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Before I even locate the well-appointed midtown Manhattan hotel that Tokio Hotel is staying in, I hear the unmistakable sounds of giddy teenage girls. This is a common sight and sound wherever the handsome, young men of Tokio Hotel might be, anywhere around the globe. Yes, the multi-platinum, worldwide phenomenon Tokio Hotel is back with a seriously polished and seriously addictive new record in Humanoid. And the girls, well, the little girls understand. They rarely seem to talk of anything else as I spend 30 minutes in their orbit. Decked out in their finest Hot Topic or Torrid fashions, lacey black skirts, heavy makeup, t-shirts bearing the German band’s insignia, the girls excitedly talk to band personnel about which members of the band they have seen on the day. I hear directives and squeals mentioning “Bill, Oh my God!” and “Georg… sooooo cute!” They will be at Best Buy later for the guys’ appearance and signing, of course, and will continue to pine and yearn and make me jealous for the innocent, halcyon days of loving a band so much your heart might just burst. And after I spend 10 minutes with the guys in Tokio Hotel — brothers Bill and Tom Kaulitz, Gustav Schafer and Georg Listing — I can’t say I blame them.
Sitting across from Tokio Hotel in their hotel room, lead singer Bill is every bit the superhero he projects on stage, to a startling degree. Stunning, really, but then again, so is Georg. The sight of Bill in full rock star mode can’t be accurately summed up, but suffice it to say, the visual effect of his makeup, Mohawk and tight pants is incendiary and really quite genius. The boys are humble and gracious; and when I mention the girls on the sidewalk outside of their hotel, they all grin and inquire more about them. Their fans, you see, are priority numero uno for them, and I believe it. Tokio Hotel gives what they get; they connect.
You are so young to have produced a record of such confidence and maturity. How did the recording process go in comparison with Scream?
Bill Kaulitz: Tom and me, we co-produced this album, for the very first time, which was really, really cool. So, basically we produced it with our co-producers from the first record. We’re like one huge family in the studio. Everyone knows each other very well, so it’s really [a] family thing. We went into the studio for like, one year, and we tried so many different things, and this record is more electronic, so it’s a new sound.
Tom Kaulitz: Essentially, with the production, we wanted to create a new sound [for us].
Bill: Yeah. It was really time for us to be creative and write new stuff, because we were on the road with the last record for such a long time. I think in December we played our last concert, with song that I had written when I was 13! So it was really time for new stuff.
Humanoid as a title is very evocative. What inspired it? Is this self-referential at all?
Bill: No. Humanoid was a feeling we had in our childhood, growing up in a small village. So we felt a bit humanoid. I think it was the way other people saw us.
As musicians, you felt…
Tom: As musicians, yes, and persons in general, I think.
Bill: Yeah, from the look and the whole thing. [It] also describes our life right now very well, because it’s not normal.
Tom: We went through all the songs, and we felt that the record should have the name Humanoid.
Lyrically, it feels like this is also an album about alienation from the world outside your walls, and from meaningful human relationships in modern day with the use of technology, and perhaps more universally, what it feels like to be a teenager. What are your thoughts on that?
Bill: Yes. I think we’re really old-fashioned with all of those things. We have no Twitter, and we’re not on the Internet so much. And I don’t use my phone! That’s what I recognized last week. I have two phones, but I don’t use them. They’re just in my room the whole day, and when I come in my room, I just take a look and I answer sometimes but sometimes not. I really like writing things down just with a pen and paper. It’s natural, which I really like. But I think the Internet stuff is really helpful, actually. For us as a band, it was kind of a really cool thing.
Tom: Yeah, we really use the Internet to stay in touch with the fans. To take them with us. We have TokioHotelTV, and everyone on the Internet can watch us the whole day, what we’re doing.
You really are very interactive. Even your fans that are outside on the street right now are very excited.
Bill: It’s hard sometimes when we can’t get to a certain country. We always wanted to take [them] with us, and we wanted to take them on the road so that they can see what we’re doing every day.
Why do you feel that “Automatic” is the best song to introduce this new sound and this record to the world and to your fans?
Bill: I think it has everything; it has great feeling and the right power. So, we wanted to have a really powerful song because the record is really powerful. ‘Automatic’ was one of the last songs we wrote, and so we felt so good with that song.
The video is crazy, kind of post-apocalyptic!
Bill: Yeah! The video is great. We shot it in South Africa for five days, a long shoot.
Tom: We had a safari hotel, and so it was fun. And different!
