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If you’re going to San FranciscoArndt Peltner berichtet aus den USA
Von Tokio Hotel und alten Männern
19. August 2008 von peltner
Gleich vorweg zwei Sachen…boah, ich bin alt und mein Sohn (wenn ich einen hätte) würde nicht solche Haare haben….kleiner Scherz, aber die sind echt hoch die Haare.
So, und nun zum Tokio Hotel Konzert in San Francisco am heutige Abend. Die Jungs aus Magdeburg spielten im legendären Fillmore. An gleicher Stelle, wo schon alle namhaften Künstler des Musikbusiness live spielten…Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Grateful Dead, Bob Dylan, Tom Petty…und nun hängt eben auch das Tourposter von Tokio Hotel an der bunten Wand.
Und man muss sagen, Tokio Hotel haben den Laden ganz schön zum Wackeln gebracht. Schon Stunden vorher standen die zumeist jungen, weiblichen Fans in der Schlange und fieberten dem Auftritt entgegen. Bevor der Vorhang fiel, meinten die Roadies, sie müssten mal ein bisschen Aufklärungsarbeit in Sachen Rock einspielen und ballerten AC/DC und Aerosmith in den Raum. Doch das hätten sie sich sparen können, denn die vier Deutschrocker wissen ganz gut, was eine richtige Rockharke ist.
Und dann war kein Halten mehr…vor der Bühne war der Teufel los. Dazu wildes und ohrenbetäubendes Gekreische…es ging los…und Tokio Hotel rockten den Saal. Die vier Magdeburger hatten ihr Publikum fest im Griff. Bis auf die Zugabe “Durch den Monsun” wurden alle Songs in Englisch gesungen. Der war auch schon im Programm in Englischer Sprache der Höhepunkt des Abends und wurde von einem kreischenden Mädchenchor begleitet.
Die Show war perfekt, die Stimmung grandios und am Ende konnte man sagen, diese Promotion-Tour für Tokio Hotel geht voll auf. Sänger Bill kündigte schon mal von der Bühne aus an, dass die Band bald zurück in San Francisco sein wird. Und sogar ich, der mit AC/DC, Uriah Heep und Rainbow aufgewachsen bin, war am Ende von dieser jungen Band überzeugt, die wirklich eine Klasse Show im Fillmore abzogen.
Vor dem Konzert hatte ich die Möglichkeit mit Tokio Hotel zu sprechen und es war eines der angenehmsten und für mich überraschendsten Interviews, die ich je führen konnte. Obwohl die vier allen Grund hätten, abgehoben und genervt von weiteren Journalistenfragen zu sein, waren sie freundlich, höflich und nett, sehr offen, ehrlich und auf dem Boden der Tatsachen. Aber, hören Sie selbst….
Source http://blog.nz-online.de/peltner/
Short recap of the most important things:
- They will have 2 weeks holidays this year
- Bill & Tom wanted to have the day off at their birthday but they won't because it's not possible with their schedule this year
- They are very pleased that they could show all the critis who said 3 years ago DDM would be their only hit, that they were wrong
- after the US tour they will lock themselves in the studio and work on the new album. There will be no TV shows and no interviews in that time. Bill says he needs the time off to clear his head, because he can't concentrate on working on the new stuff, while he's still perfomring the old songs every night
- The tour in the US is more Rock 'n' Roll lifestyle that in Europe, because of the atmosphere of the small clubs and because everything is busier due the tight schedule. That thight schedule also leaves no room for sex & drugs.
Georg says the time for drugs & sex is long gone. Tom says they never did lots of drugs anyway (o_O lol ), only boozing from time to time... and he has less sex in america than Europe, because there is less time. He still enjoys the tour thoug.
About Sex, Drugs & Rock 'n' Roll:
The typical "Rock 'n' Roll" part is stronger than in Europe, because of the small and "historic" clubs (like the Fillmore) they play in; the life on the road; the sometimes very shitty backstage areas,... the lifestyle is sometimes hard, but it's worth it because it's their dream coming treu to play such a tour
The days of Drugs & Sex are long gone though, according to Georg^^
Drugs have never played a big part in the band's history, and now it's only alcohol from time to time. Due to their busy schedule, sex is no subject on the US tour. Not even for Tom, who says that it's even harder to get intimate with someone than it is in Europe, because their schedule is even tighter this time.
They do have lots of fun on the tour nevertheless.
About how much they get to see of the countries they travel to:
Because of their schedule there is hardly any time for sightseeing.
They managed to get to see a bit of most of the european countries by now. They are not really the type of people interested in seeing museums and other cultural things. Whenever they have some time off, they try to get to know the cities by walking around, or sitting in the sun & drinking coffee.
About the american fans:
They are in the lucky position that they can meet many fans in the US due Meet & Greets, which they have almost daily.
On their first trip to America they were proud of every single american fan, because it felt so surreal to them. And they were extremely interested in what those fans had to say.
About working on the new album:
They need to have a break as soon as the US tour is over.
They already started working on the new album, but when they come home they will lock themselves up in the studio for real - with no interviews, tv shows,... They need to be far away from the public eye to concentrate on their work. There are lots of new things they wanna try this time.
Most ideas for the new songs are already in their heads. Like for Zimmer 483, where the majority of songs came from experiences on tour, that's still what inspires them the most.
Bill says that he feels the need to be away from the public & concerts while recording the new album is very strong. It's hard for him to work on new stuff while he is still performing the old songs on stage every night. That makes writing songs on the road a bit difficult.
He needs to go somewhere quiet and peaceful, to clear his head before he can start working.
About arguments in the band:
They know each other to well to have real fights. Bill says that he can tall exactly at every moment what for example Georg thinks & feels. And so fights can easily be avoided.
When one of them starts a fight, it's a action done on purpose. They know how to provoke each other, and sometimes use fights to let off steam.
About things they regret in terms of their career:
When speaking of the subject if everything happend to fast, and if they might should have taken a bit more time for some things, Bill says it's actually their own fault that they never had a real break.
They are all addicted to success and always want more and more.
They made - and still make - a lot of mistakes. But they don't regret a single one of them. The mistakes belong to them, and made them the band that they are now.
About holidays this year:
They will have 2 weeks off this year, spending them as usual somewhere in the sun.
With the release of the new album next year, it will again be 300 days of touring (concerts & promotion) - the small rast are for rehearsals and being in the studio for other projects.
Besides the 2 weeks of holidays it's very hard to sneak in a day off. The twins wanted to have a free day on their birthday, but due their busy schedule this year it won't be possible.
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