David Bowie’s legendary time in West Berlin as he searches for inspiration and records his 1977
album Low LOW traces the aftermath of David Bowie’s groundbreaking tour of America and the
iconic “Berlin years” that followed. Hot on the platform heels of Starman: Bowie’s Stardust
Years (SelfMadeHero 2023) Reinhard Kleist masterfully concludes his two-part biography of
David Bowie. In 1976 Bowie escaped the frantic madness and substance abuse of his life in
Los Angeles for the Wall of the divided city of Berlin. With his friend Iggy Pop in tow Bowie
quit drugs and created LOW the first album of his “Berlin Trilogy.” But even here in some of
the happiest days of his life Ziggy Stardust would not let him go . . . LOW follows Bowie’s
forays through West Berlin’s revolutionary music scene and wild club life and takes us deep
into his recording sessions at Hansa Studios. The friendship between Bowie and Iggy drives both
artists to new creative heights while Bowie’s relationship with the cabaret artist and drag
icon Romy Haag illuminates his fascination with Berlin as a city on the brink. Kleist’s LOW
is both a retelling of Bowie’s Berlin years and a vibrant portrait of the city itself. [This
publication has not been prepared approved authorized or licensed by the David Bowie estate
or any related entity.]
