The Super Twins of Tokio Hotel – “There’s Magic Between US!” They wear completely different hairstyles and clothes – still: Bill and Tom from Tokio Hotel are identical twins! Both of them tell BRAVO how they have been living as a twin pack for 16 years…
(original German text: Meike Werkmeister, Sascha Wernicke)
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Top, left twins picture: Different on the outside – the same at heart: Bill and Tom (both 16) feel magically connected with each other
Big Tom picture: Tom always knows how his twin brother is doing. Even if he happens to not be around.
Small picture of twins on horses: Riding when they were 12 (years old): (it was) already easy to tell them apart visually
They think it’s cool to be twins
Tom: I can’t imagine a life without Bill. We’ve been hanging around each other since we were sh*tting in our diapers. I think it’s very cool to have a twin brother – it’s really lovely to have a person that’s so close to you.
They have the same dreams
Bill: Sometimes we realise we’ve been dreaming the exact same thing when we tell each other our dreams in the mornings!
Their moods are the same
Bill: We’re happy about the same things – and are sad about the same. If one of us gets up in the morning and is in a foul mood, the other one is in a foul mood as well…
They looked the same when they were children
Tom: Our mum dressed us the same when we were little. Then, when we started school we wanted to wear different things. When we were eight years old we moved into totally different directions.
They took the p*ss out of their kindergarten teachers
Tom: In kindergarten we made our teachers’ blood boil. We had shirts with “Bill” and “Tom” embroidered on them – but we swapped with each other. So when nobody knew who was who anymore we cracked up laughing. Unfortunately it wouldn’t work in school anymore – we were already too different then…
They already had their own style aged eight
Tom: Early on we already longed to emphasise what sets us apart and to show that we are individual personalities…
They want to be different
Tom: I think it’s good that we look different. I don’t want to be like Bill and Bill (does) not (want to be) like me. I couldn’t imagine walking around like my brother anymore.
They don’t have the same hobbies
Tom: Bill is rather creative, draws a lot and designs clothes. I do graffiti and ride BMX (bikes). The hobby we share is music.
They’ve got the same best friend
Tom: Our best friend is called Andreas. The three of us always hang out. There’s no jealousy or hassle. I think Andreas likes the two of us the same…
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Twins photo shoot picture: The very different twins are best friends. By the way: Tom is ten minutes older than Bill
Baby twins picture: Bill (in the front) and Tom (in the back) when they were one year old.
Bill picture: Bill understands Tom even without many words – both laugh about the same things and are sad at the same time…
Bottom, twins photo shoot picture: Everything is identical: without hair and clothes one couldn’t tell them apart
Bottom, mini twins picture: Bill (left) and Tom (right) on their first day in school
Tom has got more patience
Bill: Whenever I wanted to learn an instrument but couldn’t do it after one day, I immediately gave up. Tom is harder on himself there.
Tom can also sing
Bill: Tom has got a good voice but he just doesn’t dare to sing. However, I’m still the better singer…
They love fast food
Tom: Bill likes everything I like to eat as well – and vice versa. We like fast food, pizza, rice pudding and pasta bakes. We don’t eat what we don’t know. Both of us can’t cook at all.
Bill is better in school
Bill: This year my average was 1.9 and Tom’s 2.2. Last year it was exactly the other way around. We love subjects where you get to chat a lot, like, Art, Social Studies or Ethics. We’re also pretty good in German. Very much unlike P.E., Maths or Physics.
They’re still identical in the nude
Bill: Our physical appearance is exactly the same. If one would shave off our hair and strip us off our clothes, we’d still look identical!
Tom isn’t that cool
Bill: I’m the more sensitive one of us both; I always give everything lots of thought. However, Tom isn’t as cool as he looks either…
Bill talks more
Bill: Both of us talk incredibly much and fast. I’m talking a few more miles a minute though. On the other hand, Tom’s voice is a bit deeper.
They hit each other
Bill: Luckily we see most things the same way so it doesn’t often come to blows. However, if there’s trouble between us, we also hit each other. However, it’s us against them, should anybody interfere then.
Teachers have to suffer
Bill: We were put into different classes because it was almost impossible to cope with us if the two of us were disputing (a matter). Now, we’ve got optional subjects where we are together again – the teachers are pretty much p*sses off by that.
Tom is a grouch
Bill: Teachers always say that I’m the more approachable and more open-minded one of the two of us. Tom is more of a grump…
They like the same girls
Bill: Tom and I always fancy the same girls. However, it doesn’t cause arguments. We let the girl decide – and the loser has to accept it…
Their first kiss was with the same girl
Tom: We were nine (years old). I kissed her first, Bill only later. However, both of us thought it was horrible!
