Nov 27, 2010

Entrevista a TOKIO HOTEL en Lima (25-11-2010)

Interview Elcomercio - lima, Peru



Translation
Question 1: The first thing that I wanted to know is if you knew something of Peru before coming to here?
Bill:
 Erm, not really that much. Well, we’ve, erm... Actually we always let ourselves be surprised a bit and erm, actually [we] came here without high expectations and are totally happy about the reaction so far. We’ve already had very amazing fans that were somehow singing for us... *laughing* ... and screaming outside the hotel all night long. And we’re totally looking forward to the concert. [cut off]

Question 2: Speaking about the fans...the fans die for you! There have been girls who are waiting for you from Saturday where the concert will take place. What would you say to these girls? 
Bill: [I] would erm… Well, first of all I’d wish for everyone to somehow have a nice concert, I think. And apart from that we can only repeatedly say thanks for even being given the opportunity to come here as a band and to play concerts here and [we] are incredibly grateful for the fans supporting us like this and somehow, erm, [that they] are so into it and especially for, for living this entire life with us, right? That they really wait for us for days prior to the concerts, that they somehow stand outside the hotel and it’s definitely making us feel good even though we’re actually so far away from home. And erm, yes, we’re looking forward to, we’re looking forward to playing for them then and I’m just wishing a good time to everyone.
Tom: And already in advance I can only apologise for Georg playing the bass like sh*t. *Georg laughing* Well... I just want to say that first...
Bill: Beforehand...

Question 3: You two are twins. How of difficult is it to work together the whole day?
Bill:
 Actually, erm, not at all. I think, for us it would be weirder if we weren’t together because we, erm, have spent all our lives together of course. Erm, and I think between identical twins there is even more of a special connection that otherwise is hard to comprehend and grasp for an outsider. It really is something like, erm, yes, something very weird on some kind of a different level and erm... Therefore, it has always been very normal for us. Together we have... always done everything together. We are... [cut]
Bill: The same dogs.
Tom: *laughing* The same dogs. Actually we share, like, everything. So therefore working together is not an issue for us. That’s not the way we see it.

Question 4Bill, you were a lot of time fighting against the prejudices that existed for your image, your look... how was this process? This situation to fight against the prejudices? 
Bill: I have to say, actually I’ve always been quite self-confident. *laughing*
Georg: Too self-confident. *Tom laughing at Georg’s comment*
Bill: Therefore, I’ve always just been doing it. After all I also went to school like this and it was always obvious to me that of course people would feel provoked by it, erm, and that also was always a feeling that I liked somehow and therefore... Actually I grew up like that, that there have always been people that hated it and that there were other people that somehow liked it and somehow thought it was good.
Tom: The bigger… Of course the bigger part always thought it was sh*t and then there were a few people that liked it. And up until today it’s those few people he lives off.
Bill: Exactly. *smiling*

Question 5: I die to know, a few time ago the mass media, well...some months ago, they said that you had had an overdose for taking viagra. I wanted to know if it was true or not!
Tom [cut]: 
An overdose, erm, erm, one doesn’t know but erm, erm… It definitely lasted for a long time.
*Bill laughing*
Tom: And I made good use of the time.

Question 6: The fans die for you, are mad for you...the peruvian fans have some possibility of having something with you or what requirements would they have to have to be able to be with someone of the boys of Tokio Hotel?
Bill: *laughing* Erm sure, I mean, one, one, erm… Actually one doesn’t associate it with continents or countries. Erm, first of all basically everything is possible. Well erm, sure, if [...] us...
Tom:  *interrupting* Except for Georg, except for Georg.
Bill: Except for Georg. Georg is staken, yes.
*Georg nodding*
Bill: But other than that, erm… Of course anything could happen somehow. Like, who knows, maybe Tom falls in love with a girl from the first row tonight and... his...
Tom: For example in Brazil, I’ve had, erm, had a girl in the first row who, erm, erm, always flashed me when I looked at her and got completely undressed. That’s for example, let’s say, a good...
Georg: Start.
Tom: ... a good start. *laughing*

Bill: Erm, definitely hi to everybody who’s always on the website and erm… And we’re definitely happy about the support. Erm well, many, many thanks that you’re always there like this and erm, thanks for the lovely welcome greeting here at, in the hotel and erm…
Tom: As it’s said in Spanish: Muchas gracias.
Bill: Muchas gracias. *laughing*
Georg: Gracias. *laughing*
Translation by THUKST & LoRe @ THus

