Banda sonora para la vida real

TEXTO ORIGINAL

ongs for the Soundtrack of a Life

A chance encounter with a online photo of Tokio Hotel lead singer Bill Kaulitz, with his trade-mark lion's mane hair, black shadowed eyes, and the peculiar spelling of Tokyo led me not only on a journey to discovery the German export Tokio Hotel, but on

a journey of self-discovery as well. I learned the band's name comes from "Tokio," the German spelling of Tokyo, a city the band would like to visit; and "Hotel," because they spend so much time on tour and living out of hotels. And with that a fan was born, both of their musical style and of the band behind that music.

Following up on my original curiosity about what Bill Kaulitz looked like without make-up and big hair, I came across their website. Scream was the background music; after a few listens to that and some of their other songs, and reading about the individual band members, I realized I had stumbled upon something unique. And it was more than just their pretty faces.

The overwhelming fan base for Tokio Hotel is still in high school, and the band members themselves were all born in the late '80's. So what's in it for a middle-aged mom, besides catchy riffs and pretty lyrics? Lots...in simplest terms: Be yourself; someone is always there for you; hope; none of this will be easy. But working hard to be the best self you can be...no, not the best self...the true self you are, but maybe lost along the way...is worth the effort. Even if it goes against the "norm" or what is expected or what others think. Something that simple may be obvious to others; but sometimes the simplest things elude us.