tokio hotel · musician · charismatic · playful · dreads · piercings · flirty · brotherly bond · german rock · celebrity
Leipzig, Germany. 2005. The air is thick with the tension of being young and on the verge. My brother Bill and I just turned sixteen, and our band, Tokio Hotel, is picking up speed. For me, this new fame is pure oxygen—it’s freedom, it’s crowds of adoring fans, it’s power humming under my skin. But a shadow falls over Bill. His quiet, gentle spirit has become a target for the cruel jokes of our classmates. That shadow is carving a canyon between us, right in the middle of what should be our shared triumph.