los Angeles. Und die Sehnsucht nach deutschem Schwarzbrot.

WirtschaftsWoche: Herr Kaulitz, Ihr Haar ist platinblond und kurz geschnitten. Sie tragen schwarze Jeans, Lackschuhe und Strickponcho – im Vergleich zu früher sehen Sie geradezu spießig aus.

Bill Kaulitz: Ich trage oft hohe Schuhe, das sorgt zumindest in Deutschland immer noch für Aufregung. Aber klar, ich sehe heute anders aus als vor fünf Jahren. Ich liebe Mode und könnte niemals jahrelang die gleiche Frisur tragen. Ich brauche die Veränderung.

Die schwarzen, langen Haare waren jahrelang Ihr Markenzeichen. Sind solche Veränderungen nicht gefährlich?

Bill: Klar, immer wenn ich eine neue Frisur oder ein neues Tattoo habe, gibt es einen Aufschrei. Als Fan findet man eine Band schließlich wegen ihrer Musik und ihres Looks toll – wenn sich das ändert, sorgt das für Unmut. Aber ich werde mich immer weiterentwickeln und verändern, und das wird immer auch einigen Fans nicht gefallen. Als Künstler muss man dieses Risiko auf sich nehmen.

Schämen Sie sich für Ihren früheren Look?

Bill: Nein, ich würde zwar heute nicht mehr so rumlaufen, aber damals wollte ich genau so aussehen und deshalb war das zu dem Zeitpunkt auch authentisch und richtig.

Sie waren früher der Außenseiter, der Musik für Außenseiter gemacht hat. Eine kleine Zielgruppe – warum hat es trotzdem funktioniert?

Bill: Unseren ersten Hit „Durch den Monsun“ habe ich in unserem Proberaum in Magdeburg geschrieben, weil ich das damals genauso gefühlt habe. Und dass viele Leute genauso gefühlt haben, das wusste ich nicht. Genauso wenig wie die Plattenfirmen, die uns erst abgelehnt haben. Und auch beim neuen Album Kings of Suburbia habe ich nicht gedacht: Mh, für welche Zielgruppe schreibe ich denn nun? Ich habe mich daran orientiert, was ich selbst gerade hören will. Ich muss mich erst selbst glücklich machen und kann dann nur hoffen, damit auch andere glücklich zu machen.

Wer hört Tokio Hotel heute?

Bill: Als wir mit 15 unsere erste Platte rausgebracht haben, waren unsere Fans im gleichen Alter oder jünger. Viele von denen sind mit uns mitgewachsen, weil sie sich auch verändert haben. Aber es kommen natürlich auch neue dazu. Wir haben gerade in LA in einem Klub gespielt, für den man über 21 Jahre alt sein musste. Da hatten wir schon ein bisschen Angst, dass manche Fans nicht reinkommen. Völlig unberechtigt. Die meisten unserer Fans sind jetzt auch Mitte 20. Und es kommen erstmals auch Jungs zu unseren Konzerten.

Woran liegt das?

Bill: Zum einen liegt es natürlich an der Musik, die wir jetzt machen. Unser Sound hat sich sehr verändert über die Jahre. Mein Zwillingsbruder Tom und ich sind 25 Jahre alt, unser Bandkollege Gustav hat gerade geheiratet – unser Geschmack und unsere Interessen haben sich in den letzten zehn Jahren geändert. Und gerade bei den Jungs ist der Coolness-Faktor einer Band ganz entscheidend. Früher haben uns keine Jungs gehört, weil wir denen zu jung und zu uncool waren.

Kings of Suburbia ist das erste Album nach fünf Jahren und klingt nach Großstadt und Klub – eine so lange Pause und ein völlig neuer Musikstil ist eigentlich das klassische Karriere-Aus für eine Teenie-Band.

Bill: Absolut – alle haben uns davor gewarnt, uns eine so lange Auszeit zu gönnen, weil das gegen jede Regel des Musikbusiness verstoßen würde. Aber wir hatten einfach keine Lust mehr und haben es riskiert. Ich wusste damals nicht mehr, welche Musik ich überhaupt machen wollte. Und wenn man ein Album nur macht, um die Zielgruppe bei Laune zu halten, kann das nicht gut gehen.

Tokio Hotel ist eine deutsche Marke, die aber international oft besser funktioniert hat als in der Heimat. Warum?

Bill: In Deutschland waren wir immer nur Nische. „Durch den Monsun“ war wochenlang in den Charts und trotzdem hat es kein Radiosender gespielt. Die hatten Angst zu polarisieren oder dass jemand abschaltet. In anderen Ländern fand uns eine breitere Masse gut – da wurden wir auch im Radio gespielt. Außerdem ist alles, was mit Bühnenshow zu tun hat, in Deutschland schwierig. Hier funktioniert reduziertes Singer-Songwriter-Zeugs mit Gitarre, aber nicht die große Show. Wenn man hier in seinem Musikvideo einen Lamborghini fährt, finden das alle dumm und prollig. In den USA hingegen finden das alle geil.