This record has such a huge, conquering sound. What do you want the world and your fans, and even America, to know about Tokio Hotel with this record?
Bill: We put everything in it. Some artists see it as a job; Tokio Hotel is our life. We started everything 10 years ago. We met each other in a natural way. Tokio Hotel is our baby, and we put everything and so much love into this record. That’s the most important thing – that the people know we are a naturally formed band.
Speaking of putting of yourselves into it, are the lyrics personal? Just looking at “Human Connect to Human” and “Pain of Love” or even “Zoom Into Me,” they feel personal.
Bill: Yeah, they are personal, but it’s not autobiographical all the time. But yes, there are personal things in every single song. You collect your ideas every day.
Tom: Yes. I think in every single song, you have your thoughts and your feelings. Everything!
Are you big people watchers?
Bill: Yes! I love to be in shopping malls sitting there drinking a coffee, watching people the whole day. It’s really funny.
When you think of America, what comes to mind?
Bill: It’s huge!
Tom: It’s the beginning for Tokio Hotel.
Bill: I think about the VMA’s!
What do you think it takes to break America?
Bill: Luck at first, and you need really good fans. Our fans are so cool and really supportive. It takes a lot of work, luck, and really good fans. –Carrie Alison, Photo by Oliver Gast
Sitting across from Tokio Hotel in their hotel room, lead singer Bill is every bit the superhero he projects on stage, to a startling degree. Stunning, really, but then again, so is Georg. The sight of Bill in full rock star mode can’t be accurately summed up, but suffice it to say, the visual effect of his makeup, Mohawk and tight pants is incendiary and really quite genius. The boys are humble and gracious; and when I mention the girls on the sidewalk outside of their hotel, they all grin and inquire more about them. Their fans, you see, are priority numero uno for them, and I believe it. Tokio Hotel gives what they get; they connect.
You are so young to have produced a record of such confidence and maturity. How did the recording process go in comparison with Scream?
Bill Kaulitz: Tom and me, we co-produced this album, for the very first time, which was really, really cool. So, basically we produced it with our co-producers from the first record. We’re like one huge family in the studio. Everyone knows each other very well, so it’s really [a] family thing. We went into the studio for like, one year, and we tried so many different things, and this record is more electronic, so it’s a new sound.
Tom Kaulitz: Essentially, with the production, we wanted to create a new sound [for us].
Bill: Yeah. It was really time for us to be creative and write new stuff, because we were on the road with the last record for such a long time. I think in December we played our last concert, with song that I had written when I was 13! So it was really time for new stuff.
Humanoid as a title is very evocative. What inspired it? Is this self-referential at all?
Bill: No. Humanoid was a feeling we had in our childhood, growing up in a small village. So we felt a bit humanoid. I think it was the way other people saw us.
As musicians, you felt…
Tom: As musicians, yes, and persons in general, I think.
Bill: Yeah, from the look and the whole thing. [It] also describes our life right now very well, because it’s not normal.
Tom: We went through all the songs, and we felt that the record should have the name Humanoid.
Lyrically, it feels like this is also an album about alienation from the world outside your walls, and from meaningful human relationships in modern day with the use of technology, and perhaps more universally, what it feels like to be a teenager. What are your thoughts on that?
Bill: Yes. I think we’re really old-fashioned with all of those things. We have no Twitter, and we’re not on the Internet so much. And I don’t use my phone! That’s what I recognized last week. I have two phones, but I don’t use them. They’re just in my room the whole day, and when I come in my room, I just take a look and I answer sometimes but sometimes not. I really like writing things down just with a pen and paper. It’s natural, which I really like. But I think the Internet stuff is really helpful, actually. For us as a band, it was kind of a really cool thing.
Tom: Yeah, we really use the Internet to stay in touch with the fans. To take them with us. We have TokioHotelTV, and everyone on the Internet can watch us the whole day, what we’re doing.
You really are very interactive. Even your fans that are outside on the street right now are very excited.
Bill: It’s hard sometimes when we can’t get to a certain country. We always wanted to take [them] with us, and we wanted to take them on the road so that they can see what we’re doing every day.
Why do you feel that “Automatic” is the best song to introduce this new sound and this record to the world and to your fans?
Bill: I think it has everything; it has great feeling and the right power. So, we wanted to have a really powerful song because the record is really powerful. ‘Automatic’ was one of the last songs we wrote, and so we felt so good with that song.
The video is crazy, kind of post-apocalyptic!
Bill: Yeah! The video is great. We shot it in South Africa for five days, a long shoot.
Tom: We had a safari hotel, and so it was fun. And different!
