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Když se podívám na tvé fotky z koncertů, mám takov dojem, že jsi nosil dikobrazí vlasy a make-up už když jsi byl malý. Kolik času věnuješ svému vzhledu? Nosíš make-up jenom na koncertech, nebo i když jdeš ven?
Bill: Moje vlasy jsou od přírody vlnité, takže mi zabere hodně času je narovnat. Make-up považuji za část mé osobnosti, takže ho nosím pořád, i když jdu ven.
Tvoje maminka byla švadlenou, ovlivnilo to nějak styl tvého oblékání?
Bill: Převzali jsme od ní potřebu zosobňit své outfity. Tom a já jsme si to převzali po svém. Já miluju oblečení, které mi padne a je divoké. Tom v harmonii se svými dredy nosí volné oblečení.
Narodil ses v Lipsku. Oblasti, která byla až do roku 1989 nazývána východem Německa. Co pro tebe znamená "východ"?
Bill: Jak pro kohokoli jiného, východ je pro mě jenom zeměpisná poloha. Po vydání našeho prvního alba jsme se přestěhovali s naší rodinou do Hamburku. Bydlíme ve stejné budově, ale třeh odlišných bytech. Já sdílím jeden s mým bratrem Tomem. Ten si pořád stěžuje, že trávím v koupelně věčnost.
Je ve skupině šéf?
Bill: Nikdo ve skupině nešéfuje. Při rozhovorech jsem ten, kdo mluví ve jménu skupiny pro praktické důvody. Možná je to tím, že jsem zpěvák a ne muzikant. V kapele můžeme všichni říct to, co si myslíme. Je tam demokratický duch. O tom není pochyb.
Minulý rok jste ty a Tom dokončili školu. Hodláte ve studiu pokračovat?
Bill: I když jsme měli vždycky dobré známky, škola pro nás byla stresující a unavující. Teď máme hodně práce a tak jsme museli školu dokončit po internetu a video výukách. Škola je pro nás uzavřenou kapitolou.
Jaký jste měli průměr?
Bill: 1,8
Nejste si velmi jistí se svou angličtinou a vaše první hity byly v Němčině.
Bill: To je pravda, učili jsme se Angličtinu jenom ve škole a to ne moc dobře. Momentálně na studování Angličtiny nemáme čas, takže jsme potřebovali překladatelku. Když si to tak vezmu, není to zas tak špatné!
Na vašem posledním albu jste začali v Angličtině, ale vaši fanoušci preferují Němčinu. V Montpellieru byl koncert pouze v Němčině a to se fanouškům líbilo!
Bill: Když jsme hráli minulý podzim v Itálii 4 songy z 21 byly v Němčině. Abysme potěšili fanoušky, jenom zpívat v Němčině na všech třech koncertech v Itálii. Můžeme o tom přemýšlet.
Byli jste od některých kritizováni za video "Don't jump". Originální verze je o sebevraždě a v poslední scéně Bill skočí ze střechy.
Bill: Nepochopili nás. "Don't jump" není o sebevraždě, je o přátelství. Je to o tom, jak vám může přítel pomoci myslet a neudělat zbytečnou chybu. Ale tomu nebylo porozuměno, a tak se na konci manažer rozhodl předělat poslední scénu. Ale poslání je pořád stejné: Nikdy to nevzdávejte.
Je nějaká píseň, která pro vás speciálně důležitá?
Bill: Všechny naše songy jsou pro nás důležité. Všechny mají nejakou zprávu. Na koncertech se soustředím na Geh. Někdy je těžké říct někomu, že bude pro obě strany lepší žít odděleně. Žádá si to upřímnost.
Dívky po tobě šílí. Máš přítelkyni?
Bill: V tuhle dobu nemá nikdo čas na ženy.
By carlz for tokiohotelamerica.com:
Q: How did you meet and how did you became a band?
The same old story, I'm sure you're sick of it
Q: You were called "Devilish" , then "Tokio Hotel".Why the new name?
As above
Q: Bill, judging from photos from your shows it looks like you always had the porcupine hair and wore heavy make-up, even when you were very young.How much time do you dedicate for your look?Do you wear make-up only on shows or do you generally go out like that?
Bill: My hair are naturally curly so I spend much time to flat iron them. Make-up is by now part of who I am so I wear it always, even when I go out in training gear
Q: Your mother was a seamstress. Did she influence the way you dress?
Bill: We got from her the need to personalize our oufits.Tom and I interpreted this in different ways:I love outfits that are fitted and a bit flashy. Tom, in harmony to his dreadlocks, likes to wear oversized outfits.
Q: You were born in Leipsig, an area that up to 1989 was considered East Germany.What does "East" now means to you? (Is that a stupid question or what?!)
Bill: As for every other person, East is to us just a geographic direction (Go Bill!!). After our first album was released we moved with our family in Hamburg. We live in the same building but in 3 different apartments. I share the same apartment with my brother Tom.He complains that I use the bathroom for hours!!
