A turning point in Bowie’s story.
“I’m pretty good with collaborative thinking. I work well with other people. I believe that I often bring out the best in somebody’s talents.”
In a lifetime of beautiful, reinventive and ofttimes defiant acts, David Bowie’s first great resurrection occurred in 1977. That was the year he released two of his all-time albums – Low and Heroes – after escaping the trappings of rock & roll to West Berlin. After the cosmic flamboyance of Ziggy Stardust and so many years of touring as the androgynous glam god of rock music, he went in for anonymity at Hansa Studios.
It was also when he began helping others in earnest. While in Berlin, he produced some of Iggy Pop’s most famous works. Bowie would help many artists in his lifetime to zero in on the essential thing that made them special. It was a greatness that Bowie never tired of passing down. And as part of ROF’s “Greatness Passed Down” theme for the month of March, we are honoring Bowie by throwing back to Berlin ’77!
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