Tokio Hotel in Singapore
Passersby walking past Ngee Ann City on Wednesday might have noticed a
group of enthusiastic teenage girls lining the walkway.
They were waiting for the appearance of
Tokio Hotel, a German band that was in
town to play at the Audi Fashion Festival that night.
Tokio Hotel has sold out tickets to their concerts in arenas and
stadiums around the world, and Wednesday’s DSquared2 Fall/Winter 2010
show—while not technically their night since they took on just a 2-song
acoustic performance after—was also sold out.
ACOUSTIC PERFORMANCES OF 'AUTOMATIC' AND 'PHANTOMRIDER',
PLUS A PRECIOUS AIR KISS FROM BILL Along with
Youth.SG photographer,
this lucky fan got a shot at interviewing Tokio Hotel the next day.
Lead singer Bill Kaulitz has won thousands over with his originality and
beautiful voice. His identical twin, guitarist Tom Kaulitz, is a
charming lady’s man through and through. And there are Georg Listing,
the bassist—he’s taken— and Gustav Schafer, the drummer who wows with
his muscular arms and faultless drumming. What will they say to this
smitten fan?
Youth.SG:
This is Tokio Hotel's first visit to Asia. How did you feel when you
knew you were coming here?
Bill: We were really excited when we heard we were coming to
Asia.
Tom: Yeah, we’d always asked our record company about
entering Asia; we want to come to Asia and perform concerts and all
that. For us it’s great and it has always been like a dream to us.
Will you be touring Asia soon, then?
Tom: Yeah, hopefully!
Bill: We definitely hope so. We’re just planning our
next trip; I think we are visiting China in July, and we hope to visit
Japan for the first time. And we will come back to Singapore, for sure.
What do you think about the girls in Singapore?Tom: They’re very beautiful. We met some fans yesterday
and played some acoustic songs.
Bill: They were so sweet yesterday. It was really cool
and it’s always exciting to meet fans for the first time. It’s always
such a magical moment.
LYDIA'S WITH THE BAND Which song in your new album Humanoid do you think
describes you best?
Bill: I think there’re a lot of songs that describe us well. We
have ‘Alien’ that describes the feeling we have sometimes, including
the feelings Tom and I had during our childhood. ‘World Behind My Wall’
is another song that describes our life.
Tom: In general, every song is something that’s come
out of our lives, so every song is a personal song.
Georg and Gustav: Yeah, it’s the same for us.
You guys look so cool all the time. How ordinary are you?
Bill: We’re all different and we each do our own thing; it was
never an issue for us.
Tom: And we don’t look cool all the time. I mean, you
should see Georg at night with his pajamas…
Bill: … and with his teddy bear. I’d always liked doing
my own thing, trying new things out, and having lots of fun with it.
And Georg doesn’t so… (
Georg laughs)
It is difficult not to fall even deeper in love with Tokio Hotel. Let us
all hope they come back to Singapore soon
source