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Walls, Krautrock and Fascist Flirtations: Bowie in Berlin

Ten years after David Bowie's death, what's left of his German phase?

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Katja Hoyer
Jan 18, 2026
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David Bowie, Iggy Pop and Ivan Kral in Berlin 1980. Img: Ivan Kral, Cynthia Hudson, CC BY-SA 4.0.

My first encounter with David Bowie was terrifying. Those odd eyes, the sharp cheekbones, the elegant …

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