This record has such a huge, conquering sound. What do you want the world and your fans, and even America, to know about Tokio Hotel with this record?
Bill: We put everything in it. Some artists see it as a job; Tokio Hotel is our life. We started everything 10 years ago. We met each other in a natural way. Tokio Hotel is our baby, and we put everything and so much love into this record. That’s the most important thing – that the people know we are a naturally formed band.
Speaking of putting of yourselves into it, are the lyrics personal? Just looking at “Human Connect to Human” and “Pain of Love” or even “Zoom Into Me,” they feel personal.
Bill: Yeah, they are personal, but it’s not autobiographical all the time. But yes, there are personal things in every single song. You collect your ideas every day.
Tom: Yes. I think in every single song, you have your thoughts and your feelings. Everything!
Are you big people watchers?
Bill: Yes! I love to be in shopping malls sitting there drinking a coffee, watching people the whole day. It’s really funny.
When you think of America, what comes to mind?
Bill: It’s huge!
Tom: It’s the beginning for Tokio Hotel.
Bill: I think about the VMA’s!
What do you think it takes to break America?
Bill: Luck at first, and you need really good fans. Our fans are so cool and really supportive. It takes a lot of work, luck, and really good fans. –Carrie Alison, Photo by Oliver Gast
LEE LA ENTREVISTA EN ESPAÑOL AQUI
Antes incluso de localizar el hotel bien equipado en centro de Manhattan donde estaba Tokio Hotel n, oigo el sonido inconfundible de vértigo las adolescentes. Esta es una visión común y sonido cuando los apuestos y jóvenes de Tokio Hotel podría ser, en cualquier lugar del mundo. Sí, el multi-platino en todo el mundo fenómeno de Tokio Hotel está de regreso con un nuevo récord en serio pulido y serio de adicción en HUMANOID. Y las chicas, bueno,a las niñas deben de entender. Rara vez parecen hablar de otra cosa que me paso 30 minutos en su órbita. Vestidos con sus mejores Hot Topic o modas tórrida, de encaje negro faldas, maquillaje, camisetas con la insignia de la banda alemana, las chicas hablan con entusiasmo a la banda al personal acerca de que los miembros de la banda que han visto en el día. Oigo las directivas y chillidos que citan "Bill, ¡Dios mío!" Y "Georg ... sooooo cute!" Ellos estarán en Best Buy después de comparecencia de los compañeros y la firma, por supuesto, y seguirá de pino y anhelan y me pongo celoso de los inocentes, los días felices de la banda de amar a un tanto de su corazón puede estallar justo. Y después de pasar 10 minutos con los chicos de Tokio Hotel - los hermanos Bill y Tom Kaulitz, Gustav Schafer y Georg Listing - Yo no puedo decir que los culpo.
Sentado frente a Tokio Hotel en su habitación de hotel, el cantante Bill es cada pedacito del superhéroe que proyecta en el escenario, en un grado alarmante. Impresionante, de verdad, pero entonces de nuevo, también lo es Georg. La visión de Bill en modo de estrella de rock no se puede resumir con exactitud, pero basta con decir, el efecto visual de su maquillaje, Mohawk y pantalones apretados es incendiario y realmente genial. Los niños son humildes y amables, y cuando hablo de las chicas en la acera afuera de su hotel, todos ellos largan una sonrisa y se preguntan más sobre ellos. Sus fans, que ves, son la prioridad numero uno para ellos, y yo lo creo. Tokio Hotel da lo que recibe, sino hay que conectarse.
Eres tan joven para tener una producción récord de esa confianza y madurez. ¿Cómo va el proceso de grabación en comparación con Scream?
Bill Kaulitz: Tom y yo nos co-produjo el álbum, por primera vez, que era muy, muy frío. Así que, básicamente se ha producido con nuestros co-productores del primer disco. Somos como una gran familia en el estudio. Todo el mundo sabe muy bien, así que es realmente lo de la familia. Entramos en el estudio por igual, un año, y hemos probado muchas cosas diferentes, y este disco es más electrónico, así que es un sonido nuevo.
Tom Kaulitz: En esencia, con la producción, hemos querido crear un nuevo sonido [para nosotros].
Bill: Yeah. Fue realmente el tiempo para nosotros de ser creativos y escribir cosas nuevas, porque estábamos en el camino con el último registro de tiempo tan largo. Creo que en diciembre nos jugamos nuestro último concierto, con canciones que yo había escrito cuando tenía 13 años! Así que fue realmente tiempo para cosas nuevas.
