Bill needs to have the cyst on his vocal chord surgically removed. Rumor has it the surgery will take place on Monday, but we'll see.
Here's the translation of Bill's doctors notes that the UK fans stumbled across:
credit Narin @ tokiohotel.org.uk!
Berlin, 21.03.08
Specialist certificate for submission at Gothaer Insurance.
Mr. Bill Kaulitz, born 01.09.1989, is under my specialist care.
Based on a significant vocal problem, the European tour must be interrupted. Since then, the patient is being treated by me with maximum conservative therapy (medicinal, inhalation) and absolute vocal silence.
Within Mr. Kaulitz lies a clear organ thickening in front of the middle-third of the left vocal fold, which makes the closing of the vocal fold impossible and blocks the vibration. The song tones break away from the central position and the speaking voice is rough.
There is thickening on an intracordal vocal fold cyst with secondary epithelium thickening and rising.
The problem is such that the force of collision of the vocal folds with the vibrations is not distributed over a smooth vocal surface, but is concentrated in the zone of the thickening. Because of the concentration of force in this area, short-term straining of the voice would lead to further swelling of the tissue and epithelium, the closing of the vocal chords to deteriorate further and the hoarseness to increase.
Mr. Kaulitz is considering a phonosurgical operation in which the cyst will be sensitively removed and the edge of the vocal folds reconstructed in plastic. A post-operation period of vocal silence of 10 days and vocal rehabilitation of about 3 weeks is calculated.
From specialist perspective, a continuation of the tour is presently not recommended under any circumstances.
For queries at any time, I stand at your disposal.
Dr. Gerrit Wohlt
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Friday, March 28, 2008
Ask Tokio Hotel (not really)
Found this little interview. It's pretty cute!
Hitkrant nr.13: Tokio hotel i gonna solve all your problems!
Tokio hotel is gonna solve all your problems!
Are you in love with Bill and don’t know what to do? Or do want the same hair as Tom? The boys themselves give the solution to the problems of there fans.
Problem 1
I am in love with Bill, but will probably never meet him.
Bill: O, I don’t know what to say to this. If you really are in love with me you should….(Bill is thinking) Maybe you should come to one of our concerts and maybe I’ll see you there then.
Tom: I actually wanna say something to this: you should be in love with me. Then it will all be alright!
Bill: Maybe you should just think to yourself that I am just a normal guy like any other. Does that heal a little bit of your broken heart?
Problem 2
I am a Tokio hotel fan and my class mates that are not tease me about it.
Bill: I think you just shouldn’t respond to it and just take it.
Tom: Bill and I where also teased in school by people that hated us and that almost didn’t influence us. For that matter, I am actually proud of the fact that I wasn’t like the rest of the class. Bill and I thought it was more important to do other stuff, we didn’t wanted to be wannabees. Being teased can clearly also have a positive effect. Just look at us.
Problem 3
My parents won’t let me go to a Tokio hotel concert!
All four together: That is bullshit!
Tom: Our parents always allowed us to go to concerts. I was nine when I went to my first live concert and think everyone should have that freedom.
Bill: It is also stupid to forbid something like that, cause fans will eventually find a way to go to the concert.
Georg: The best is just to let your children free in this. To let them decide if they wanna go to a concert or not.
Tom: You know what I want? I wanna talk with the parents of our fans about this. Just give me there addresses, I will solve this.
Gustav: Exactly, just let them contact us, we will arrange something.
Problem 4
I want the same hair as Tom, how do I do that?
Georg: O, that is difficult!
Tom: And is even right for once. I have really smooth hair from myself and it is costing me a lot of trouble to keep it up every day. For one thing, you have to turn it again every day and I have a special spray to keep it well. What’s in it, I won’t tell, just know that I have been working on it in my little laboratory for hours (laughs). At least it is specially made for me and it is an awful lot of work. How long do I have it this way?
Georg: Just smell it, then you know!
Tom: I think about ten or eleven years
Problem 5
I am not allowed to hang Tokio hotel posters in my room
Bill: I used to have my room filled with it.
