Fun fact, during this era Bowie worked with Iggy to make Iggy's first solo album, which became a hit, with the iconic song "Passenger" and, lyrics largely improvised on the fly in the studio. They made the album in a little over a week, well under the time budgeted for, and split the leftover money the label had given them. Read about it here: https://norselandsrock.com/the-passenger-iggy-pop/

I still find it wild that Bowie, Iggy and Lou Reed all hung out together, and it's fucking Iggy that's still with us.

Bowie’s problems at the time were with cocaine, which LA was awash in. West Berlin was more a heroin town.

Not to mention the 3 banger “Berlin Trilogy” Bowie albums made during this period.

Low, “Heroes”, & Lodger

When I was a kid in school, my teacher made the class watch Christiane F. – Wir Kinder vom Bahnhof Zoo.

I still don't like the thought of needles.. Or Berlin for that matter.

Fun fact: Iggy Pop also kidnapped Quark’s mom.

Let’s go to the Frankfurt train station instead. Nothing bad has ever happened there!

I'd never heard of the stooges until a few minutes ago. The stooges wiki mentions them as the father of punk rock, which i can see. But, i don't think their music aged that well.

I see nothing that could possibly go wrong with that plan.

Coffee and Cigarettes comes up in newpipe. Not my favorite Jim Jarmusch but it works

From station to station back to Düsseldorf City
Meet Iggy Pop and David Bowie

So they were roommates?