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British pop icon David Bowie spent two prolific years in Berlin’s Schöneberg district in the 1970s. Here are 12 bits of Bowie Berlin trivia you should know.

Bowie in Berlin; Crossing the Street with a Pig in his Arms

Bowie moved to West Berlin in 1976, a whole 13 years before the wall separating the two sides of the city was pulled down

David Bowie and Romy Haag, Berlin, 1976 #Low #trilogy

Even in a decade of constant change for Bowie, the years 1975 and 1976 were transformative. With hits like “Fame” and “Young Americans,” he’d achieved the American superstardom he’d long desired -- and tired of it just as quickly, abandoning Hollywood and soul music for Berlin and dark, pioneering electronic-based music. Andrew Kent was Bowie’s photographer during this period, and his new book “Behind the Curtain” offers a strikingly intimate look at an artist during a…

Iggy Pop & David Bowie in Berlin

HBO's Vinyl looks back at one of New York's most famous music venues.