Q: Is there a leader in the band?
Bill: There's no leader.In interviews I'm the one who speaks in the name of the band for practical reasons.Maybe because, unlike the others, I'm not a musician but a singer. Within the band we are all free to speak our minds.There's a democratic spirit among us.It's almost impossible to fight (Yeah, right!!!!)
Q: Last year Tom and you finished school.Are you going to continue with your studies?
Bill: Although we always had good grades school was for us very stressful and tiring. Now that we're working hard we had to finish school with internet and video classes. School is a closed chapter for us.
Q: What was the grade on your degree?
Bill: 1.8
Q: You're not very confident with your english though and your first hits were in german
Bill: It's true, we know english from school and not that well.At the moment we don't have time to study english so when needed we use an interpreter. It's not such a big deal after all (oh yes it is!! :p)
Q: In your last album you started singing in english but fans prefer german.In Montpellier the concert was only in german and the crowd loved that!!
Bill: When we played in Italy last autumn out of 21 songs 4 were in german. To make fans happy we may even sing only in german in the 3 concerts we'll give in Italy. We can think about it (Ironic, isn't it?)
Q: You were criticized by some for the "Don't Jump" video.The original version speaks of suicide and the last scene shows you Bill jumping from the rooftop.
Bill: We were misunderstood."Don't jump" isn't a song about suicide, it's about friendship. It's about how a friend can help you to think and not make serious mistakes.But it wasn't understood and for that reason our manager decided to remove the last scene from the video. The message however is still the same: don't give up
Q: Is there a song to which your are particularly attached?
Bill: All our songs are very important to us.They all carry a message. In concerts I dwell on "Geh". Sometimes, although it's hard, we have to say to someone close to us that ,for both our shakes, it's better to be apart.It's an invitation to sincerity.
Q: Girls are crazy for you.Do you have girlfriends?
Bill: At the moment none of us has time for women
The same old story, I'm sure you're sick of it
Q: You were called "Devilish" , then "Tokio Hotel".Why the new name?
As above
Q: Bill, judging from photos from your shows it looks like you always had the porcupine hair and wore heavy make-up, even when you were very young.How much time do you dedicate for your look?Do you wear make-up only on shows or do you generally go out like that?
Bill: My hair are naturally curly so I spend much time to flat iron them. Make-up is by now part of who I am so I wear it always, even when I go out in training gear
Q: Your mother was a seamstress. Did she influence the way you dress?
Bill: We got from her the need to personalize our oufits.Tom and I interpreted this in different ways:I love outfits that are fitted and a bit flashy. Tom, in harmony to his dreadlocks, likes to wear oversized outfits.
Q: You were born in Leipsig, an area that up to 1989 was considered East Germany.What does "East" now means to you? (Is that a stupid question or what?!)
Bill: As for every other person, East is to us just a geographic direction (Go Bill!!). After our first album was released we moved with our family in Hamburg. We live in the same building but in 3 different apartments. I share the same apartment with my brother Tom.He complains that I use the bathroom for hours!!
Q: Is there a leader in the band?
Bill: There's no leader.In interviews I'm the one who speaks in the name of the band for practical reasons.Maybe because, unlike the others, I'm not a musician but a singer. Within the band we are all free to speak our minds.There's a democratic spirit among us.It's almost impossible to fight (Yeah, right!!!!)
Q: Last year Tom and you finished school.Are you going to continue with your studies?
Bill: Although we always had good grades school was for us very stressful and tiring. Now that we're working hard we had to finish school with internet and video classes. School is a closed chapter for us.
Q: What was the grade on your degree?
Bill: 1.8
Q: You're not very confident with your english though and your first hits were in german
Bill: It's true, we know english from school and not that well.At the moment we don't have time to study english so when needed we use an interpreter. It's not such a big deal after all (oh yes it is!! :p)
Q: In your last album you started singing in english but fans prefer german.In Montpellier the concert was only in german and the crowd loved that!!
Bill: When we played in Italy last autumn out of 21 songs 4 were in german. To make fans happy we may even sing only in german in the 3 concerts we'll give in Italy. We can think about it (Ironic, isn't it?)
Q: You were criticized by some for the "Don't Jump" video.The original version speaks of suicide and the last scene shows you Bill jumping from the rooftop.
Bill: We were misunderstood."Don't jump" isn't a song about suicide, it's about friendship. It's about how a friend can help you to think and not make serious mistakes.But it wasn't understood and for that reason our manager decided to remove the last scene from the video. The message however is still the same: don't give up
Q: Is there a song to which your are particularly attached?
Bill: All our songs are very important to us.They all carry a message. In concerts I dwell on "Geh". Sometimes, although it's hard, we have to say to someone close to us that ,for both our shakes, it's better to be apart.It's an invitation to sincerity.
Q: Girls are crazy for you.Do you have girlfriends?
Bill: At the moment none of us has time for women