GEORG LISTING

"We are preparing our third album..."

Famous for his legendary discretion, Tokio Hotel's bassist has a thousand things to say about recent events related to the group's life. Taken with the enthusiasm, Georg also confesses that the third album is currently in progress.

What did you feel about Bill's vocal accident?

I was really really worried. In the past Bill's vocal cords had already given signs of weakness, but that was related to a throat inflammation or a momentary fatigue. A sudden disappearance of voice in the middle of a concert has never happened before. We had undestood right away that what was happening wasn't common.

What did you think it was at the beginning?

At first, I was scared for Bill's health. Without a precise diagnosis of doctors, no one was able to give a reliable explanation. Then, once Bill went under medical treatment, I kept questioning myself on the future of the band. We went through all of this together, our history could not stop there! My parents, both doctors, reassured me. Thay explained me in details what would have happened to Bill, an annoying situation at the moment, but that wouldn't condemn in any way his career as a singer or the future of Tokio Hotel.

How did you take advantage of the free time during Bill's convalescence?

The break was so sudden, that at the beginning I had the feeling of a big void. But I immediately pulled myself together and I decided to take advantage of this unexpected break to take a breathe and recharge the batteries. I also made up for my lost sleep...

Among a pause and another, what were your activities?

It's no secret to anyone that outside of the band I'm not a peppy person (laughs)! So I've been spending my days in peace: DVDs, video games, reading my daily e-mails.

How long did this break last?

Only a few days... I must say I soon came to miss the band. At the moment I'm spending most of the time with Tom and Gustav in our recording studio in Hamburg. We're working on the composition of new melodies for our next album, we're testing new rhythms. That's another exciting part of our lives as artists.

So we can expect the next release of a third album...

Bill has already written many lyrics. From us, we have a lot of ideas on the melodies. The project is going on satisfactorily. In short we hope to finish the recordings before the end of the year. If we continue at this pace, our next album may see the light early this autumn.

Will this album be recorded in German or in English?

This is a question on which I can't say anything because all the options are still possible. No decision has been taken yet in relation to this.

Which big names of rock feed your creative vein?

In the band we have quite different artistic references. Gustav and I, for example, have a boundless admiration for the old generation rock icons, such as Nirvana and Guns N' Roses. For their part, Bill and Tom are more receptive to more contemporary musicians, such as Green Day, Placebo and Coldplay.

When did you last fall in love with music?

At the moment I'm listening a lot of tracks of the Canadian band Nickelback. I especially like the video they made for their hit "Rockstars."

21 CANDLES

On March 31 this year, Georg, Tokio Hotel's old geezer, celebrated his 21. An important event which, with his great regret, was held without his joyful travelling companions because that day Bill had had his operation to the vocal cords. However Georg has planned another party as soon as Bill will have found all his energy.

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May 2010