Sie leben seit fünf Jahren in Los Angeles. Welche deutschen Produkte fehlen Ihnen?

Bill: Die Maggie-Fertigmischungen und Ritter-Sport-Schokolade. Und deutsche Backwaren. Vor allem Schwarzbrot und Pflaumenkuchen.

Interview by Lin Freitag

Source: WirtschaftsWoche 

JustJared.com : Exclusive Interview with Tokio Hotel!

Bill and Tom Kaulitz of the German rock band Tokio Hotel suit up for these new JustJared.com exclusive portrait session photos.

Tokio Hotel is currently promoting their latest album, Kings of Suburbia, in stores now. The video for their lead single “Love Who Loves You Back” has already racked up more than five million views!

Tom and Bill will be kicking off their “Feel It All World Tour 2015. Part 1: The Club Experience” on March 6th in London, England. In our exclusive interview with them, they talk about what to expect from the tour, their plans to write a book, and their celebrity crushes. Click inside for the full interview!


Below is the worldwide exclusive premiere of the new Tokio Hotel Vs Pionear “Love Who Loves You Back” remix. Check it out! (here)

Interview

Just Jared: LA nightlife inspired your new album, Kings of Suburbia. Are there certain places in LA that you love and go to often?

Bill Kaulitz: I feel like we have phases, where we go somewhere a lot, and then we don’t go there anymore. The only place we always go, like Tom, you are just not that into nightclubs…
Tom Kaulitz: I am, I’m just not so much into dancing.
Bill: Yeah, but we kind of always like to drink a lot and talk afterwards, and listen to some music. Soho House is just a classic where we always go. And then it changes. I liked Sound for awhile.
Tom: And Hyde, once a week, at least.
Bill: I love Warwick. And nightclubs, I don’t know. There were those pop up parties downtown, they were cool. We went out so much, I don’t remember!

JJ: What are your favorite lyrics from your single, “Love Who Loves You Back”?

Bill: “Love who loves you back,” probably. (laughs) Because that is what it really is. I feel like we all shouldn’t think about who we love, because we can’t control it anyway. And I feel like so many people try that, but I feel like it’s beautiful that we can’t control it. We all tend to try to have control of our heart but I feel like in the end, we really can’t. And that’s for me, what the song is about also. Just love who loves you back, just enjoy love.

JJ: Do you guys feel like you fall in and out of love lots of times? Can you love multiple people at the same time?

Bill: I mean, yeah. Tom loved a lot of girls every other night when he was younger. (laughs) He was, you were pretty wild. Now he kind of settled. I feel like that was when he was 16, 17.
Tom: Everybody does at that age.
Bill: I didn’t.
Tom: Yeah you did.
Bill: I didn’t. I feel like I’m the opposite. When I fall in love, I fall hard. And then I’m sure about that. But it takes a while ’til that happens. So yeah, I’m not like that, I’m not the one night stand kind of guy.

JJ: Do you think there’s one person in the world that you’re meant to be with? Or do you think there’s multiple people in the world you could be happy with?

Tom: Oh yeah, I think there’s multiple people. That’s what I think.
Bill: I don’t know. I feel like it’s very hard to find someone you love in and out, your soul mate, and someone you want to spend the rest of your life with. I feel like you should be, you have to be very heavy because there are billions of people out there and I just feel like, to find that person, that’s super hard. And I feel like you have to be lucky. I feel like people think they might find the right person, and then they think they are so in love, until they really meet their love. So, I feel like you’re not.
Tom: I feel like it could happen to you a bunch of times. So many people are in serious relationships and are really in love…
Bill: But I’m saying you’re one person.
Tom: Yeah, I don’t know. This is just a dream scenario…
Bill: That’s not a dream scenario, it exists. I feel like it exists. I believe in that.
Tom: Well, no. Of course it’s possible to find the person you love and you may spend the rest of your life together, but you never know.

JJ: Do you know what your next single is going to be?

Bill: Yeah, in Europe it’s going to be “Feel It All”, and in America, we are still undecided, because we are still working with “Love Who Loves You Back.” But in Europe and the rest of the world, it’s going to be “Feel It All”.

JJ: Outside of music, would you guys ever act? Have you ever been offered any acting projects?

