Photo Gallery David Bowie's Comeback
Robert Fripp, Brian Eno and David Bowie pause for a portrait in the Hansa Studio where they recorded the song "Heroes" in Berlin in 1977. Bowie came to Berlin to escape the drugs and glamor of New York and Los Angeles. People still ring the bell at the studio in hopes of catching a glimpse of where the rock legend made music.
This 1978 image shows Bowie during the filming of "Just a Gigolo." Set in post-World War I Berlin, the film directed by David Hemmings was not particularly well received.
Bowie, shown here in New York in 1973, broke into the music world with his 1969 sold "Space Oddity." He later moved into glam rock with his 1972 album "The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars."
The Englishman, who came to be known as "The Thin White Duke," has had a major influence on contemporary music. Here, he is shown with actress Elizabeth Taylor in Beverly Hills in 1975.
Here, Bowie performs his final concert as Ziggy Stardust in 1973 at the Hammersmith Odeon in London.
On and off for three years between 1976 and 1979, Bowie lived in Berlin, creating some of his most beloved music, three albums he called the "Berlin Trilogy." But he returned to the United States and went on to create many more albums.
His 2003-2004 world tour, shown here during a concert in Madison Square Garden, ended after Bowie suffered a heart attack on stage in Germany. Since then, he has largely retreated from public life.
Here, Bowie is pictured with his model wife Iman in 2007. His new album "The Next Day" is due out in March.
