(06.05.2008)

Hi guys, this is Tom.

We just arrived in L.A. on Sunday after a really exciting week in N.Y.! We are just blown away by the support you guys have given us this week – no matter where we were, YOU were always there. We had an amazing performance on MTV TRL, a great signing session at Virgin Megastore, some cool interviews, an exciting performances at Conan O’Brian and a wicked time at our signing session in Philly. On Tuesday night we drove over to Times Square and totally freaked out when we saw these really huge pictures of us hanging at MTV – soooo amazing. Now that we’re in L.A., we went to Santa Monica to chill at the ocean a little bit before we play our show. It’s the first full show after Bill’s surgery – we are all very excited and hope to see you there!

Take care
Tom

(16.04.2008)

LIVE CHAT with TOKIO HOTEL on Stardoll

Callie.Stardoll said:
Hey,
If you want to chat with Tokio Hotel this is the place to be in a few hours, and if you want to you can start posting your questions right now. Don\’t forget to write your questions in english so everyone can read them.

Callie.Stardoll said:
Hey you all,
In just about 2 hours Tokio Hotel is ready to chat. Don’t forget to look out for the release of their new album Scream (US release on 5/6).
Check out their official site
for more info, and pictures.
Psst, I hear Tokio Hotel is in the building on their way to us

We say a big WELCOME to Tokio Hotel

ana5mk asked on 2008-04-15 23:04:13
What’s the funniest gossip you’ve heard (or read) about yourself?

Tokio Hotel answered:
Tom: there is so much gossip going on – it’s incredible. but one time there was on the internet that bill is lying dead in his hotelroom – that was quiet interesting …. 😉

a-bit-of-light asked on 2008-04-15 23:05:28
Are you able to cook? If “yes”-what is your firm dish?

Tokio Hotel answered:
Tom: Bill and I cook a really great spaghetti with tomato sauce – we put secret ingrediances in it ….

–sunshine–xox asked on 2008-04-15 23:07:02
What do you guys do for fun in your spare time when you’re not working?

Tokio Hotel answered:
Georg: except Gustav who always gets up early even when we have a off day we all like to sleep and sleep and sleep!

anime_freak1613 asked on 2008-04-15 23:08:55
What were you guys feeling when you found out that bill had to get surgery?

Tokio Hotel answered:
Gustav: we were really shocked!
Georg: we just hoped that everything would work out perfectly for him and that he would feel better really soon.
Tom: we’re very happy now, cause everything went so well and we can’t wait to go back on stage!

iluv2sing_ asked on 2008-04-15 23:11:19
hello.whats your fave thing to do.?

Tokio Hotel answered:
all: music!
Tom: that’s really our number one and comes before everything else.

cardinalcheer08 asked on 2008-04-15 23:13:10
Is it true that you are coming to America for the CD release?

Tokio Hotel answered:
Tom: yes of course – we are planning to come over in mai! and we are so excited about coming back!

Selene84 asked on 2008-04-15 23:14:52
If you had powers, what superhero will you be?

Tokio Hotel answered:
Tom: I don’t know about beeing a superhero but I would love to be able to fly!
Georg: I would like to be invisible.
Gustav: I would like to understand women 😉

mernaila asked on 2008-04-15 23:16:13
-whats your favorite animal?

Tokio Hotel answered:
all: dogs!!!
Georg: and I also like cats.
Gustav: we all have a dog and a cat at home!

DreamGirl___ asked on 2008-04-15 23:18:20
What makes you really happy?

Tokio Hotel answered:
Tom: the life we are actually living!
Georg: playing live and being on the road!
Gustav: that’s what we always dreamed about!

soelma asked on 2008-04-15 23:19:18
Tom,do you listen to rock music or only rap and hip hop???????

Tokio Hotel answered:
Tom: mostly to German hiphop but i also listen to some rock!

xGibson asked on 2008-04-15 23:21:07
Tom – How many guitars have you? I have a Gibson , and i like him!

Tokio Hotel answered:
Tom: I guess about 30!

-millaan asked on 2008-04-15 23:23:19
have you ever seen or touched a monkey?

Tokio Hotel answered:
all: yes!
Tom: and that was great – monkeys are my second favourite animal

jeliz483 asked on 2008-04-15 23:25:30
Did you happen to get a huge pair of granny panties thrown at you during one of your New York City concerts?

Tokio Hotel answered:
Tom: we got a lot g-strings – and we loved it! and georg actually wears them from time to time – when he is private … 😉

llewyne asked on 2008-04-15 23:28:09
What TV shows do you watch?