Bill: Yes, actually Tom and I were offered a movie awhile ago. But then the whole movie industry was so slow.
Tom: I thought music is slow, but movies, that’s crazy. No, but we got an offer for a movie…
Bill: To play brothers.
Tom: To play brothers. And I liked the concept.
Bill: We’re still trying to make that work.
Tom: It’s just so weird because I hate when musicians try to act, and when actors try to do music. Most of the time it’s just stupid.
Bill: But we want to try that. (both laugh)
Tom: But maybe we can make an exception. Maybe it’s good when we do it. I don’t know. I’m still not sure about it. We had a lot of test shoots already.
Bill: Yeah, we had that a while ago.
Tom: That was awkward.
Bill: They said I am a natural talent. (laughs)

JJ: Is there a scripted American television show that you guys would want to guest star on?

Bill: Breaking Bad, but that’s not on anymore. House of Cards!
Tom: House of Cards would be amazing.
Bill: I love House of Cards. I would do anything to be on that show. I love that show.

JJ: You guys are obviously very into fashion. Are there any new designers on the scene that you have been wearing?

Bill: Not new. I’m totally into Givenchy. I love everything they do. I think everything is amazing.
Tom: We really like KTZ.
Bill: I really like KTZ, yeah they are kind of big now. Yeah, these are my favorites at the moment.

JJ: What is your favorite place to shop in LA?

Bill: All the stores on Fairfax now. They are all the new stores I like.
Tom: Church is cool.
Bill: Church I like. I like Oak. I like all these small little stores. And then of course, I always love Barney’s.
Tom: Barney’s yeah! I love Barney’s. (both laugh)

JJ: Would you guys ever start your own clothing line?

Bill: Oh yeah! It’s my dream. I want to do that so bad. Ever since, like I started when I was super young too, like make my own t-shirts and stuff. Because I had no money, so I just bought like cheap stuff and then made like a new piece out of it. My mom was into that too, so she kind of always helped me out. And I started to sketch when I was young, it was always my dream to do that. I have, I already have everything ready. I have a concept and almost like a first collection. I’m just kind of waiting for the right moment. I feel like when I do it, I want to do it properly, and not being a celebrity that just puts their name on something. I want to do the real thing.
Tom: You can do it when I do my DJ project.

JJ: What kind of aesthetic do you think that clothing line would have?

Bill: I like all the old stuff. Like, baroque, combined with modern, new fabrics and styles.

JJ: What songs are you guys singing in the shower?

Tom: Believe it or not, I don’t sing at all. I don’t sing at all.
Bill: It’s so hard for me to believe that. You sing with me in the car sometimes, when I sing.
Tom: Yeah because, when he sings…
Bill: But he always only sings when I’m singing.
Tom: Yeah. And the funny thing is, I can really hit the right notes when I just sing with Bill. If I would sing by myself, it would sound horrible. Because I never sing, so I think I have an amazing voice, (Bill laughs), I’m just not practicing.

JJ: You have a good singing voice, everything looks perfect on you…

Tom: I’m just a perfect human being. (laughs)

JJ: Do you have any celebrity crushes?

Bill: Okay, there is one, everyone else thinks it’s awkward, but I love Kate Winslet a lot. She’s kind of old for me, but there’s something about her, I just think she’s sexy. And she’s an amazing actress.
Tom: And then you got Rachel McAdams.
Bill: Rachel McAdams. Rachel McAdams is always going to be my favorite.
Tom: She’s great.

JJ: What is your ethnic background?

Bill: Uh, we don’t have one. (laughs)
Tom: We actually don’t know.
Bill: I have no idea, actually!
Tom: I would like to find out.
Bill: I would like to find out because people always tell us, like there needs to be something. Something needs to be in there.
Tom: I think Bill looks a little Turkish.
Bill: But I don’t think so! A lot of people say that sometimes, but I don’t think so. I don’t know. I only know that we, like the whole family is German, so I don’t know. But maybe way back somewhere there’s something, I have no idea.

JJ: Do you have any favorite books? Or books you’re reading right now?

Tom: No.
Bill: I never had a favorite book.
Tom: I always want to convince myself to read. I have so many books because people keep giving me so many books, like, “Oh you have to read that.” And I don’t have the time for it. Like when I have a free minute, I always go to the studio. I wish, I always want to read something good, but I just can’t convince myself.
Bill: I like “Kill Your Friends”, I like it a lot, but I wouldn’t consider it my favorite. But I wouldn’t say that’s my favorite book, I would just say it’s a good book.
Tom: It’s a great book.

JJ: Would you ever write your own book?

Bill: Yeah! I mean, we’re going to do that this year. So maybe that’s going to be our favorite book then. It’s going to be a biography, just like our first 25 years. We are going to write it together. I hope we have the time for it, because we really want to write it.
Tom: We want to try to bring it up obviously.

JJ: Do you think you would have your own individual voices in the book or would you write it together to create one voice?

Tom: I think individual.
Bill: Yeah, individual. I think there are some stories you can tell better than me, and the other way around.

JJ: Part one of your world tour, what can people expect?

