Interview of David Bowie (1977)
In 1977 David Bowie spoke about Berlin, addiction, and shedding theatrical personas as he entered the Low / “Heroes” experimental stretch.
5 things you didn’t know about David Bowie
Five verified side notes from a career that moved through several styles.
David Bowie – Heroes
Bowie’s "Heroes" (Hansa, 1977): Visconti multi-mic, Fripp feedback, Eno pads, Berlin Wall lovers lyric.
David Bowie – The art of becoming someone else
In Brixton, David Jones practiced saxophone, studied mime and R&B, and turned a stage name into a working method: David Bowie, from Space Oddity to Blackstar.
Top 10 Most mind-blowing concerts in music history
Ten landmark concerts with dates and venues: Nirvana at Reading 1992, Queen at Live Aid, Dylan going electric at Newport, Bowie retiring Ziggy at Hammersmith.
David Bowie – Modern Love
David Bowie’s Modern Love (Let’s Dance, 1983): Nile Rodgers, Power Station, EMI opener single.
David Bowie – Moonage Daydream
Moonage Daydream sits on David Bowie’s RCA album The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars (1972), cut at Trident with Mick Ronson’s guitar framing the vocal an
“Heroes” – Fripp, Eno, and a wall in West Berlin
In July and August 1977, David Bowie and Tony Visconti tracked "Heroes" at Hansa Studio by the Wall in West Berlin, with Brian Eno in the room and Robert Fripp's guitar lines flying in from London.
David Bowie – Cracked Actor
Mick Ronson's guitar sits hard and dry before the vocal settles. David Bowie doubles on harmonica, Trevor Bolder and Woody Woodmansey lock a straight rock groove, and Cracked Actor opens side two of Aladdin Sane.
Blackstar – Birthday gift, farewell in seven tracks
On 8 January 2016, David Bowie's 69th birthday, ISO/Columbia released Blackstar, seven tracks cut with a New York jazz group led by Donny McCaslin.