HYPE Magazine: Checking in with Tokio Hotel

Hailed as one of Germany’s most successful acts in 20 years, Tokio Hotel takes some time out from their busy schedule to speak to HYPE about living their dreams.
By Amanda Jacquelin and Geraldine Lee

Ten years ago, they were but a band of prepubescent teenagers who played at live clubs in Germany on weekends for €150 (S$261), living out their dreams of being musicians.Fast forward to 2010, and those boys are now men, who have gone from playing at small clubs for 500 people, to over 500,000 screaming fans at the foot of the Eiffel Tower in France.

They are Tokio Hotel.

Here in town for the very first time for the Audi Fashion Festival on Apr 28, Tokio Hotel will be performing at the annual SINGfest festival, held from Aug 3 to 5 at the FortCanning Park with the likes of Katy Perry, Orianthi and Wonder Girls.

Sauntering into the Astor Bar at St Regis Hotel, Bill Kaulitz, frontman of Tokio Hotel, is all clad in black as he makes his way over to the high backed leather booth facing us. Following closely behind are the rest of his band members: twin brother Tom Kaulitz, who plays the guitar, Georg Listing, the long-haired bassist, and Gustav Schäfer, their reticent drummer.

The rest article is on page 22-23. You can read/download the magazine here.
There's a little competition at the end: 

We’ve got 5 copies of Tokio Hotel’s Humanoid (Special Limited Edition) CD worth $21.95 which contains exclusive tracks and a bonus DVD to give away. Just answer this simple question!
What was Tokio Hotel’s original name?

Send in your answer along with your name, IC number, and contact details to hype.midea@gmail.com. Contest closes 27 August 2010.

Source: HYPE Magazine