Interview in the radio, France

2009.09.04-NRJ on demand-TH interview (6/9 with Gia and Nikos)


[…]Otherwise we’re fine.

-Radioguy: What about you getting a diploma of hair styling?
Tom: We already have our hair stylist diploma *laugh*

-Radioguy: By the way, what happened to Bill’s hair?There’s a fertilizer problem, he should water them, they’re falling.

Bill: Indeed. When I didn’t get to sleep, my hair falls a bit, and today you can see I didn’t sleep much so my hair is a bit all over the place.

-Nikos : You are here to talk about your new album which will be released the 5th of October in exclusivity: HUMANOID. Who worked the most on the record?

-Bill: We worked with the same four producers with whom we already worked with before. The only thing new is that Tom and I co-produced the album this time. In fact, we recorded in several countries, in several cities but also in Germany.

-Radioguy: And who was the one who played with the playstation the most during the recording?

-Bill: It was the others, because evidently I had to sing in the two languages so I had more work to do.
-Tom: Gustav and Georg rather played with themselves.

-Nikos: They played with themselves?

*laugh*

-Bill: Yes.

-Radioguy: Guys, on the artistic side, what sort of mark would you like to leave?
-Bill: For now, I don’t know yet. We’ll see.

-Nikos: Very good answer.Very realistic. When you arrive in France - or in other countries, because you’re superstars today- I received you on TV, on Star Academy, today I’m receiving you on the radio…It’s VERY rare to see so much loyal fans. Yesterday evening, at 10pm, there were already lots of girls from every part of France waiting for you. How do you manage that fame? Isn’t that isolating you?

-Bill: We are swimming in our success, kind of.And we never really have the time to think about it. Last year we had more time but we’re travelling a lot, we’re seeing the world and it’s been a while that we haven’t been in Paris so when we came yesterday we were happy to see those fans outside waiting for us.

-Nikos: Do you have the time to enjoy your stay here or do you stay locked in the hotel?Do you have time to go enjoy a coffee wearing disguises maybe?What to you do?

-Bill: -*interrupted*

-Radioguy: A burp in German is the same in French so I’m warning you we understand it. It’s the second time that you’re burping. (Georg was pointing at Tom XD)

-Nikos: It’s Tom who burped *laugh*

-Radioguy: Spare us your gastric problems!

Bill: What’s sad is that, the last years we came here, we cannot go out shopping for example or wandering in Paris’s streets. It’s something I would like to do, but unfortunately, It’s not possible anymore.

-Radioguy: You’re really young. Did you find yourselves sexually?(meaning in sexual orientation)

-Nikos: Don’t be shy.I want the truth.

-Tom: Well? Georg is still a virgin , and Gustav too obviously. Bill, personally I don’t know and in fact, I only know about me.

-Nikos: Bill, are you a virgin?

-Radioguy: It’s his astrologic sign, he will believe he is.

-Bill: Indeed.I am a virgo.

-Radioguy: He shares the same blood as Flo!You’re german.
-Flo: Yeah, my father is german.
-Nikos: Do you speak german Flo?
-Flo: Ich spreche …deutch XD

-All: Whoaa!

Nikos: Go ahead, ask a question in German.
Flo: …*broken German* He certainly didn’t get it because I don’t understand what I said myself.

-Bill: That was maybe said the wrong way, but it was not far.

Translator: the question was about Michael Jackson?

Flo: Yes. They are kind of deprived of their youth, because it’s been a very long time that they’re making music. There’s a parallel with MJ who stopped having a life since he was five years old. Did they have compassion for MJ when he passed away, because we can see a bit of his life when we see theirs now.

Nikos: It’s because you began very young, that’s why.

Bill: Of course we felt compassion. It touched us like everybody. I received an SMS about his death in the middle of the night. It shocked us. It really touched me. I think the worst of it is all those documentaries about his life and his death.I would really like it if people leave him be, let him rest in peace and stop all of the talking about him.

Nikos: Bill, what is your football team? Who would defend at the world cup?

Bill: I have no idea. I can’t even kick a ball in a way that it goes straight where it should. I can’t say anything about it.

Radioguy: If we say Franck Ribery, does that ring any bell?

Bill: Yes.

Nikos: If I say Zinedine Zidane ?

Tom: Yes!I think his headkick was awesome!(referring to Zidane’s headkick to Materazzi XD)

Radioguy: If I say Jérôme Rothen?

Bill: Yes.

Radioguy: Guys, you’re a rock band. I would like to know what was the craziest thing you ever did in tour? Apart inviting a chick to drink “candy up” after 10pm (He means that in a dirty way XD). I mean, real hardcore stuff.


Nikos: Explain “candy up” for the lady.

Nikos and Radioguy: It’s milk. A glass of milk.(Lady says “alright” in the background XD)

Bill: Well, that’s the craziest thing we ever did on tour.Drinking milk after a concert.
*lady interrupted*

Nikos: (to radioguy) I think they’re making fun of you.

Radioguy: They’re making fun of me in German!

Nikos: Do you guys read the gossips and magazines about you? Do you ignore it or does it touch you when they say something kind or mean about you?

Bill: We cannot avoid them, but on the other hand we don’t go in the shops or bookshops either to buy them. What they write does not touch us nor do we have any interest in them.

Flo: Do the parents make a book with all the articles?

Bill: They stopped. At first they tried to do that, but now they just gave up since there were too much of articles.

Nikos: HUMANOID is seemingly your best disc. The most mature and the one you worked the most with after your confirmed success.How many songs did you have from the start of the album?You had a choice among how many songs?

Tom: We can’t really say, but it was between 30 and 50 songs.

Nikos: And who decided?

Tom: Moi.

Nikos: Is it Tom or Bill?

Tom: C’est moi Tom.Moi.(french)

Bill: We decided together.It was difficult and we fought a lot but in the end we decided together.

Flo: How is the democracy in Tokio Hotel? When there are two pros and two cons, it ends up in a battle or how does it go?

Bill: Yeah.We’re hitting one another with the tables, the chairs…

Nikos: Be careful.With the last group who did that: Oasis, it ended up with one crushing his guitar on his brother’s head?That can’t be good for the band.(Georg looked surprised because Nikos said he has scars on the head.He mixed up the names again)

Bill : Tom and I don’t fight very often.But when we do, it gets serious so it could most likely happen if I had a guitar in my hands.

Nikos: Merci guys!

Bill: Merci!!
thanks eien