Tom: Exactly, he even had posters of me. Then he would make pictures of me and have them printed large and hang them on his wall.
Bill: Ach, halt die klappe! (Shut up!) That is not true…but I think everyone should have been fan of someone in there lives, meaning you also should have your room filled with posters. As a parent you should just allow that. They have been fan of someone too in there lives, right? I always used to love listening to the music of my favourite band in my room.
Tom: Used to? He still does that!
Problem 6
Where can I buy the cool clothes the boys wear?
Tom: If you wanna look like Georg, all you have to do isn’t wash yourself for a month and then your done.
Georg: For example, yes.
Tom: And Bill? You really don’t wanna look like that, do you?
Bill: I always buy my clothes at second hand stores, that’s where you can get the most awesome clothes. So my tip is looking there if you want my look.
Problem 7
I feel bad because Gustav and Georg get less attention then Bill and Tom
Tom: Do you know why that is? They talk less and are more quiet then Bill and me. It would also be bad if they start talking more, cause they just don’t know how to say what they mean. Have you ever heard these two talk German? It is just awful. There English is dramatic but there German is actually just as bad!
Bill: Georg and Gustav are just more quiet and don’t look for the attention. We have gotten used to it, it’s just how it goes.
Georg: I also feel comfortable with it and…(long pause),
Bill: That’s all he can say
Gustav: He is just using our typical answer: I feel comfortable with it.
Problem 8
I would love to talk to Tokio hotel but I don’t know German
Bill: You can also talk English to us. Now we can speak it just a little.
Tom: We know just enough to talk to fans….
Bill: …and make short conversations
Tom: We actually know just enough
Bill: But we are working on improving it. We are going more often to America and England now so it is easier if you can speak the language. I hope we will get it soon.
Hitkrant nr.13: Tokio hotel i gonna solve all your problems!
Tokio hotel is gonna solve all your problems!
Are you in love with Bill and don’t know what to do? Or do want the same hair as Tom? The boys themselves give the solution to the problems of there fans.
Problem 1
I am in love with Bill, but will probably never meet him.
Bill: O, I don’t know what to say to this. If you really are in love with me you should….(Bill is thinking) Maybe you should come to one of our concerts and maybe I’ll see you there then.
Tom: I actually wanna say something to this: you should be in love with me. Then it will all be alright!
Bill: Maybe you should just think to yourself that I am just a normal guy like any other. Does that heal a little bit of your broken heart?
Problem 2
I am a Tokio hotel fan and my class mates that are not tease me about it.
Bill: I think you just shouldn’t respond to it and just take it.
Tom: Bill and I where also teased in school by people that hated us and that almost didn’t influence us. For that matter, I am actually proud of the fact that I wasn’t like the rest of the class. Bill and I thought it was more important to do other stuff, we didn’t wanted to be wannabees. Being teased can clearly also have a positive effect. Just look at us.
Problem 3
My parents won’t let me go to a Tokio hotel concert!
All four together: That is bullshit!
Tom: Our parents always allowed us to go to concerts. I was nine when I went to my first live concert and think everyone should have that freedom.
Bill: It is also stupid to forbid something like that, cause fans will eventually find a way to go to the concert.
Georg: The best is just to let your children free in this. To let them decide if they wanna go to a concert or not.
Tom: You know what I want? I wanna talk with the parents of our fans about this. Just give me there addresses, I will solve this.
Gustav: Exactly, just let them contact us, we will arrange something.
Problem 4
I want the same hair as Tom, how do I do that?
Georg: O, that is difficult!
Tom: And is even right for once. I have really smooth hair from myself and it is costing me a lot of trouble to keep it up every day. For one thing, you have to turn it again every day and I have a special spray to keep it well. What’s in it, I won’t tell, just know that I have been working on it in my little laboratory for hours (laughs). At least it is specially made for me and it is an awful lot of work. How long do I have it this way?
Georg: Just smell it, then you know!
Tom: I think about ten or eleven years
Problem 5
I am not allowed to hang Tokio hotel posters in my room
Bill: I used to have my room filled with it.
