Bill Kaulitz talks it out: Tokio Hotel's comeback: The guys are in the studio.
The new American Idol Season holds so few surprises. Not only that, with GZSZ actor Raul Richter (25) a heartthrob host of the show, on the jury there are two guys that make the hearts of fans: Bill Kaulitz (23) and Tom Kaulitz (23)!
The twins celebrated even a few years ago with her band Tokio Hotel with great success. They jetted around the world and conquered the charts in many countries. But then it was quiet about the band, Bill and Tom moved to America and enjoy life away from the fast-paced. Now, two years later they are back from the jury chair. This is, it seems, only the first step back into the limelight. Any view, this is also something that is soon hear of Tokio Hotel. In an interview with Bill rtl.de reveals: "We are working now on a new album and let us right there with plenty of time. We have spent much time in the studio and have a home studio to the house where we write a lot. "
Even Gustav and Georg are in the "Comeback" be back again and the fans can surely now hardly wait to finally hear a song by Tokio Hotel.
Source: http://www.promiflash.de/tokio-hotel-comeback-jungs-sind-schon-im-studio-12123014.html
Promiflash article
"Tom Kaulitz was unable to cope with the independence"
Although the Kaulitz twins are just 23 years old, they have already experienced and have seen a lot. Even at teenage times, Bill (23) and Tom Kaulitz (23) along with their friends Georg and Gustav with the band Tokio Hotel, which at that time was still called "Devilish". Exactly seven years managed the four major breakthrough. Tokio Hotel hit the charts and celebrated both nationally and internationally with great success. But two years ago, the twins decided then - for many reasons, quite suddenly - move to America and thus also to withdraw from public life.
There were not only the new impressions on the twins, but suddenly new tasks to which they have had to get used to yet. Tom tells to the Süddeutsche Zeitung: "It was quite a change. When we're with the band on tour, we have a very large team, and you just say what you need. And now there were moments when I had to look after themselves to things to which I have never coped before in my life. There were already situations where I was overwhelmed, but I wanted it otherwise ... " Of course, he also has an example of the same hand: "For example, when I applied for my California driver's license in Los Angeles. Then I thought: "huh, you’ve got to wait in some shitty line for such a long time? You just stand around for a whole day to give them your photo?"
But now, the twins have certainly used to the life and autonomy. After all, they have lived two years in America and there they took everything into his own hands.
Source: http://www.promiflash.de/tom-kaulitz-war-mit-eigenstaendigkeit-ueberfordert-12122918.html
Grenchner tagblatt interview
"Tokio Hotel" twins don't think all the casting candidates are great!
Twin brothers Bill and Tom Kaulitz from Tokio Hotel have watched critically performances of some candidates in the qualifying auditions. Although he, Bill (23) participated in a similar 10 years ago.
"The difference between us and many candidates are not comparable. We have music, we started working when we were 7" - told Bill.
"I see a lot of people who just want to get on the TV screens, no matter if there is talent or not," - says Bill, who took part in the talent show "Star Search" in 2003.
"Especially in America you can see the difference between people who have singing talent, and those who have become famous because they are crazy" - adds Tom.
These two, the judges of the new season of musical casting show "Deutschland Sucht Den Superstar" on TV channel RTL, we'll see them soon. They also continue to work on a new album. 7 years ago, the group had their musical breakthrough with their hit "Durch Den Monsun".
Source: http://www.grenchnertagblatt.ch/unterhaltung/people/tokio-hotel-zwillinge-finden-nicht-alle-casting-kandidaten-toll-125845827
Interview klatsch-tratsch.de
Bill Kaulitz:"I'm sometimes a bit paranoid"
According to Bill Kaulitz, the new jury of
'Deutschland sucht den Superstar' is constantly arguing.
The singer of Tokio Hotel is in the tenth season along with his twin brother Tom and Mateo, singer from Culcha Candela and with Dieter Bohlen on the jury, and reveals that they often have different opinions.
"I think it's the first time, and also the different views collide. That is very clear. We argue like crazy," the teen star revealed to RTL.
While Dieter Bohlen thinks it's interesting the new cast. "I think the jury this time is very interesting.'They're a little younger than me, so it's interesting for me to see how they are going to take everything."
Bill Kaulitz also spoke about the negative aspects of a superstar.