Tokio Hotel answered:
Georg: we love tv shows – scubs
Gustav: king of queens and the latest we fell for is prison break
Tom: well, mine is actually the girls next door …

x.Melisz asked on 2008-04-15 23:32:45
Who is going to be married first?

Tokio Hotel answered:
all: Tom – haha
Tom: well I’m actually married twice – with my car and my guitar 🙂

misspingping asked on 2008-04-15 23:35:03
How do you guys sleep ? ( Like on your back, side, etc )

Tokio Hotel answered:
Tom: depends on how much space is left in my bed … 😉

MissBlackRose asked on 2008-04-15 23:38:01
If you could be an animal, which one would you be?

Tokio Hotel answered:
all: a dog!
Tom: and Georgs would be an ugly frog!

__Kllyy asked on 2008-04-15 23:38:52
What’s your favorite piece of fruit?

Tokio Hotel answered:
Tom: strawberries
Gustav: plums
Georg: pineapple

kriena asked on 2008-04-15 23:39:51
If your plane will crashing down in a jungle .. and have no food to live of.. who will be eating first? Why?
(how many times have I to send this question before he will be answer?)

Tokio Hotel answered:
Georg: I would eat all of them directly.
Tom: and I would eat Georg first cause there you get the most meat!

SSivie asked on 2008-04-15 23:40:41
I think that Georg’s have a farm full of turbo-chickens, am I right?

Tokio Hotel answered:
Tom: that’s right – how do you know?? 😉

DannieBill asked on 2008-04-15 23:42:52
what is your favorite dessert?

Tokio Hotel answered:
Tom: a austrian one called kaiserschmarn
Gustav: tiramisu
Georg: ice cream

Groovy_babe22 asked on 2008-04-15 23:45:28
hi,if you could be any woman for the day who would it be and why?

Tokio Hotel answered:
Georg: jessica alba cause she is so pretty
Tom: pamela anderson
Gustav: carmen electra

Callie.Stardoll said:
Now there are only a few minutes left

taylovesth asked on 2008-04-15 23:49:28
Do you guys have any idea how much of an impact you have on your fans? [yes, no, maybe] fyi: you have a lot. I’ve learned German jsut for you guys and you guys totally gotten me into samy deluxe and nena lol

Tokio Hotel answered:
all: wow, that’s so amazing!
Tom: thanx for your support, it’s always great to hear something like this. we can’t wait to come over and see you all. take care so long and we really had a great time during this chat! bye

Callie.Stardoll said:
Thank you so much for chatting with us here at Stardoll and good luck in the States.
Hope to see you soon again

(15.04.2008)

Celebrity Visits

It was truly an event to remember, when 400 crazy fans gathered around to meet and greet their favorite German rockers today!

We were thrilled to see Tom, Georg and Gustav of the incredibly cool rock band, Tokio Hotel, visit our very own Habbo Hotel today! Sadly, as most of you know, they had to postpone their Canada tour due to Bill’s surgery, however, that didn’t stop them from coming online and rocking out with you guys!

They had a great time, and the Tokio Hotel Lounge (which had been full for 24 hours!) was filled to the brim with dancing Habbos – and, let’s not forget, 400 onlookers!
We really can’t wait until they finally come to Canada to rock out on our stages again, but until then, at least we got a great dose of  Tokio Hotel to tie us over!
As promised, we served them up with a handful of questions that you guys sent us, and so we bring you those right now!

Asked by Chloroform
What bands would you say helped influence your music?

There’s no specific band. We all are into different music!

Asked by .Star.Princess.
Which city was your all time favorite to be in and to perform in?

We can’t pick one – we played so many amazing places!

Asked by alex0013
What do you do if you have a bad day and how do you fix it?

We know each other really well and first if one of us has a bad day we just let him do his thing – or we all laugh about Georg

Asked by Apple.11
I love your song “Ready, Set, Go!” I was just wondering what is that song about?

It’s about going for your dream! It’s about being brave and going for your dreams whatever people might say or think – it’s about leaving everything behind you!

Asked by BabyFayceTM
Question for Tom: I saw in some pictures of you, in the time of Monsoon that you have a scar on your eyebrow…how that happen? Any twins fight?

Bill gave me a hard push – I fell – and a snowboard hit me – we were 6 years old

Asked by baffling
What made you come up with the group name TokioHotel?

Well we had a different band name in former times – then we changed and we wanted a name that really fit us – so, we all love really big cities and especially Tokio. We think it sounds great and we were looking for a symbol that would represent our lives – so we thought being musicians, traveling al the time we would live in hotels all the time – so here you go: Tokio Hotel!

