Tokio Hotel released their sixth album in 2001 on November 18th, but the Magdeburgers weren’t happy: Just before the release party, the van with all their equipment was stolen. The band made the theft public on Instagram on Sunday, now the twins Bill and Tom Kaulitz called the thieves again to return the equipment.
“It’s going to be hard to sell these things without the police or us noticing. That’s why I want to say once again: We’re not angry, you can return it, we also pay a finder’s fee,” said Tom Kaulitz in the joint podcast “Kaulitz Hills”, which appeared on Tuesday. “You can also pretend you accidentally found this somewhere. […] I believe you guys, just give it back, there’s a check from us just so we can get the stuff back.”
In the podcast, Tom Kaulitz also listed everything that was in the stolen van: “All our instruments, all our technology, our laptops, our in-ear monitors, the microphones, the transmission lines […] I’ve had my most prized guitars in there, vintage guitars, including a guitar that I’ve been playing my whole life that really had emotional value as well.” Laptops with songs the band was working on were also stolen.
Fans also called on them to look out for the vehicle or the equipment: it was a white Peugeot van with Mint Live Solutions on it. Among the instruments are recognizable guitars like a white Gretsch, a Gibson Acoustic Sheryl Crow and a ’60s Goldtop.
Bill Kaulitz also vented his anger: “I find it so antisocial to steal. I would never do that to anyone. Stealing private things from people sucks. Who does something like that? I think robbing a bank is totally ok. If nobody gets hurt. Steal from some big industrial thing where it doesn’t hit anyone privately. I wouldn’t have the heart to steal something privately from someone.”