Bill: So this is going to be way different than anything we’ve ever done so far. It’s going to be like super small, special, nightclubs or clubs, like life clubs. But sometimes we play in like a church, so it’s either in a special location or a legendary club. And we actually want to put on, like not a normal live show. We want to try turn this into a nightclub. We really want to take our fans to a party. So I think it’s going to be great.
Tom: We’re in the middle of putting everything down right now. There’s going to be a crazy light show.
Bill: It’s going to be a good light show, and it’s going to be small, just up to like two thousand people, I think. And then we’re going to continue, like later on this year, we’re going to do the arena shows, the bigger shows. But we’re going to start with that, it’s exciting. We announced the first fifteen dates, I think? And then we are just going to continue.
Tom: It’s going to be really intimate, and super hot. It’s little venues, and sweating people.

JJ: Do you style yourselves, or do you work with costumers? How does the look come together for all your concerts?

Bill: I always try to work with someone on tour. For the last two, I worked with Dan and Dean from DSquared. And we made the costumes together, they turned out amazing. I love to work with them, they’re so much fun. So I always like to work with someone for tour. This time, I, it looks like we’re going to work with Marco Marco. He’s going to do the costumes. I just had my first meeting, so it’s still very fresh, but I think we’re going to work together.

JJ: Do you have any rituals before you go out on stage?

Bill: Yeah, we activate our (together) Power Ranger power. (laughs) It’s a stupid thing, we all stand together and activate our powers. It’s super cheesy but we do that every time.

[Editor's note: we asked Bill and Tom the below questions at separate times, so one couldn't hear the other's answers.]

JJ: Quick: Vanilla or chocolate?

Bill: Vanilla.
Tom: Vanilla.

JJ: Hugs or kisses?

Bill: Kisses.
Tom: Hugs.

JJ: Silver or gold?

Bill: Gold.
Tom: Gold.

JJ: Lights on or lights off?

Bill: Lights off.
Tom: Off.

JJ: Truth or dare?

Bill: Um, truth.
Tom: Truth.

JJ: Facial hair or clean shaven?

Bill: Facial hair.
Tom: Facial Hair.

JJ: Sunrise or sunset?

Bill: Sunset.
Tom: Sunrise.

JJ: Shower or bath?

Bill: Shower.
Tom: Shower.

JJ: Boxers or briefs?

Bill: Boxers.
Tom: Briefs.

JJ: Jay Z or Kanye?

Bill: Jay Z.
Tom: Jay Z.

JJ: Tattoos or piercings?

Bill: Tattoos.
Tom: Tattoos.

JJ: Los Angeles or Hamburg?

Bill: Los Angeles.
Tom: Los Angeles.

JJ: Karl Lagerfeld or Hedi Slimane?

Bill: Oh my god. These questions are hard. Hedi Slimane.
Tom: Uhh… It’s tough. Karl Lagerfeld.

Interview by Jared Eng
Source: Just Jared

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Interview with Très Click : "Stuck in the Elevator with Bill Kaulitz"

Im Aufzug stecken geblieben mit Bill Kaulitz

Woman: I heard you're a control freak, how big is your panic and claustrophobia now on a scale from 1 to 10?

Bill: Not too bad in fact, because luckily this is a luxurious and big Elevator, but it's actually true, I'm a real control freak, I'm never able to hand over control to someone else. Sometimes I'd like to be a bit more relaxed, and would like to withdraw myself sometimes from things to only concentrate on doing cool things. But I always have to take a look over everything and always double check if the door is closed and so on, and I think to get stuck in an elevator would be pretty much my nightmare.

Woman: In your new song it says "Love who loves you back". Have you ever loved someone who didn't love you back?

Bill: Uhm... yes, I did. It also happened to me. I guess a lot of people always think that as a celebrity you're protected from that, but in fact it also happened to me... Uhm, yeah.

Woman: You haven't been to Germany in a long time. What did you miss the most?

Bill: I have to say that actually I miss german plum cake the most. Plum cake from my grandma. And the German Autobahn, because the traffic is a lot better there than in LA.

Woman: You look really rad, you completely changed your style in my opinion, do you have a favorite fashion designer or how did you get inspired?

Bill: Uhm, I totally like Givenchy, they're my absolute favorite at the moment. And apart from that the '90s are coming back, Buffalo designed new shoes which I find cool. And yeah, those are my favorites at the moment.

Woman: I heard a rumor that you want to start your own fashion line. Is that true?

Bill: I would totally like to do that, that's a dream I have always wanted to fulfill once.. and also with that it's like that I want to do it right if I do it, and then I really take it seriously, and I hope I'll have the time for that. I absolutely want to do that, I already have designs and names, so I hope it will work one day.

Woman: In your job there are often crazy situations, just like now, do you remember a shoot or a job that was just crazy?