He said in an interview to 'Süddeutsche Zeitung': Bill: ".. I have not really free to just go out and walk in the park. But artistically speaking, I can do whatever I want. That's the most important to me, so I am most grateful. Even at 15 I had already started to fight for it and now, I'm my own boss. Even the record can not tell us much. But of course there are things in life that drag you down and each of us is broken, possibly, somehow. I'm sometimes a little bit paranoid. "
Tokio Hotel's brothers have come to life with headlines such as Bill says: "We are very happy now that I have covered everything, drugs, anorexia, depression. By now I'm pretty sure most people will know by themselves, which everything is mostly crap. "
Tom added: "I'm just sorry for my grandmother. Sometimes she still asks whether something is true or not."
On January 5 will be on air the first episode of "DSDS" - RTL anniversary season, in which not only the judges will be out, but also the moderators. While in recent years the emission was directed by Marco Schreyl now take over Nazan Eckes and Raul Richter.
"Clash of the Christmas Titans"
Check Tokio Hotel facebook for vote between Georg's tree or Bill&Tom's tree
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TV Direkt
http://www.tvdirekt.de/interviews/29/bill-und-tom-kaulitz.html
”Our story is a Cinderella story”
Bill and Tom Kaulitz are the new members of this years Jury at the casting show “Deutschland such den Superstar”, which will start airing on RTL on January 5th at 8.15 p.m. The twins got famous and known with their band “Tokio Hotel”, with which they’ve sold countless records and toured all over the world with. When meeting the “Superstars” Bill and Tom you’ll be pleasently surprised: both are polite, courteous, taller than you’d think but they still clearly differ from one another. But they agree on one point - the show is a lot of fun, and they want it to be fun for the viewers and their fans as well…
TVdirekt: Why did you decide to join the DSDS-Jury?
Bill Kaulitz: We decided to join this show, because it’s the most successful casting show. In addition to that the winner is going to have the perfect start into the music business. A #1-single and a successful first album are almost guaranteed, plus the winner will also get 500,000 €. That’s a lot of money, which you can still work with as a musician after DSDS.
Tom Kaulitz: It was also very well timed - if we didn’t do it now, we would have never done it.
Bill Kaulitz: DSDS is the show we believe in most. A casting show with a great foundation for the winner.
TVdirekt: Would you have wanted such an entry into the music business for Tokio Hotel?
Tom Kaulitz: We had an incredible amount of luck!
Bill Kaulitz: Yes, our story is a Cinderella story which barely happens in the music business nowadays. We were discovered in a live-club in our hometown. When I look back it seems impossible to me, how it all worked out, that someone actually discovered us in our hometown.
Tom Kaulitz: We were newcomers, got our first record deal with a really small budget for a music video and marketing. We were just incredibly lucky that it worked out so well without such a platform like DSDS.
Bill Kaulitz: Nowadays, the record labels don’t want to spend money on anything. There aren’t a lot of talent scouts left who look for bands and invest in them, as there were ten years ago. As a young musician, especially when you’re from the countryside, you have no opportunity to show that you’ve got talent. How do you want to make it to a big city from a little village with only your talent? Back then we also didn’t know how we should do it and if we should send a Demo to a record label. The show gives the winner a good start into the business and when they’re in, it’s their responsibilty to make something out of themselves.
Tom Kaulitz: I think this is exactly what the people are becoming more aware of! Through that, casting shows little by little get a whole other kind of reputation, than they had in the past. Back then the people said, casting - is this really neccessary? Meanwhile casting shows are more accepted and respected. The music business changed so drastically, that this is the only way to have some kind of success. We were one of the last bands in Germany, that were able to do it “the natural way”. Today it’s different…in the US some of the greatest artists have been sitting in the Jury of the casting shows for a long time, to give aspiring artists some type of input.
Bill Kaulitz: Mariah Carey and Nicki Minaj are on American Idol. Furthermore rock legend Steven Tyler, Jennifer Lopez, Britney Spears also make up Jurys and look at people, because it’s a great way to find new talent.
Tom Kaulitz: We want to give the people tips for a career behind the scenes and help and support them with their start into the music business.
TVdirekt: How did the castings go? Did you discover any new talents?
Bill Kaulitz: We have a lot of hope. We started casting in Berlin for nine days and saw hundreds of people. That was really strenuous, I have to admit - but it was also fun. 71 of those talents made it to the recall. Later we learned that normally about 120 people make it to the recall, so we were really strict.