Bill is the stud-muffin
Bill: Being the front man I get most of the fan mail. But things are also going pretty well for Tom. He just makes more of it than me…
Tom has more sex
Bill: I’m more into long-term relationships. I feel sorry for the girls who get their hearts broken by my brother. That’s to say, he’s really not good at breaking-up. Even though I’ve already had a few girlfriends – but I haven’t had sex with as many as Tom.
They don’t share everything
Tom: We don’t share girlfriends – and clothing! I could never wear a pair of Bill’s trousers; I’d feel totally uncomfortable with it. Bill wears much tighter clothes than I do. It’s also easy to tell our underwear apart: That’s to say, I wear wide boxer shorts and Bill tight ones…
Bill can’t handle money
Bill: I just buy way more clothes for myself. That’s why I don’t have any money left at the end of the month – unlike Tom. He just gives it more thought what he spends his money on…
Tom sleeps longer
Bill: In the mornings I need two hours in the bathroom with showering and painting my nails. Tom, however, can always sleep for another hour…
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Twins photo shoot picture: Together they’re unbeatable. The super twins always stick together.
Twins picture rowing: Tom (left) and Bill (right) aged nine with their mother Simone while rowing
They always know how the other one is doing
Tom: Once I happened to be with my dad on my own when we were younger and suddenly I knew: Bill is not doing well, something had happened. I convinced my dad to call home – and I was right. Bill was just on his way to the hospital because he’s seriously allergic to mosquito bites and had been bitten. We immediately drove home then.
They can read minds
Bill: Tom often says the exact same thing I was also just about to say. And when I look at him, I also know exactly what he’s thinking.
Tom: We always know exactly what the other one is about to say next. Some things we don’t need to say out loud anymore.
News Ticker
Eggs and lighters were thrown at Tokio Hotel during a performance at the Waltroper Parkfest. When Tom got hit by an egg in the face, the guys walked off stage. “There are always haters”, Bill says. “However, I don’t understand why they had to ruin the concert for everybody else.”
Nobody is closer to them than the other one
Bill: Tom is even closer to me than my mum. Of course she’s very important to us but we’re connected by something very special.
Together they’re stronger
Tom: Each of us is very strong and no pushover. But together we’re unbeatable.
They want to live together
Bill: When we’ll be moving out from home, we want to share a place. I just can’t imagine living somewhere without Tom.
Gustav and Georg have to suffer
Bill: Sometimes it’s pretty tough for Gustav and Georg to stand a chance against us when we’re discussing. However, we’re trying not to leave them out. They’ve also known us for a long time and can deal with it quite well, actually.
Only death can separate them
Tom: I’d feel totally alone without Bill. Death is the only thing that can separate us…
Tokio Hotel Style
Tom – Tom’s Cool Hip Hop Style
Picture 1: Tom (16) does not leave the house without sweatbands. He has already bought himself a total of ten of them (ca. 10€)
Picture 2: Rasta man Tom uses the Sony Ericsson T630 – he is not particularly fond of ringing tones…
Picture 3: Hip Hop style: Tom’s shirt is by Vokál (70€), the baggy [trousers] by Sir Benni Miles (80€)
Picture 4: Tom listens to a lot of Hip Hop on his mini iPod (ca. 199€). He has already uploaded 350 songs in total.
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Bill – Manga Hair & Self-Made Trousers
Picture 1: Bill uses coco wax to make the manga hairstyle last
Picture 2: His hair only holds because of the good “Aldi” hairspray (1€)
Picture 3: Bill’s (16) trousers are self-made. “I spent a day with mum to tailor two old jeans into one!”
Picture 4: Bill always has the MP3 mobile phone Nokio 3300 (1€) on him. His favourite footwear are the “Nike Air Force” (90€)
Thank you to Beertje for the scans and UK Street team for the translation!
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Bill and Tom’s relationship is an amazing and beautiful thing because If u try to break that relastionship between them them it would hurt them both but if u don’t separate them then they r like two lone wolves one looking after another and never letting any of them getting hurt
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Usually I’m upset by the translations of things, but whoever did that — UK street team, you rock! That feature is so adorable. I love the way they talk about each other, it’s so adorable.
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Oh god!!!!!I love them so much!!!I didn’t know they are identical!!!
they’re so coool!!!XOXOXO
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ich mag, sondern weil so viel Tom Kaulitz ???????? Natürlich sind die anderen, aber ich kann es nicht erklären …
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please, comeback to your old hairand style! THİS HAİR İS SOOOOOOOOOOO BAD! WE want to old tokio hotel: BİLL; PLEASE! TOM PLEASE! AND WE LOVE YOU :
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I love those super twins!