Tom: Exactly, he even had posters of me. Then he would make pictures of me and have them printed large and hang them on his wall.
Bill: Ach, halt die klappe! (Shut up!) That is not true…but I think everyone should have been fan of someone in there lives, meaning you also should have your room filled with posters. As a parent you should just allow that. They have been fan of someone too in there lives, right? I always used to love listening to the music of my favourite band in my room.
Tom: Used to? He still does that!
Problem 6
Where can I buy the cool clothes the boys wear?
Tom: If you wanna look like Georg, all you have to do isn’t wash yourself for a month and then your done.
Georg: For example, yes.
Tom: And Bill? You really don’t wanna look like that, do you?
Bill: I always buy my clothes at second hand stores, that’s where you can get the most awesome clothes. So my tip is looking there if you want my look.
Problem 7
I feel bad because Gustav and Georg get less attention then Bill and Tom
Tom: Do you know why that is? They talk less and are more quiet then Bill and me. It would also be bad if they start talking more, cause they just don’t know how to say what they mean. Have you ever heard these two talk German? It is just awful. There English is dramatic but there German is actually just as bad!
Bill: Georg and Gustav are just more quiet and don’t look for the attention. We have gotten used to it, it’s just how it goes.
Georg: I also feel comfortable with it and…(long pause),
Bill: That’s all he can say
Gustav: He is just using our typical answer: I feel comfortable with it.
Problem 8
I would love to talk to Tokio hotel but I don’t know German
Bill: You can also talk English to us. Now we can speak it just a little.
Tom: We know just enough to talk to fans….
Bill: …and make short conversations
Tom: We actually know just enough
Bill: But we are working on improving it. We are going more often to America and England now so it is easier if you can speak the language. I hope we will get it soon.
Monday, March 24, 2008
Bill's Health
The remainder of the 1000 Hotels Tour is officiall canceled. Why? Bill has a cyst on his vocal chords, preventng him from singing or properly talking and I'm sure it's causing him a lot of pain. It's all over news sites across the globe!
Thursday, March 20, 2008
Wednesday, March 19, 2008
DC Tickets, Montreal
Tickets for Tokio Hotel's show at the 9:30 Club in Washington, DC will go onsale tomorrow at 10:00am eastern, so Virginia fans especially get your tickets fast!
Speaking of fast, Montreal tickets for the April 25th show are ALREADY sold out! Crazy!
Speaking of fast, Montreal tickets for the April 25th show are ALREADY sold out! Crazy!
Tuesday, March 18, 2008
Coming Back State-side.
Tokio Hotel's second stint in North America is coming up! Here are the dates:
April 17- Detroit @ State Theater
April 18 - Chicago @ House of Blues
April 20 - Cleveland @ House of Blues
April 23 - Toronto @ Sound Factory
April 25 - Montreal @ Metropolis
April 26 - Montreal @ Metropolis
April 30 - Boston @ Lowell Memorial Auditorium
May 1 - Washington DC @ 930 club
April 17- Detroit @ State Theater
April 18 - Chicago @ House of Blues
April 20 - Cleveland @ House of Blues
April 23 - Toronto @ Sound Factory
April 25 - Montreal @ Metropolis
April 26 - Montreal @ Metropolis
April 30 - Boston @ Lowell Memorial Auditorium
May 1 - Washington DC @ 930 club
Monday, March 17, 2008
Bill Sick - Madrid Canceled
Tom, Gustav, and Georg appeared moments before the show that Bill was too sick to perform and was already on a flight back to Germany to seek medical attention. Fans were shocked, perhaps a little pissed, but everyone is showing their support and concern for Bill.
Here's handwritten letter from Tom and the Gs apologizing for the cancelation:
Here's handwritten letter from Tom and the Gs apologizing for the cancelation:
Ready, Set, Go! on MTV
The music video for "Ready, Set, Go" is scheduled to be featured Monday (March 20th) on TRL! Tune in at 3:30pm eastern.
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