Asked by biega101
What do u guys like to do when you aren’t making music or touring?

We all like to relax – to eat and sleep and eat and watch tv… and sleep and sleep

Asked by Toper
If I was to start a band someday is there any advice you would give me?

Oh we hate people who give advices, people who think they know everything and need to tell you how the world is running! It’s important to do your thing, that’s what we always did.

Asked by Kohaul
You recently played Canada for the first time. What do you think of our Country?

We loved it!  We had a really great time and the Canadian fans were really amazing – we can’t wait to come back!

(08.04.2008)

While touring, the TH have opened the doors of their suites to STAR Club for an interview of half an hour. Relaxed but already tired, they later had to cancel the appointment of Douai because Bill was… (not readable) That evening, nevertheless, the TH have told us how they are preparing for the Parc des Princes in Paris. They jitter, the greats!

STAR Club: How are you doing? Does this tour go well?

Bill: Yes, it does. We are still a little bit tired. We’ve just got up, it is 14:30, but it’s ok.

Did you party yesterday?

Tom: We would have loved … But no. On tour, it is concert, dinner and beddy-byes (sleep) … We have to keep up with the stress of the concerts. After that, we stay up rather late, we are among us talking. We do not go to bed before 3 or 4 o’clock in the morning. We are night owls.

You are on stage in the evening, fans arrive in the morning. Does that surprise you?

Bill: We hallucinate, you mean! It seems that some girls have slept outside at Bercy, to be closer.
Tom: They should have been freezing to death because I was cold even under the duvet.

You have renounced singing in English?

Bill: In France, we only sing in German because our fans do not like our English versions. But in Brussels, we sing everything in English. In other countries, we mix English and German. It is quite complicated and one is always afraid to mix brushes. But we make it!

Does it happen to you to have lapse of memory?

Bill: No!
Tom: Yeah? And the Zenith of Paris?
Bill: Yeah, it’s true; I sang twice the same couplet of a song.
Georg: Anyway, when he has a lapse, he only has to move the microphone to the public and girls sing in his stead.

And the approaching of the Parc des Princes, does it give you stage fright?

Bill: We do not stop thinking about it. We are very impatient to be enormous there. For us, this is an immense honour to make such a huge venue. We will make it a very special evening for our fans. But you will not know anything more before June 21!

In fact, your French fans get a lot of things: the date change for the Parc des Princes because of exams, an extra concert in their region…

Bill: It’s great! We have an added concert in Dijon and that is thanks to our fans. Ditto in the West. However, we have already gone there during our last tour. And we would come back for the next!
Tom: Continue to make demonstrations and petitions. That’s how we love you. You are too strong and too rebellious! (He raises his fist…) Fight for your rights. “On tour, it is concert, dinner and beddy-byes …”

You are going to release a new album. That’s going to be pressure?

Bill: No, we are not afraid. Not because we are sure of ourselves, but because we know that if we put pressure, we won’t work well.
Tom: It sucks to be afraid and trying to work too quickly. We do not work in the rush. We will take the time for this third album. We want to get out of the studio with something that looks like ours as much as the previous two albums.
Bill: Anyway, the pressure was much stronger for the second because after the success of the first, it was necessary to prove that it was not a one shot.

Do you release one last single before?

Bill: It’s possible. We talk about it but it is not yet sure … But there will be no clip, because we will not have time.

Considering the time to do this album, would you be able to disappear from the newspapers for six months?

Tom: Frankly? We would love to!
Bill: There is no need to give interviews to be in the press. It’s enough to be on holiday for three weeks in the Maldives!
Tom: That would give us a little rest to do nothing else than our album!
Bill: There will always be a hidden photographer or a new story. In Germany, without interview for three months, the magazines were full of invented ones.
Georg: Anyway, as the recording of the album will coincide with our promo in new countries, we will not disappear completely.

There are no new rumours about you?

Bill: We avoid reading them and we don’t have time. New rumours, we hear about them in interviews. Are there any new ones in France?

Nothing… Unless you are in love?

All: No!

Could you change your look for the next album?

Bill: Our looks are not made according to our albums. Rather, according to our wishes. So we will see …
Tom: If actually, Georg will have a new haircut at the Parc (des Princes) or he will be naked!

It is said that you are making rock music for girls. Do you want to broaden your audience?

Bill: Those are jealous people! If all bands could have fans as special as ours, they would leave us alone a little bit!
Tom: When it is a critique on our music, we listen. But you do not criticise our fans! They are the best. But I understand… If I were them, I would be jealous too!

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