Interview with Tokio Hotel for MSN Malaysia. The excitement is building! The fans in Malaysia and Singapore are going to give the band a wonderful reception. This is SO wonderful!
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.
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 *effing* 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.
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HAHAHAHAA! Devilish.
And Bill says they will be coming to South America!
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Is Malaysia hot?
Yes it is
i’ve been living in malaysia almost 13 years but there’s cold place here such as genting highland
in genting highland, there’s a big hotel with almost 1000 room in it
but i never been there before
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I hate Katy Perry!She is the one who is gay!Bill I love you and really wish you could get your vacation,afterall you work so hard to keep us satisfied!!
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Tom make me laugh when he says stuff like this: “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!” lol….He’s a funny guy!!!
And Yess Bill i’ll buy you a diamond ring;)
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well all i have to say to katy perry is when your going against a band as amazing as Tokio Hotel you should expect to lose
haha they make me laugh. they truly are the best band out there.
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Gustav I listen to devilish as well uhmm can you give me their album or omething? thanks :)
LOL at TOM!! He makes me laugh so hard!! =)) He has such great taste in bands, cars, food… basically EVERYTHING!
Bill you can always perform naked, no one’s stopping you ;)
Georg.. I ENVY YOOUUU! =))
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i agree. A big warm hug from Tom is what i wish for aswell!
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“I listen to Devilish.” XD I love you, Gustav. Baha.
“I seriously feel sorry for her that we won!” Haha aw Bill. Don’t feel sorry, it’s Katy we’re talking about lol.
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hey, what happened to Gustav!
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Tom: “And they have such a beautiful guitar player!”
I agree with u 100000% Mr. Kaulitz.
God, that pic of tom is to die for!!
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lmao devilish!!!
and way to pwn katy whatever (tht poser) *twitch*
hahahaha unlike katy pery, TH has TALENT!…hense how i got my friend into em by making her listen to love and death live cause tht note is NOT autotune like some artists *katy cough cough jo bros cough cough* XD
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I love Georg and Gustav’s comments!
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I hope they take a vacation soon….I bet they need it with all the hard work promoting and what not.
I hope that soon after that they find themselves in America again…..I think we should do more fanactions to get us noticed again!! WHOS WITH ME!! ;)
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The thing that gets to me is that they were just in Europe and their going back?
eye,eye,eye, What about America?
I hope soon, I really hope!But, overall, great interview!
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wow dude i heard that Katy Perry song your so gay like 2 weeks ago.. i never knew it was aboute them!!! thats so mean!! but now im confuzed cuz she seemed nice to them at the emas and stuff when she was hosting…
YAYYY South America!! too bad ill leave South America by the time they come. hope they decide to go to the us as well
Her song is not “about them”. She just said that once
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i hate katy perry ! and u know i used to really like her songs except for that song (ur so gay) and i thought she was cool and stuff but now i hope she regrets it and apoligizes to the WORLDS BEST BAND EVER THE ONE AND ONLY TOKIO HOTEL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Yay! More studio time=more music. And Tom, funny boy, I love Tokio Hotel too. Maybe the guys are planning something for US fans next year? IDK, but a girl can hope their planning something special for us.
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Hahahaha…..oh Gustav. “I listen to Devilish.”
:)
Yay Georg!!!!! 30 Seconds to Mars is an AMAZING band! Their new album is great, along with their other stuff. Wicked taste in music! XD
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wait, when are they preforming?!?!?!?!?!??!?!?!? and will we be able to see it?!?!?
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awwwwww they all look so grown up, and super cute <3 <3 Does anyone know what Tom's shirt says??
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im even more excited for this saturday! xD pity i cant get mng, but to be able to meet tham again is cool.
n if georg love 30stm, they should stay until the end of singfest, cos 30stm play at the last day. i hope georg can meet the band!
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Um… in my opinion i do like Katy Perry but after reading this interview i kinda changed my mind. I listened to the ‘ur so gay’ song and i didnt like it much either. I bet she’s totally in love with Bill and she’s just jealous! The lyrics of the song does show some flirty lines… Question: Did Katy especially write this song forbBill or is she just dedicating it to him?
