David Bowie, Berlin - The Idiot and Lust for Life David Bowie, stage name of David Robert Jones, (London, January 8, 1947 - New York, January 10, 2016), was a singer, songwriter, actor and British music producer. Sometimes referred to as "rock chameleon" for the ability to always renew its image, it was an important figure in popular music for five decades. Being considered one of the most innovative and still influential popular musicians of all time, especially for his work in the 1970s and 1980s, besides being distinguished by a characteristic vocal and the intellectual depth of his work. Bowie moved to Switzerland in 1976, bought a cottage on a mountain in the north of Geneva lake. In the new residence, its dependence on cocaine grew; In addition, I wanted to venture into extramusical activities. He started painting and produced a series of postmodernist paintings. In tour, he used to draw in a notebook and photograph scenes that would serve as a future reference. When visiting the Brücke Museum in Berlin and other galleries in Geneva, Bowie turned, in the words of biographer Christopher Sandford, "in a prolific painter and collector of contemporary art. But not only a famous Patron of Expressionist Art: locked in clos des mésange, he began an intensive course of self -service in classical music and literature, and began to work in an autobiography ". Such improvements would only enrich their studio and stage work. In August 1976, Bowie moved to West Berlin with his friend Iggy Pop to kick his drug addiction and escape the spotlight. Bowie and Iggy shared an apartment in Schöneberg, which until Berlin's administrative reform in 2001 was a separate district, now part of the new Tempelhof-Schöneberg district. Bowie's interest in German krautrock and the ambient works of multi-instrumentalist Brian Eno. Krautrock is a generic term attributed to experimental bands in Germany in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Originally, it was a term used pejoratively by the English music press. However, largely due to the success of these bands, the term later gained a positive meaning, and is now seen as a title of recognition rather than an insult. Ambient music is a musical genre that emphasizes tone and atmosphere over traditional musical structure or rhythm. Often sounding "peaceful" and lacking structured composition, beat, and/or melody, ambient music uses textural layers of sound that can reward both passive and active listening, and encourage a sense of calm or contemplation. Brian Peter George St. Jean le Baptiste de la Salle Eno (Woodbridge, England, May 15, 1948) is a British musician, composer, record producer, visual artist, and theorist, one of the most influential figures in the development of ambient music. A self-described "non-musician," Eno helped introduce unique conceptual approaches and recording techniques to contemporary music. He has been described as one of the most influential and innovative figures in popular music. These influences gave rise to the albums, co-produced with Tony Visconti, that became known as the Berlin Trilogy. The first album, Low (1977), was recorded in France and was influenced by krautrock and featured small fragments of ambient music. Prior to its recording, Bowie produced Iggy Pop's debut solo album, The Idiot, described as "a stepping stone between Station to Station and Low." Bowie composed most of the music for The Idiot, while Iggy Pop wrote most of the lyrics, often in response to the music Bowie was creating. During its recording, Bowie developed a new process where backing tracks were recorded first, followed by overdubs, with lyrics and vocals written and recorded last. Overdubbing, in the context of music production, is the technique of recording new audio tracks (instrumental or vocal) over an existing recording. This technique allows musicians and producers to add additional layers of sound, create harmonies, choruses, or even replace previously recorded parts. Overdubbing revolutionized music production by allowing musical parts to be recorded separately and at different times, opening up a range of creative and technical possibilities. Although The Idiot was completed in August 1976, Bowie wanted to make sure he had his own album in stores before its release. Chateau owner and bassist in The Idiot, Laurent Thibault, opined that "[Bowie] didn't want people to think he'd been inspired by Iggy's album, when in fact it was all the same." While critics considered The Idiot good in its own right, Iggy's fans criticized the album as unrepresentative of his repertoire and as evidence that he had been "co-opted" by Bowie for his own purposes. Bowie later admitted: "Poor [Iggy], in a way, became a guinea pig for what I wanted to do with the sound. I didn't have the material at the time and I didn't feel like writing anything. I felt much more like I was relaxing and supporting someone else's work, so that album was timely, creatively." Biographer Chris O'Leary considers The Idiot as much a Bowie album as an Iggy Pop album. Although the Berlin Trilogy is said to comprise Low, Heroes, and Lodger, O'Leary argues that the true Berlin Trilogy consists of The Idiot, Low, and Heroes, with Lust for Life as a "supplement" and Lodger as an epilogue. RCA expected him to tour to promote Low. Bowie toured with Iggy Pop to promote The Idiot. The tour began on March 1, 1977, and ended on April 16. Bowie was adamant about not taking the spotlight away from Iggy Pop, playing keyboards and not addressing the audience. Despite this, some critics believed Bowie was still in charge. Similarly, during interviews, Iggy Pop was often asked more about Bowie than about his own work. As a result, Iggy Pop took a more direct approach while making Lust for Life. At the end of the tour, Bowie and Iggy Pop returned to the studio to record Pop's second solo album, Lust for Life (1977). Bowie had less influence on Lust for Life; he let Iggy Pop compose his own arrangements for the tracks, resulting in a sound more reminiscent of Iggy Pop's earlier work. Recording took place at the Hansa by the Wall in West Berlin, completed in two and a half weeks, from May to June 1977, and released in August. Although Bowie said he planned to collaborate on a third project with Iggy Pop, Lust for Life would be the pair's last official collaboration until the mid-1980s. Building at Hauptstraße 155, Schöneberg, Berlin, where Bowie and Iggy Pop lived from 1976 to 1978. Alex