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Vote please!!!tokio hotel is losing!!
http://www.mtvla.com/lacopamtv/
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Guess we know the truth about that baby picture now!
They’re so cute together!
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Awww! I loved this!
Wait… So is Bill a virgin or not?
Cuz I read someting up there that made me have to think twice…
Someone please tell me & provide some legit RECENT information! Danke! :D
I doubt anyone who comments here can know the real true life status of Bill’s virginity. Heehee
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Well, is he or not?
I’m not gonna hate him if he is or isn’t, I just wanna know. Lol.
Vote for Tokio Hotel! http://www.mtvla.com/lacopamtv/
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hes not thet girl walked out on hem and brok his hart but he dosnt like to talk about it so thats why some people dont know
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Death being the only thing that would separate them…..HOW SWEET! What a wonderful bond! They are so lucky to have someone so close to them in life, I tell you what I wish I had a twin!! To be linked by such a special bond is such a wonderful thing!! :)
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what they say is true…together they do make one super human!!!
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I love being a twin…
Bill <3
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I know right!!! Having a twin is awesome. There’s no other bond like it. And you could never ask for a best friend like your twin…. ::)
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lol i’m like bill in the sense that i can’t handle money either, and need about 2 hours in the morning XD
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hahah “Rastaman Tom”
and arent those phones hilarious, considered dinosaurs these days lol
i wish i had a twin like that, i dont think that their connection is anything you can understand unless you actually had a twin lol but from what they say, it seems pretty legit
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idk why but that one small photo in the corner from their shoot, where it looks like they weren’t paying attention that the camera was still going, and bill looks like he’s trying to compare his hand to tom’s, there’s something about it that is so innocent and sweet. I don’t know how else to explain it but I love that their whole twin bond started way back then and has only grown. So precious <3
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oh, this is too cute!!!!
i would KILL to have a bond like that with someone……
those two are INCREDIBLY lucky!!!!!!!
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I gotta buy me some coco wax and Aldi spray!
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Now we know for sure which twin is which in the baby pictures…
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I Love Them ! Bill Looks So Innocent in the last picture ! Aww Cuties ! Who Agrees with me ?
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i love old stuff like this!
i love the twins!
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Gustav looks so adorable on the top pic.
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the bond that Bill and Tom have its incredible, and very sweet.:>
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this is my FAVORITE article
its so kool how closee tom & bill r
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I find it incredible that they have such a strong connection. Its great to see brothers get along and whats better is that they can’t live without each other. Beautiful. <3
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Thanks for posting this. I’ve seen those baby pics before and now it’s confirmed who’s who. Love the denim overalls pic.
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“We’ve been hanging around each other since we were sh*tting in our diapers” LOL
And rice pudding is nasty blech.
But thats probably one of the best interveiws, even though its the stuff we already know its entertaining.
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<3
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(♥-♥) so cute! :]
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how sweeeeeeet ^_^
It’s so pleasant to read these old articles, such a nostalgia :p
The best twins ever ^_^
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this is very cute. but poor them, they have to repeat themselves a lot, cos even nowadays ppl asked the same questions!
n such cute pic of gustav :D
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I thought Bill was a virgin? He says “Even though I’ve already had a few girlfriends – but I haven’t had sex with as many as Tom.” Meaning he has done it before.
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I think that was Bill talking himself up a bit to tell you the truth. Lol, Bill. Tom ruined it for him in an interview anyway. Either way, I love him forever.
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That’s true. Bill’s reaction to Tom saying he was still a virgin in that interview confirmed it for me.
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omg they are so cute together!! only death can separate them? thats so sweet! i love them even more!!!
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Tom: I can’t imagine a life without Bill. We’ve been hanging around each other since we were sh*tting in our diapers.
The man is a poet! XD
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this has GOT to be one of my favorite interviews!!! its soo cute, and i always love it when its just the twins talking about there relationship!!!!
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I feel like I learned way more about them. I LOVE this one.
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thank you soooo much for the translate…!!!
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They’re such great twins, it’s almost unreal! <3
Bout the eggs and junk being thrown…haters be hatin', and lovers be hatin' on them :D
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aw i loved this interveiw!!!!!! awww!!! <333 i love ones from when they were littler <33 its so awsome about the bond they have between echother!!! they truly are super twins <33 and wow i love bills pants!! i have seen pics of him with them before but i had no idea he made them!!! thats to awsome!!! <333 and also, wow i feel realy bad for tom!! geting hit in the face by an egg at a concert!!!! what the heck??? thats horible!!! poor little tom =/.