Bill: Uhm... my most beautiful or one of the most beautiful shootings I had was the one with Karl Lagerfeld, which I find super cool and we got along super well, we actually just chatted the whole time and didn't took that many photos. The shooting itself was done in only 5 minutes, he's incredibly fast. But I have good experiences with shootings in general, so with "...." (couldn't understand who he meant, sorry) it was also a great shooting, she's also a super nice woman and I already shooted with many phothographers who I really like to remember.

Woman: Did your dog Pumba get along well with "Choupette"?

Bill: With who?

Woman: With "Choupette", the cat.

Bill: Oh, the cat! She wasn't there, and I also didn't have Pumba at that time. I have had Pumba for 10 months now, and he's my new love in my life so to say.

Woman: Aww, okay, that's nice. Last question: Was this the strangest interview you have ever done?

Bill: Uhm... It definitely belongs to the scale, absolutely...

Woman: Okay, I'll let you out now, thank you!

Bill: Thank you!

Translation by Herzblut @ TokioHotel_Info 

Interview With Bill Kaulitz - "Tokio Hotel is my reason for being..." - Dream'Up #special/2007 [France]

"Tokio Hotel is my reason for being..."

How would you describe your rockstar’s life? 
Bill: The first image coming to my mind is like a hurricane mixing excitement, joy and stress. Being on stage, meeting fans or playing on TV shows, every events bring a big dose of adrenaline. I live life like on a fast highway… and I enjoy every second with a full intensity.

What’s the privilege you like the most in your life? 
Bill: The international succes of Tokio Hotel allows me to travel all around the world. Yesterday in Italy, today in France, tomorrow in Russia… I go from discoveries to discoveries. It’s a fascinating part of my job.

And what’s the constraint you would like to avoid? 
Bill: Tokio Hotel is my reason to live. I give everything for the band. So my private life became almost non existent. Moments shared with my people get more and more rare everyday.

Is fame easy to live with? 
Bill: Tokio hotel’s succes was so sudden. Nobody expected such a warm welcome. From one day to the other, we were everywhere on the magazines. I then discover the grisly mechanism of Tabloids… so many lies, rumors, fake photos appeared on the press. I confess now that the first 6 months were a terrible time to go through. It me took some time to get used to all this.

Did you manage to cut the rumors off? 
Bill: Once I’d gone through the rebellion phase and the “I want to break everything” phase, I ended up understanding that there wasn’t any point of fighting against those liars and it was pointless to even try to tell the truth because as soon as a denial was published, a new rumor was coming to set a new scandal… In the end, I know that avoiding the gossip was the best weapon to keep me from suffering. I know that now.

Did you ever loose control in front of a paparazzi? 
Bill: I’m lucky enough to be surrounded by some very discouraging bodyguards. (laughs)! And nobody ever bothered me… yet. But if one of them ever try to approach me a little too close, I’m not sure i’ll be able to keep my calm. I could totally end up fighting him.

If you could be a normal person for a week-end, what would you do? 
Bill: I’ll bring all my family and my friends and altogether we would hang out in town. We could have lunch on the terrasse of a restaurant on a place where people passes by just so I could appreciate the joy of being anonymous… Then we would go to the movies and then in an amusement parc, I love scary, fast rollercoasters. I would also love to go to New York. I’d love discovering this magical city.

What’s the most important aspect of your character? 
Bill: I’m a very independant person. When i was a little boy, I’d always make my own way, without asking anyone. I’ve always run after autonomy. Earning life, ensure my future, taking care of me, only counting on myself… I’ve always lived with this philosophy.

Do you easily give your trust? 
Bill: The life i’m living doesn’t allow me to build strong relationships. You always need a little time to figure out what kind of person is in front of you and as I never stay in a place more than 3 days in a row, I don’t have time to get if people I meet can be trusted or not. So I can count on one hand the persons I really trust.

To who do you tell your little secrets? 
Bill: 2 persons know everything about me: Tom, my twin brother and Andreas, my best friend. I have sympathy and respect for a lot of people like good friends or some professionnal relationships but I always keep a certain distance.

When you’re in love, do you have the tendancy to hide your feelings? 
Bill: Well it depends on the situation… If I fall for a girl I think I have 0 chance with, I won’t say anything. I still have my pride. (smile). But if the feelings are mutual, I open my heart without restriction. I’m not afraid to say “I love you”.

What kind of lover are you?
Bill: I’m caring, passionated, possessive, incredibly romantic too. When I’m in love, it’s always fusional. I need to be next to my love every second, feeling her against me, sharing everything with her. Unfortunately, I haven’t lived this joy for 2 years.

What’s your main seduction’s asset? 
Bill: I’m a very open person, I always go talk to people in a very spontaneous way, without manners. This ease with contact always please people.

What’s your technique to get what you want? 
Bill: When I really care about something, it’s very easy: I only think and talk about it until I get what I want. (laughs). A little bit like a child, I act all sweet and nice to wheedle people. Works like a charm!