Tom Kaulitz: But we were a nice kind of strict!
Bill Kaulitz: We sent some great candidates into the next round and chose 36 people in the Recall who will go on the rest of the journey with us. We’re happy and have some good singers and personalities in there.
Tom Kaulitz: At the recall there were some people, where you expected a lot from them based on the impression they left at their casting, but then they suddenly completely screwed up. This is really the first test, where you can find out who will be able to handle the pressure and who just isn’t cut out for it. We had a great location, the coaches where already doing their work and the candidates had 24 hours to rehearse and learn the song. Some people disappointed and some people surprised us.
TVdirekt: How do the candidates react to you?
Bill Kaulitz: We don’t know what happens behind the camera, but there are certainly people who leave the room and vent about what we told them. We had one or two candidates of this sort.
Tom Kaulitz: There was one girl, we had to tell her that it just wasn’t enough and she looked at us in such a way that you got the feeling that you have to spiritually cleanse yourself.
Bill Kaulitz: There was one guy that stepped into the room, and just really blew me away. There was a moment where I just thought “wow”! I really didn’t expect that. After he sang he started getting really unfair and made a huge scene. He said that he thinks it’s a shitty move from our us that we’re parading him around and making a fool out of him. I stopped him in his tirade and explained that this was not in our interest. Everyone gets their fair chance and we want to have great singers. Some just aren’t good enough during the casting, but they know this beforehand!
Tom Kaulitz: We’ll see what they said backstage when the show airs.
TVdirekt: How hard is being a “Superstar” (winer of the show)?
Bill Kaulitz: A lot of people aren’t aware of what it means to lead this kind of life. During our decision making process it’s not just about good voices and awesome singers. It’s also about who can handle everything that comes with it. For this, the show is a good start, because the candidates get a kind of “crash course”. They’re on TV and around cameras 24/7. They have to give interviews from the start and with the live shows also comes a lot of pressure from the media. If you make it, you’ll also be able to handle everything that comes afterwards. During the casting it’s important to watch who will be able to handle such a life. We had to tell some candidates that they’re too young and fragile to survive in this business - that they’re never gonna lead such a life, that it would be the wrong thing for them.
TVdirekt: Is this your strength in the jury? To estimate the people regarding that?
Tom Kaulitz: I wouldn’t say that it’s our only strength…(laughs) But the experience we have is, of course, a huge advantage. We had to handle a lot of pressure from the media at the beginning of our career, so we can comprehend what kind of phases those people are going through.
TVdirekt: You are now mainly living in Los Angeles. Do you just meet celebrities on the street and go and grab a coffee with them?
Tom Kaulitz: Of course we meet other artists in L.A., but its not the rule that you meet celebrities on the street - I think that’s more of a myth. But I think you’re asking that the wrong people…(laughs)
”Our story is a Cinderella story”
Bill and Tom Kaulitz are the new members of this years Jury at the casting show “Deutschland such den Superstar”, which will start airing on RTL on January 5th at 8.15 p.m. The twins got famous and known with their band “Tokio Hotel”, with which they’ve sold countless records and toured all over the world with. When meeting the “Superstars” Bill and Tom you’ll be pleasently surprised: both are polite, courteous, taller than you’d think but they still clearly differ from one another. But they agree on one point - the show is a lot of fun, and they want it to be fun for the viewers and their fans as well…
TVdirekt: Why did you decide to join the DSDS-Jury?
Bill Kaulitz: We decided to join this show, because it’s the most successful casting show. In addition to that the winner is going to have the perfect start into the music business. A #1-single and a successful first album are almost guaranteed, plus the winner will also get 500,000 €. That’s a lot of money, which you can still work with as a musician after DSDS.
Tom Kaulitz: It was also very well timed - if we didn’t do it now, we would have never done it.
Bill Kaulitz: DSDS is the show we believe in most. A casting show with a great foundation for the winner.
TVdirekt: Would you have wanted such an entry into the music business for Tokio Hotel?
Tom Kaulitz: We had an incredible amount of luck!
Bill Kaulitz: Yes, our story is a Cinderella story which barely happens in the music business nowadays. We were discovered in a live-club in our hometown. When I look back it seems impossible to me, how it all worked out, that someone actually discovered us in our hometown.
Tom Kaulitz: We were newcomers, got our first record deal with a really small budget for a music video and marketing. We were just incredibly lucky that it worked out so well without such a platform like DSDS.