Interview terraTV - Lima, Peru 25.11.2010




Thanks to haylie @ THus
Translation
The question is [about] what you feel like when you’ve got to play so far away from your [home] country. Well, like... so far away from Germany.
Bill:
 Erm, I would say that it’s always a bit mixed. Meaning, for most parts we are, we are of course proud and are happy that we’re travelling so far away and that the people still know our music and erm, come to our concerts. And especially for a German band that’s of course some kind of a dream that came true [when] one is able to play concerts on different continents. And at the same time we’re a bit homesick. Meaning, when we’re flying for such a long time now and also are away for such a long time, then one also misses their home a bit. Erm, but of course for the most part it’s actually happiness about us somehow having the opportunity to perform.
Do you think that you may also be able to sing in another language other than English or German or that it might happen some day? Well, that...
Tom:
 Well, we’ve once [recorded] a song in, erm, Japanese… Well, Bill recorded the vocals in Japanese for a song, erm, and he had a bit of help with it and I think, it didn’t turn out too well for him. *Tom, the Japanese expert making Bill smile* Meaning, I’d just be interested [to know] whether they actually really understand what Bill is singing on it. Erm, but, erm, apart from that we’re pretty much occupied with English and German, I think. Well, one has got to say that especially the production of an album takes a really long time with us, erm, when we’re recording the songs in German and English. We’ve really taken ages for our last album doing it that way. Erm, so therefore I think two languages are quite enough for us.

Do you somehow feel responsible, that you’ve got some influence on your generation? Meaning, that you’ve got influence on your generation?
Bill:
 Erm well, actually I’ve got to say that one doesn’t think about it much because most of the time... Well, in the end we’re just making music, right? And erm, after all that’s also the thing we know how to do. That means we, we’re not thinking about influencing people somehow but we just do what we enjoy doing and erm, erm... Yes, also what we think is right somehow. Meaning, we never really think about, erm, that somebody is taking a leaf out of our book or something like that. One really just does something the way they can do it best and erm, doesn’t really think about it a lot and erm... After all we also started out very early, right? Our first single was released when we were 15 and erm, therefore we’ve always been doing it the way we somehow thought was best and what we just thought was right.

Have you known anything about Peru and about Latin America before you showed up here? *giggling*
Tom:
 *slightly laughing* Well, not much really. Meaning, actually we let ourselves... we always let ourselves be surprised a bit. So far we’ve always only been to Mexico. That means this is really the first time, erm, that we’re playing concerts here and erm, also see our fans and therefore... We’ve been planning this for quite a long time already and were extremely looking forward to it. Actually we’ve wanted to come much sooner, erm, but it only just worked out now and, and erm... Actually we wanted to let ourselves be surprised. Meaning, we didn’t really know a lot to be honest. However, so far we’ve got a very, very good impression. Meaning, we’ve had a really good concert in Brazil and erm, are hoping that we can repeat this today and have a good concert here. Yes! And we’re definitely pleasantly surprised.

Can you name five bands that somehow influenced you? Meaning, that somehow influenced your music.
Bill: 
Well, we… I can’t really, erm… *deep breath* … speak for all of us because we’re all pretty different when it comes to that. Meaning, all of us have actually got a very different taste in music.
Tom: Actually there aren’t even five bands that have influenced us.
Bill: Exactly. There aren’t actually five bands that have influenced us. We’ve also never covered songs. Meaning, we’ve always been making our own music and erm, therefore it’s very difficult. Well, now if I’m just talking for myself [and] what music I personally like to listen to, erm, then, erm, it’s definitely, like, Stereophonics and Aerosmith. But also, like, things from the Eighties. I like Depeche Mode very much and erm, a few things by David Bowie. Well, it’s very, very diverse. However, now that wasn’t... Those are not our, erm, people that we based ourselves on or something like that.

He’s asking about tonight’s programme. What will you... What will you be singing and playing tonight?
Tom:
 Erm well, pretty much exactly what we’ve been doing on our European tour. Meaning, we’ve tried to bring along as much of our production as possible. The set list will be the same. So that means, of course we’ve got many, many songs from our current album, Humanoid, with us and erm, will also be playing a few old songs and erm, as I’ve said before, [we] have also tried to bring along a little of the production. Erm, and I think it’ll be very good. Well, it’ll be a good show. We’ve already had the sound check earlier and everything looks very, very good.

Thank you very much.
Bill & Georg:
 Thank you.
Tom: Muchas gracias.
Say hello to Terra please.
Tokio Hotel:
 Hi Terra, we are Tokio Hotel.
Translation by THUKST  

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