Sometimes, you must get some ‘nos’… 
Bill: Careful, i’m really stubborn, If I get a “no”, I can insist during days and days in hope to get satisfaction. Sometimes I confess I get some foursquare refusal… and then I’m vexed and in a terrible mood… (smile)

What’s the worst advice you ever get? 
Bill: There’re many. I remember one of my friend who I was shopping with. He had succeed in convincing me to buy a jacket he found “terrific”. That jacket was in reality a cheap peel, like a disgusting colorful wig… I don’t know what’s got into me this day, I was probably in the middle of my teenage crisis and I was missing bearings… (laughs)

Adolescence… what memories do you have about it? 
Bill: Well during puberty, between the pimple and the physical changings, you don’t feel very well. I remember my style was ridiculous, my clothes hideous, my hair was a catastrophy and my love experiences were a disaster. Adolescence is a phase when you look for yourself and you try so many things before really finding you.

At 17, you’re already out of it? 
Bill: Life with the band put me straight in the adult world. I had to solve problems without the help of my parents and had to face unusual responsabilities for a boy my age. Without really realising it, I left the adolescence world a little early. Nevertheless, it doesn’t keep me from doing rather foolish stuff and acting like a real kid somtimes.

What kind of foolish stuff are you talking about? 
Bill: Little everyday stuff… too foolish to talk to you about… I wouldn’t like to embarras the others. Tom, Gustav & Georg wouldn’t forgive me if I did some revelations... (winks)

Quiz Express

Have you ever faked sick to skip class? 
a. never
b. sometimes
c. often [X]

What would you willingly nibble [snack] on? 
I hate chocolate and I love sour gummy bears.

Have you ever cheated to win a game? 
a. yes, I hate losing [X] 
b. no

Do you have the impression that you're smarter than your peers? 
a. yes [X] 
b. no

Your sexual activity is: 
a. nonexistent
b. once a month
c. once a week
d. once a day

[all crossed out]

Would you wear glasses that could see through clothes? 
a. yes [X] 
b. no

Do you ever get jealous of the guy in the arms of that hot girl? 
a. sometimes 
b. never [X]

Have you ever fought with a stranger? 
a. yes [X] 
b. no

What genre of movies do you prefer? 
a. action [X] 
b. horror [X] 
c. romance [X]

What sin [fault] would you be incapable of giving up?
laziness, pride, anger

What sin [fault] bothers you most in others? 
greediness [stinginess; avarice], jealousy

Translation by Pumpkin at tokiohotelus.com

 

 

Interview with Bill & Tom - "Bill, why have you still not found 'the one'?" - BRAVO #15/2013 [Germany]

Bill, why have you still not found 'the one'?

He's been lonely for so long! The Tokio Hotel-Singer talks to BRAVO about his trouble with finding "the one".

This year's DSDS season is full of hot flirts and big feelings! Ex-candidate Sarah Joelle Jahnel (23) claims that the contestants are having sex with each other. And with Lisa Wohlgemuth (21) and Erwin Kintop (17) there's also a young couple in love thrown into the mix. Well, love can be really beautiful: As long as you find someone who’ll always be there for you, understands you and takes you as you are. That’s the best feeling in the world! But what if this person just doesn’t step into your life? You wait and wait but it just doesn’t happen!

That’s also the case for DSDS-Juror Bill Kaulitz. The, now, 23-year old has been single for 8 years! That's an eternity! No cuddling, no kissing, no butterflies in the stomach for such a long time. That's so sad! Before the big breakthrough with Tokio Hotel in the summer of 2005, he had 5 girlfriends. After that: nothing - and that despite girls around the world adoring him.

The rocker is speaking openly about this topic: "Of course I want that to happen to me too. Every person is made for being with someone." But why doesn't it work for you, Bill? "I ask that myself too", he laughs and shrugs his shoulders, trying to find answers to this question. "I have a hard time trusting people. This might be one of the problems." 

Which is understandable since Bill has been in the spotlight since he turned 15. "Who really likes me for the person I am and who only likes me because I'm famous?" are questions that arise every time when the singer and juror gets to know new people. "Besides I also might have high expectations when it comes to love. A lot of people are only in relationships because they can't be alone. I don't want this. Either they want to be in one or not! When I'm in love, then I'm completely in love - forever and always. I don't want to come to an arrangement with this person, it just has to fit."  Finding "the one" - that certainly puts a nice mental image in your head. And it's so very romantic. But sometimes you also have to give those people a chance, that don't seem perfect to you at first glance. Because often feelings, like trust, develop over time.

