Den första e-mail intervjun med Bill efter operationen...

BY:  MARK PITTELKAU

Hamburg - He's overcome the worst. But for 7 days, the Tokio Hotel singer Bill Kaulitz [18] may not sing, talk or even laugh.

His voice rehabilitation then starts. The rockstar had a cyst removed from his left vocal cord last Sunday [BILD reported].

BILD: Bill, how do you feel?

Bill: Well, I've had better times in my life, but it's alright. I'm happy that I have it all behind me. But I'm still afraid about my voice and consequential damages. Everything in my life is just about my voice. I don't really have any pain, though.

BILD: How did you experience the operation?

Bill: Shortly before I was put under anesthetics, the doctors were all standing around me and at the beginning, I was staring to get a little shit scared that the narcotics wouldn't work and they'd start operating on me anyway. The mental image of having someone cut around in your throat while being fully conscious isn't exactly a hot thought. Hardly after that thought, the anesthetic doses knocked me out.

BILD: How was it to see your twin brother Tom [18] after that?

Bill: When Tom visited me in the recovery room, I still had a giant needle from the drip stuck in my arm. Tom and I both have a total needle phobia and it was really hard for us to pinch back our laughter - and I sadly wasn't allowed to laugh. And also, I had this horrible white surgery dress on with a pathetic green bonnet on my head. It looked as if I'd just jumped out of some shitty hospital soap.

BILD: How does your day currently look?

Bill: Just now I was watching the movie "Interview with a Vampire". When I'm not watching DVD's, Tom has to be here with me the whole time since he always knows exactly what I want to say. When someone asks a question, I just give Tom a quick glance and he'll answer for me almost the same way if I were to do it. Without Tom I'd probably suffer carpal tunnel syndrome from all the writing.

BILD: How often do you still have to go to the clinic?

Bill: I just have to go a few more times for a check-up and then my voice rehabilitation starts.