I've had cysts on my vocal chords.

Well, in the beginning Tom and I were running around in identical things until we were six or seven years old, I think. We were wearing the same clothes.

Well, I think when one has got beliefs and expresses and communicates them then one also radiates some kind of freedom that some people might not dare having.

I looked at the photos at the VMAs and my hair was the most. That was a time when we were the most extreme - like, I totally looked like Cher. And it always took, like, two bottles of hairspray every morning. Yeah, we've definitely changed a lot. But I love that we have that history, and I enjoy looking back.

The more people were telling me that I couldn't come to school with make-up on my eyes, the next day I would just make my eyes even darker, and with black hair.

If you have people who hate you, you will probably also have ones who will love you.

When I was 13 I would come to school with makeup and nail polish and I had teachers who would say, 'We can't teach you and you're not allowed in class.'

When we first came out with our music, the gay question was always there and it was super important for everyone. But for me it was amusing.

For me, love is such a beautiful thing and I love that you actually have no control over it.

In my opinion, love is not about gender, it's not about religion. Love has no borders and no boundaries.

It's kind of a dream to play a vampire in a movie.

We are protective towards our family and friends, just like anyone else is.

You don't want other people to tell you what to do your whole life. And if you feel like shaving your hair off, then you just do it.

We were the leaders of a company at the age of 15 with lawyers, tax advisers and managers around us, all on our payroll. A huge chunk of responsibility rested on our shoulders, which at the same time was a good thing since we hate superiors.

I always longed to have someone who would just be there for me. Of course I have Tom. I'm extremely happy that we're brothers. I wouldn't be able to work as a solo artist.

It's really hard to get fans in another country, especially here, because America is so, so big, so it's really hard to get known in this country.

In America, we see a fan and it is like, 'Oh, we are proud! We have a fan in America!'

For me, it was pretty hard to go into the studio and sing English for the first time, because I always sung in German, and we've been making music for seven years and it's always been in German.

Of course, our roots are in Germany, it always will be the feeling of home.

We've given up the idea that a guitar must always and everywhere be readily available just because we're a band.

Somehow, German just vanished at some point. We already started at an early stage to translate our albums, and at some point, we started to write only in English.

I believe that it's important to not just shy away from confrontation.

I think politics are a personal thing, and everybody has a right to their own opinion.

We came from a small village and there is no music business there.

Just try to do things you love and I think then it's always good. If you like what you do then it's fine.

In the beginning, for the first English record it was really hard for me because I'm a perfectionist and I really wanted it to sound natural and not like a German who tries to sing in English.

I never had a role model or something.

I'm always better when I'm not doing well, that's when I write good songs.

When I'm happy and everything's great, I'm not creative at all.

I never saw myself as the classic singer/songwriter who sticks to his guitar.

When I film my music videos, I always try to fulfill a part of my dream of being a filmmaker.

I never had any singing lessons.

I wouldn't exclude writing another song in German, but I don't want to translate songs anymore. We used to sit down and literally translate every song word for word - it was very technical, and the songs would lose so much along the way.

There's so many German songs which are really popular in Germany that I find really bad. It can quickly border on kitsch pop.

I find it hard to write really cool texts in German. At some point I had the feeling that it didn't work for me any more. So I'd rather not write any German songs at all than write uncool ones.

You obviously learn each time you go on tour, with each concert, with each song, from all your mistakes. But everything we did was authentic.

In Europe we play big concerts, but in America it's so cool to see all the people - and all the girls.

I saw a concert with Nena singing '99 Red Balloons' on TV and I said, 'I will also go onstage and sing.'

Every song has a strong connection to us.

'Ready, Set, Go' is kind of our story. It's about going for your dream and not being afraid to start a new life.

I got my first piercing at the age of 13, my first tattoo at the age of 15.

We are nervous before every concert. I think we are the most nervous band in the world.

I think it would be so cool to meet Rihanna, 'cause she's so sexy.

In Germany, we do not have Halloween, which is a shame.

Circus with animal shows should be forbidden, there are enough other thrilling options.

I don't have 'famous girls' that I like.

I really want to have a soul mate.

I want true love, because I don't have so much time, and I want to spend my time with the right girl.

I've never had a girl just for one night in my hotel room.

We needed the support of our parents because we had no car, no money.