Bill Kaulitz: Nowadays, the record labels don’t want to spend money on anything. There aren’t a lot of talent scouts left who look for bands and invest in them, as there were ten years ago. As a young musician, especially when you’re from the countryside, you have no opportunity to show that you’ve got talent. How do you want to make it to a big city from a little village with only your talent? Back then we also didn’t know how we should do it and if we should send a Demo to a record label. The show gives the winner a good start into the business and when they’re in, it’s their responsibilty to make something out of themselves.
Tom Kaulitz: I think this is exactly what the people are becoming more aware of! Through that, casting shows little by little get a whole other kind of reputation, than they had in the past. Back then the people said, casting - is this really neccessary? Meanwhile casting shows are more accepted and respected. The music business changed so drastically, that this is the only way to have some kind of success. We were one of the last bands in Germany, that were able to do it “the natural way”. Today it’s different…in the US some of the greatest artists have been sitting in the Jury of the casting shows for a long time, to give aspiring artists some type of input.
Bill Kaulitz: Mariah Carey and Nicki Minaj are on American Idol. Furthermore rock legend Steven Tyler, Jennifer Lopez, Britney Spears also make up Jurys and look at people, because it’s a great way to find new talent.
Tom Kaulitz: We want to give the people tips for a career behind the scenes and help and support them with their start into the music business.
TVdirekt: How did the castings go? Did you discover any new talents?
Bill Kaulitz: We have a lot of hope. We started casting in Berlin for nine days and saw hundreds of people. That was really strenuous, I have to admit - but it was also fun. 71 of those talents made it to the recall. Later we learned that normally about 120 people make it to the recall, so we were really strict.
Tom Kaulitz: But we were a nice kind of strict!
Bill Kaulitz: We sent some great candidates into the next round and chose 36 people in the Recall who will go on the rest of the journey with us. We’re happy and have some good singers and personalities in there.
Tom Kaulitz: At the recall there were some people, where you expected a lot from them based on the impression they left at their casting, but then they suddenly completely screwed up. This is really the first test, where you can find out who will be able to handle the pressure and who just isn’t cut out for it. We had a great location, the coaches where already doing their work and the candidates had 24 hours to rehearse and learn the song. Some people disappointed and some people surprised us.
TVdirekt: How do the candidates react to you?
Bill Kaulitz: We don’t know what happens behind the camera, but there are certainly people who leave the room and vent about what we told them. We had one or two candidates of this sort.
Tom Kaulitz: There was one girl, we had to tell her that it just wasn’t enough and she looked at us in such a way that you got the feeling that you have to spiritually cleanse yourself.
Bill Kaulitz: There was one guy that stepped into the room, and just really blew me away. There was a moment where I just thought “wow”! I really didn’t expect that. After he sang he started getting really unfair and made a huge scene. He said that he thinks it’s a shitty move from our us that we’re parading him around and making a fool out of him. I stopped him in his tirade and explained that this was not in our interest. Everyone gets their fair chance and we want to have great singers. Some just aren’t good enough during the casting, but they know this beforehand!
Tom Kaulitz: We’ll see what they said backstage when the show airs.
TVdirekt: How hard is being a “Superstar” (winer of the show)?
Bill Kaulitz: A lot of people aren’t aware of what it means to lead this kind of life. During our decision making process it’s not just about good voices and awesome singers. It’s also about who can handle everything that comes with it. For this, the show is a good start, because the candidates get a kind of “crash course”. They’re on TV and around cameras 24/7. They have to give interviews from the start and with the live shows also comes a lot of pressure from the media. If you make it, you’ll also be able to handle everything that comes afterwards. During the casting it’s important to watch who will be able to handle such a life. We had to tell some candidates that they’re too young and fragile to survive in this business - that they’re never gonna lead such a life, that it would be the wrong thing for them.
TVdirekt: Is this your strength in the jury? To estimate the people regarding that?
Tom Kaulitz: I wouldn’t say that it’s our only strength…(laughs) But the experience we have is, of course, a huge advantage. We had to handle a lot of pressure from the media at the beginning of our career, so we can comprehend what kind of phases those people are going through.
TVdirekt: You are now mainly living in Los Angeles. Do you just meet celebrities on the street and go and grab a coffee with them?