That's also what Bill's twin brother, Tom, tries to get into his brothers head. "It's really not easy for Bill to get to know women when I'm around. They then only have eyes for me.", he starts out joking, but gets serious afterwards: "All joking aside, I really want to help Bill. I always tell him his expectations in love are too high." Unlike Bill, Tom never had problems with getting close to girls. Quite the opposite: When the boys from Loitsche started out Tom bragged about his "adventures" with groupies that he took into his hotel room - he definitely didn't keep quiet about them. 

But the wild times are over - the 23-year-old is happy with ONE girl: Since 2011 it's rumoured that he's in a relationship with Ria (27) from Hamburg. And what does Bill have to say about his twin brother having a girlfriend? "It's feels strange. He has someone, I don't. But I know that we'll always have the closest relationship - that's a fact and women will have to accept that. We come in a double pack. A girl is, basically, in a relationship with both of us." The brothers are indeed inseperable. The two of them always appear as a duo - which is, at the moment, also the case with DSDS. 

What really makes them strong: Bill and Tom can often communicate with each other just by thinking or looking at each other. And they pledge: "We want to die together!" But a life without love? Both of them don't want this. Tom already found his luck - and Bill will hopefully also meet "the one" soon. Eight years of loneliness are definitely enough...

Translation by Icey @ LoveTH-Music.com

        

Interview with Bill Kaulitz - Press Conference - Moscow, Russia [03.06.2011]

At first, Bill told the reporters at the press conference:

"We took a small break but we're surprised that so many Russian fans are waiting for us."

Do you know some Russian songs?

Bill: 'Kalinka Malinka'? No, we don't know any Russian songs but we promise that we'll learn one.

What do you think of your fans that are copying your style?

Bill: Never even thought or dreamt about it. Now I can't stop surprising. It's a big honor for me. The other day, I saw girls that looked like me. It was weird.

You live in the U.S. now. What do you miss of your country?

Bill: We feel completely different in LA. We can go to a supermarket and buy our favourite yogurt, we couldn't do that in Germany, there always were lots of fans around.

Interview with Bill Kaulitz - 81.3 FM J-Wave - Tokyo, Japan [11.02.2011]

Bill Kaulitz: « " I don't celebrate Valentine's day because I don't have a girlfriend."»

This week, we met with the phenomenal German rock band Tokio Hotel. Indeed, Nana Otsuka met them yesterday and interviewed the members of Tokio Hotel who visited Japan.

They have sold more than 7 million albums to date! They are the most successful artists in Germany in the past 20 years.

This week, Tokio Hotel makes their debut in Japan!

Yesterday, in a building in Tokyo, I went to visit guitarist Tom, the singer Bill's twin brother. I also met bassist Georg and drummer Gustav!

The singer Bill's outfit was unique. He wore a silver suit, it was splendid! As expected, he was dazzling!

First, I asked the untold story of the group and where the name Tokio Hotel came from.

Bill: That's a question that has often been asked. The band was formed when we were very young and the band's first name was «Devilish». I wanted a cool name, and while looking for a new name for the group, we had the idea of "Tokio Hotel". It sounded good, Tokyo is a far away city and kept us motivated. We liked it because we felt that it was a goal. Including the word «Hotel», it was the world we dreamed about. And then, «Tokio Hotel» I think, it's a pretty name.

«Tokyo is a goal», he dreamed of a place of symbol. [TOKYO -> TOKIO].

And the symbol of their desire to make a living on tour -> HOTEL.

The name of the group is full of dreams.

Later, I told them about their first Japanese album "Darkside of the Sun." I heard it was a concept album.

Bill: Firstly, I really wanted to do a special edition for the Japanese fans. I think you need to understand what it is to listen to an album of Tokio Hotel . We have included two new songs from previous albums. From this point of view, I think it's the best Tokio Hotel album ever released . As for the selection of songs, each group member has selected his favorite. For example, we decided that "Monsoon" should figure in it because it is a very special song for us. It is our first single.

In a few days, it's February 14, Valentine's Day. In Japan, a young girl offers chocolates to the guy she loves! Here is their reaction when I told them!

Bill: Really?! We must introduce that habit in Germany! I envy the Japanese boys. There is also Valentine's Day in Germany. But guys offer gifts to girls instead. You can also give gifts to people important to you, like your family. I do nothing, because I have no girlfriend, but Georg does, why don't you offer her something like a car or a diamond?

I wish I were a Japanese boy. In Germany and in Japan, some customs are different! I did not know Georg had a girlfriend! I offered them chocolate, woe is me.

The members of Tokio Hotel have decided to leave one last message to the listeners.

Bill: Thanks for your continued support, guys. I am very happy to be in Tokyo. Hope to see you soon!

Mini Interview "Eine Minute mit Bill Kaulitz" - BILD am SONNTAG [2010]

"A minute with Bill Kaulitz."

BILD am Sonntag: At the fashion shows in Milan you were the hit on the runway for DSquared. At the Wunderkind fashion show you were only among the audience - don't want to be on the catwalk anymore?