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As far as I know, its not specifically dedicated to just Bill. She had a concert in Germany and since she had lost “Best New Artist” to the guys, she thought it was ‘fair’ to dedicate “Ur So Gay” to the guys.
Since then, I really couldn’t stand her. I think you can still find the video on YouTube.
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i liked this interview i like how bill disssed kate pery i really dont like her anyway i knew this was hgona happen that they not gona come to north america its not fair we should get just as much of a chance as south america it really upsets me that there not thinking of the north american fans how sad :(
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I officially Hate Katy perry now. I never did like her anyways.
This “California gurl” can go Suck it!!
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hey, tom!!! i am a fan of tokio hotel too and i think that they are the best band ever with the most beautiful cute adorable perfect hot sexy handsome bla bla bla………….twin bros in the world! lav ya!
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Katy dedicated ‘Ur so gay’ to them?
Was it a joke? I never heard about this.
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I never liked Katy from the begining ever since she came out with that stupid song, ” I KISSED A GIRL AND I LIKED IT, THE TASTE OF HER CHERRY…”BLAH, BLAH, BLAH!
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ohhh katy perry, you silly silly one. she should have never expected to win. she knew she was going against the wrath of Tokio Hotel right??
hahah and ohh man back to the studio after South America, awhhh man!!!
south america, its like america, but SOUTH – UP anyone???
but hey, more studio time means more music ;]
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katy perry did that!!!!! beotch!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! shes on my list now! but bill was so funny “Well, the best band wins [laughs]” <33 lol. OOOOOOO THEY SAID STODIO STUFF!!!!!!!!!!!!!! =DDDD!!!!!!! and hotel storys hahahahahahaha i was soooooooo hoping they would tell "the hotel story" haha <333 hope they havnt forgoten about it!!!!!! when i read the soulth america part i read it as north america and freked out!!!! but then i looked back and it said soulth ='[. and finaly, the last thing before i shut up ;D is that i love how gustav gets into the interview there at the end <333 i listen to devilish to gusti <333333
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My grandma lives in South America! and she is a tokio hotel fan
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you have one real cool grandma :D
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well, there’s a first for everything!!
so don’t be afraid tu try performing naked :]
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I was listening to Kings and Queens while reading this lol :D
But I’m glad they addressed the Katy Perry thing, I wanted to know what they though about that and I loved his answer. Katy you poor loser!
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interviews like this just make me love them even more! especially gustav! haha
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Lol I love how Bill was totally owning Katy Perry. The question about the Wonder Girls and Katy Perry, he never even mentioned her and when he said “I seriously feel sorry for her…” I laughed hard at that one hahaha. Nice interview I like it.
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Go Bill-that’s right, Katy Perry can go suck it! !! She is an idiot and thank God the best did win the award, Tokio Hotel!!!
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From what it sounds like, they will not be coming to USA this year. A tour in 2011 perhaps??
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HAHAHA they are so funny! loved it when Bill said ”i seriously feel sorry for her” (Katy Perry) Lmao!
und Gustav saying he listens to Devilish! he has good taste.. cant wait to see the MTV performance!!
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I AGREE! good comeback Billy boy ;)
and I agree with Tom, this band, Tokio Hotel, has a really beautiful guitar player ;)
can’t wait for World Stage. I’m going! :DDDDDD
*runs around in joy*
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lucky!
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HAHAHAHAHA! tom : Im a big fan of tokio hotel, so i cant wait to see them live and they have such beautiful guitarist.hahahahaha Tom! u never stop making me laugh! BUT its true. u r the beautiful guitarist! OOH KATY PERRY GOT OWNED!
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OOH!
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First? Maybe, but it doesn’t matter…
Let’s recap Tokio Hotel’s 2010 year so far: 3 CONTINENTS, 1 LIVE DVD, MILLIONS OF ECSTATIC FANS.
Hmm…I’m no mathematician, but I think that means something… ;)
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3 continents? Europe, Asia, and . . . .?
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Well what continents Humanoid City on? They go there a lot ;) lol
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They said they’re going to South America. :P