Exclusive Interview With TH: Part 1

Exclusive Interview With TH: Part 1

Tokio Hotel took some time out of their extremely busy schedules to answer some questions exclusively for this website.

Here's Part 1 of our interview - keep an eye out for parts 2 and 3, coming soon...

For anyone who doesn’t know - where does the name Tokio Hotel come from?
Tom: We used to be called “Devilish” when we were younger. It didn’t have a real meaning to us. It was a total change and new beginning for us, when we started to work in the studio and got our record deal. At this point we wanted a name that fits us and means something to us. Because we’re all fans of big cities we came up with Tokio. Although we haven’t been there yet, we think it’s one of the most amazing cities in the world. On the other hand, we wanted a symbol, something that kind of symbolizes our lives. So since we’re living in hotels most of the times – we thought Tokio Hotel would be perfect.

What’s your favourite thing about the UK?
Georg: London is a great city. It has everything we love about big cities!
Tom: Our fans there are absolutely amazing. A lot of them try to speak German with us and they even know all our German lyrics. They’re always there when we come over and we had a great time with them when we played in Islington. We can’t wait to come back again.

What do you miss about Germany when you’re away?
Gustav: Our friends and families and our German fans.

Which country has the craziest fans?
Bill: It depends on what you call crazy. For us, all our fans are really energetic. And no matter where we are – they are always there, some even travel to the places we do. Whenever we get out of the airplane, the car, the hotel – they are there. That is really great, even if we attend an event or an award show – they are there. They are our backbone.