We could be Heroes, just for one Day. Miranda thought we were already heroes, having walked too far in the last 24 hours. If we walk down Potsdamer Strasse, we’ll soon come to where the Thin White Duke lived in the Berlin years ..........it’s just down the road, honest! The man in the middle cringed. After the Ziggy years, a lad insane moved on to some young Americans and finally settled on what was West Berlin as the scene of his new inspiration. The result was Low, Heroes and Lodger, although apparently only Heroes was exclusively recorded in the city. Bowie’s apartment was in a block at Hauptstrasse 155, which is truly underwhelming as a venue although quite moving in a strange sort of way. Still, it had to be done and the visit has fuelled
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