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ONLY 17. Everyone in Tokio Hotel expect for one are still teenagers – and the two frontmen are identical twins.

CHAOS. When Tokio Hotel arrived to bengans recordstore in Stockholm the fans became hysteric. Several fainted and had to end the evening in an ambulance.

HYSTERIA. Security guards had big problems trying to get through the huge crowd of fans when the band left

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Fans throw underwear at us” They just released their first record in Sweden last week. But already now the Tokio Hotel hysteria is total.
“The fans throw used underwear at us” lead vocalist Bill Kaulitz says.

They have been compared to The Beatles – and the success story of Tokio Hotel has only just began. The band consists of 17 year old twins Bill and Tom Kaulitz, Gustaf Schäfer, 18 and Georg Listing, 20.

They have been compared to The Beatles – and the success story of Tokio Hotel has only just began. The band consists of 17 year old twins Bill and Tom Kaulitz, Gustaf Schäfer, 18 and Georg Listing, 20.

“This is what we dreamed of, to be able to live of our music” Tom says.

But the success has a backside.
“We don’t even think about getting girlfriends. If you’re in love everything should be centred on her, but now all focus is on the band”

Do you miss being anonymous?
“Sometimes. We’ve grown up in the public eye. Everything we do you can read about in the newspapers” Tom says.
“But as soon as you hit the stage, you realise that this is better than anyything. It took us seven years to get here, and now we’re just gonna enjoy it” Bill says.

Any plans for a concert in Sweden?
“Unfortunately not, but I promise that we’ll do everything we can to make sure it will happen soon, Bill says.

Describe your fans
“They are very loud and we love it. They throw up anything on stage. Candy, stuffed animals, underwear – both new and used” tom says.

Do you save them?
“Yes. Of course.”

“I was completely shaking”

Here is where the rock band Tokio Hotel caused complete chaos in Stockholm. Several of the 1500 hysteric fans needed medical assistance from paramedics and ambulance.

“The air just disappeared and I was just shaking” Emilie says.

The line went on for hundreds of metres along the fences outside Bengans record store yesterday. Most of them were teenage girls. Some had spent the night on the street. Twenty guards, the Red Cross and ambulance staff were ready and prepared- they thought.

But when the four German boys in TH showed up hysteria broke loose.

“I was in shock when they all of a sudden were in front of me”, Emilie Zachrisson, 13 tells with tears streaming down her face.

For other girls the evening ended in an ambulance. The feelings were overwhelming when they saw their idols. Several fainted.

“This is the biggest thing ever happening to them and at the same time they haven’t ate or drunk enough and lack sleep” a Red Cross nurse explains.

One and a half hour after the meeting Emelie is still shaking and her heart is beating fast.

“I’m happy, but when I saw them I felt nauseous and thought I would collapse. When I came back out on the street it was chaos. Everybody cried”

The signing session took several hours, and thanks to massive help from the guards the bands managed to sign for every fan. Then next challenge appeared – getting the band back to the hotel.

The guards had to shut down the street and drive a minivan up to the backdoor of the store. The scream from the fans was deafening and when the van quickly drove away the mass of fans ran after it.

“It was completely crazy” a guard says wiping sweat from his forehead.

Source:

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