Humanoid como un título es muy sugestivo. ¿Qué lo inspiró? ¿Es esta auto-referencial en todos?
Bill: No. humanoid fue una sensación que teníamos en nuestra infancia, que crecen en una pequeña aldea. Así que nos sentimos un poco “humanoides”. Creo que fue la manera en que otras personas nos vieron.
Como músicos, se sintió ...
Tom: Como músicos, sí, y las personas en general, creo.
Bill: Sí, desde la mirada y toda la cosa. [Es] también describe nuestra vida en este momento muy bien, porque no es normal.
Tom: Hemos pasado por todas las canciones, y nos pareció que el registro debe tener el nombre HUMANOID.
Líricamente, se siente como esto también es un álbum acerca de la alienación del mundo fuera de sus paredes, y de las relaciones humanas significativas en los tiempos modernos con el uso de la tecnología, y tal vez más universal, lo que se siente ser un adolescente. ¿Qué piensa sobre eso?
Bill: Si. Creo que estamos muy antigua, con todas esas cosas. No tenemos Twitter, y no estamos en la Internet tanto. Y yo no uso mi teléfono! Eso es lo que reconoció la semana pasada. Tengo dos teléfonos, pero no los utilizamos. Estoy sólo en mi habitación todo el día, y cuando vengo de mi habitación, me echan un vistazo y yo respondo a veces, pero otras veces no. Me gusta mucho escribir las cosas sólo con un lápiz y papel. Es natural, que realmente me gusta. Pero creo que las cosas de Internet es muy útil, realmente. Para nosotros como banda, fue una especie de algo realmente cool.
Tom: Sí, realmente utilizamos la Internet para mantenernos en contacto con los aficionados. Para llevarlos con nosotros. Vemos TokioHotelTV, y todo el mundo en Internet nos puede ver todo el día, lo que estamos haciendo.
Realmente son muy interactivos. Incluso sus fans que están fuera en la calle, ahora están muy entusiasmados.
Bill: Es difícil a veces, cuando no podemos llegar a un determinado país. Siempre quisimos tomar [ellos] con nosotros, y queríamos tomar en el camino para que puedan ver lo que estamos haciendo todos los días.
¿Por qué creen que "automatic" es la mejor canción para introducir este nuevo sonido y este registro para el mundo y para sus fans?
Bill: Creo que lo tiene todo, tiene mucho sentimiento y el poder de la derecha. Por lo tanto, queríamos tener una canción muy poderosa, porque el registro es realmente poderosa. 'Automatic' fue una de las últimas canciones que escribió, por lo que se sentía tan bien con esa canción.
El video es una locura, una especie de post-apocalíptica!
Bill: ¡Sí! El video es genial. Rodamos en Sudáfrica durante cinco días, un tiro largo.
Tom: Hemos estado en un hotel de safari, y así que fue divertido. Y diferente!
Este registro tiene un gran sonido conquistador. ¿Qué quiere el mundo y sus fans, e incluso Estados Unidos, para saber acerca de Tokio Hotel con este disco?
Bill: poner todo en él. Algunos artistas ven como un trabajo; Tokio Hotel es nuestra vida. Empezamos a todo hace 10 años. Nos conocimos de una manera natural. Tokio Hotel es nuestro bebé, y ponemos todo y tanto amor en este disco. Eso es lo más importante - que la gente sepa que somos una banda formada naturalmente.
Hablando de la puesta de los mismos en él, las letras personales? Sólo mirar "Human Connect to Human" y "Pain of Love" o incluso "Zoom Into Me", se sienten personal.
Bill: Sí, son personales, pero no es autobiográfico todo el tiempo. Pero sí, hay cosas personales en cada canción. Recoja sus ideas todos los días.
Tom: Si. Creo que en cada canción, tiene sus pensamientos y nuestros sentimientos. Todo!
¿Son ustedes grandes observadores de la gente?
Bill: ¡Sí! Me encanta estar en los centros comerciales sentado bebiendo un café, mirando a la gente todo el día. Es realmente gracioso.
Cuando usted piensa en América, que viene a la mente?
Bill: ¡Es enorme!
Tom: Es el comienzo para Tokio Hotel.
Bill: pienso en los VMA's!
¿Qué piensa que se necesita para romper los Estados Unidos?
Bill: La suerte en un primer momento, y usted necesita realmente buenos aficionados. Nuestros fans son tan frescos y un gran apoyo. Se necesita mucho trabajo, suerte, y los fans realmente buenos. Carrie-Alison, Foto por Oliver Gast
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