Tom Kaulitz: Of course we meet other artists in L.A., but its not the rule that you meet celebrities on the street - I think that’s more of a myth. But I think you’re asking that the wrong people…(laughs)
Translation TV Digital Mag - Germany
“DSDS is the original”
New candidates, new presenters - and real Superstars in the Jury. The 10th season of “DSDS” (starts on 5th January, 8.15 PM on RTL) kicks off the new TV Season. There are 32,078 candidates competing over a record deal with universal and 500,000 €. “DSDS” starts with 7 casting shows, followed by the Recalls in Bad Driburg and Curaçao which will then lead into the Live Shows. The Tokio-Hotel-Twins Bill and Tom Kaulitz reveal why they are convinced of the success of “DSDS” in their exclusive interview with TV-Digital.
Why do you support “DSDS” in its anniversary year?
Bill: Because “DSDS” is the most successful casting show, that offers a realistic start into the music business. It’s the original!
Tom: All the other shows try to breathe new life into their formats by coming up with new ideas. But “DSDS” is the most successful format, especially when it comes to the artists success after “DSDS”. The success of winners of oter shows is never that big. Where else can you win 500,000 € and - practically - get a guarantee for a No. 1 Hit?
What is working, with Dieter Bohlen, like?
Bill: Very good! This time the “DSDS”-Jury is made up of 4 active musicians. We’ll give the candidates some good advice.
What’s your favorite “Modern Talking” song?
Tom: I don’t have one. And to be honest, I also don’t know that many.
Bill: “Cheri, Cheri Lady” was a song of theirs. But that wasn’t really a hit during “our time”.
Which song would describe your attitude towards life best?
Tom: “It’s my life” of course. (Bill & Tom laugh)
Bill: No, there’s no specific song from other artists. Our own songs definitely describe our attitude towards life best.
In Germany, the feeling arose that you went into hiding in Los Angeles for the past two years. Why were you really there?
Bill: We were in L.A. to work on our new Album, because we have a good foundation there - meaning: studios, producers and people we’ve been working with for a long time.
Tom: Most people, when they think of L.A., think of glamour and hollywood. Both of those things weren’t crucial for our decision to work there. The working conditions were simply perfect and suited us the most. But theoretically we could have also ended up going to Chicago or San Francisco. Whoever connects my work in L.A. with the glamour life of hollywood is reading too much into our move.
Where are you going to live in the near future?
Bill: We get bored pretty fast when we live in one place for a long time. And we like getting around. We feel comfortable living in L.A., but we could also imagine living somewhere else. It’s absolutely possible that we’ll be working from a different country by next year.
Tom: I, for example, can very much imagine to live in India! It’s a big wish of mine: to emigrate to India for some time. It’s a country we haven’t been to yet. Our wish of going to India was actually sparked by hearing so many positive things about that country. I will definitely go on a motorbike trip across India.
Do you think that Casting Shows have a future?
Bill: A lot of artists currently decide to join the Jury of a casting show, for example: Britney Spears, Steven Tyler or Mariah Carey. Insofar a new show-era is starting.
Tom: The condemned live longer. I’m convinced that casting shows are currently reinventing themselves. Storybook careers are not the custom anymore, because there are fewer talent scouts around that offer unknown bands a record deal. That changed since we were discovered, we were incredibly lucky. The way out of this dilemma are casting shows. Where else can you get a No.-1-Hit and every now and then also global popularity? The americans have known that for a long time!
Apparently you’re fans of Angela Merkel…
Bill: The policies of our federal chancellor are comprehensible. For me, Merkel is a popular figure. She conveys a kind of “Mother”-Syndrome - at least a little bit. With her, you have the feeling that you’re in good hands.
On which outstanding artists do you orient yourselves, who - would you say - is a role model?
Bill: We’ve always liked Aerosmith. A band that started incredibly early and that’s still performing on stage - a legend that shaped generations with their sound.
When will your new Album be released?
Tom: Not this year.
Bill: There’s no specific point in time. We’ll release it when we feel that everything is perfect. One of these days someone will have to pry it out of our hands and say: “Okay, that’s enough!” But at the moment we’re still in the writing and producing process.
So the last question that’s left: How satisfied/happy are you with your life?
Bill: Very happy. We fill our life with our passion for music. It’s very important to live in the here and now, without being “hunted” by new goals to achieve. When I look back to the things I did in the past, I can only say that I’m happy with everything.
Tom: Happiness doesn’t depend on how the things go, but on your own attitude.
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