Bulgarian Bravo 19/2008

Tokio Hotel fans

They don't forget!

This has become a tradition. On 1st of Sept. in the edition of BRAVO is more heavily than usual. The reason is a group of Tokio Hotel fans who come to share with us a birthday of their lovers - Bill and Tom. This year is no exception. Even the biggest haters can't deny it - Tokio Hotel fans kept the band.

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Life of 3 years

Before 3 years Tokio Hotel weren't known to anyone. BRAVO reveals how their lives changed since then...

[on first pic, where Bill is with red and blue] - Tokio Hotel 2005. In this time nobody didn't suspect what success the boys will have got

[on the pic, where Bill is with orange] - 2004. Bill on one of his first photosessions

[the neighbouring pic, with Gustav in front] - In 2004 (right) and the band are filled with hope and... they don't look like stars

[the big pic from VMA's] - Tokio Hotel 2008. On 7th of Sept. the band won the award for debut of MTV

Between the empty pizza boxes seems cheap microphone. It's muggy. Only 3 years ago Bill (18), Tom (18), Gustav (19), Georg (21) (I don't know why they wrote 18 for twins and 19 for Gustav but...) rehearse in the dark warehouse in Magdeburg. Today, they are running with limos in San Francisco and celebrate with Jonas Brothers, Britney Spears and Miley Cyrus the greatest musical event of the year - MTV Awards in Los Angeles. "This is a huge honor for us" - laughing Tom.

"I still remember when we signed his first contract - says Bill. - We made grill when the producer came to me with covered silver platter. When she raised the lid, we crazy joy. It's sounded so great and exciting." But not long after, the record company changed their minds, decided that the band would hardly have success and let the guys on the street.
"That was hit in the face" - commented Georg.

"We just can't understand why these people suddenly lost faith in us and given that they were in such euphoria for anything related to band - supplements Tom - My biggest dream has suddenly fall apart." In this time the boys have recorded almost entirely new album and even they don't need imagemakers because they always are seems, as you know. And while one company refused them, another one understand their potential. Not very long after the first refusal Tokio Hotel signed a contract with Universal. "Many experts thought that we were One-hit-wonder. But we are still here and we are very proud of that" - explains Bill. They've right...