Bill Kaulitz: At the moment I have no time for a second job. We found a house in Los Angeles, we're going to move soon. My four dogs are coming with me; furthermore we're working on new songs. Stress!

BILD am Sonntag: You're a professing fashion-freak. What is hot in your opinion?

Bill Kaulitz: I like to wear German labels, today Kilian Kerner. I also liked the clothes of Wolfgang Joop. But my favourite accessory is a necklace with a picture of my mother. The family is the most important thing anyway.

BILD am Sonntag: Do you have an overview how much you spend on clothes per month?

Bill Kaulitz: No, better not, I spend too much money on fashion. But anyway, someone gotta boost the textile economy!

Interview with Bill Kaulitz - "I would really like to fall in love again." [2007]

Bravo: How long exacly have you been single?
Bill: Since about 2.5 years I'm alone.
Bravo: That means, you were 14 years old, when you had your last girlfriend?
Bill: Exactly. I was together with that girl for 1.5 years. I was really in love with her.
Bravo: Why do you have separated?
Bill: I don`t know anymore. We drifted apart. But I have never separated from my girlfriends in quarrel. We always had contact and stayed friends.
Bravo: How many girlfriends did you have?
Bill: Five! I was the first time in love with a girl, when I was in the 4th class.
She was older. I always had long relationships.
Bravo: How do you feel, when you are in love?
Bill: That is the best that can happen, if you have really big emotions for another human being. Then i`m totally confused and cannot concentrate on anything else.
Bravo: And would you like to fall in love today?
Bill: Yes! I would really like to fall in love again. This feeling is really super-nice -
and it would be terrific when I could have this feeling again.
But I`m totally not unhappy at all. I had so much luck in the last years, and it has also advantages being single. You can talk with people free, you don`t have to justify – and there exists no jealousy.
Bravo: Have you necked (kissed) in the last two years?
Bill: No! Just friendlike kisses – for welcome. But nothing with passion.
Bravo: But you`re so often at aftershow-parties and events- there should be something possible….
Bill: Yes, sure. But I`m not an up-picker (Aufreißer? don`t know the English word). I don`t have even short flirts. Of course, that would be possible. But that is more Tom`s part (laughs). That`s nothing for me.
Bravo: Don`t you feel then anytimes lonely?
Bill: Yes, there are such moments. We are often on journey – and sometimes alone in the evening.
That`s part of our life. In such situations it would be nice having a girl at my side. Sure, I have Tom, Georg, Gustav – and my family. But nevertheless I feel sometimes lonely.
Bravo: And what do you do against that?
Bill: Sleeping! (grins) That helps always.
Bravo: But that is very sad, or not?
Bill: Hmm – I call in such moments often with my friends. They are always there for me.
And it helps me much writing down how I feel – like I did for example with our new song “Hilf mir fliegen”. I wrote this song also in such a situation.
Bravo: You are really showered with love-confessions of your fans. Could you imagine to have a fan as girl-friend?
Bill: That would be really very cool. It`s super to have somebody, who likes my work and my music – and, who likes, what I do.
Bravo: But how do you want to find under so many girls the one, you could fall in love?
Bill: That`s difficult – but not impossible. There are many situations, when I meet fans. Then it`s possible, that I fall in love with one.
Bravo: Did you ever met a fan and thought: she`s hot?
Bill: Yes, there were some girls, and I thought, they look really cute.
But mostly it doesn`t happen, that we get to know us more closely. I always need a lot of time, before I open my heart for somebody.
Bravo: How do you want to change that?
Bill: Not at all. Besides, we clicked the moment we met. I really believe strongly in love at first sight!
Bravo: How would you react in such a situation?
Bill: Then I would think at once: I have to get to know her absolutely. But I have no idea, how far I would go. I would be totally confussed for sure and would not know, where to go.
Bravo: And what is with groupies?
Bill: I have always nice talks with them. But I`m not a guy for one night……
Bravo: What has to happen, that you would decide for a one-night-stand however?
Bill: Just when I think, that it is love at the first sight, and in the next morning I would find out that she`s stupid and bitchy, then we would stop with that one night. But I don`t plan things like that. I really don`t like one-night-stands.
Bravo: Is the love of your fans a compensation for a relationship?
Bill: That can be. What the fans give us, is at any rate very, very nice. It`s really a good feeling, that they exist. To think about them, helps me often a lot.
Bravo: Music or love? What is more important?
Bill: I live my dream with the music. When I would have fallen in love, then I would see that maybe in another light. But at the moment Tokio Hotel is at the first place at any rate.
Bravo: Would you reveal to your fans being in love with a girl?
Bill: Yes! I couldn`t keep that to me for sure. Then I would spend a lot of time with her – and everybody would see that. A hide-and-seek wouldn`t be fair for the fans and for her…