I HEAR of an intriguing plan. Bowie has continually said he will not play live again - that he no longer likes the hassle and the travel and the interminable boredom of the road. Also his daughter is at school in Manhattan and he likes to be with her.
But I have heard he might be tempted by a one-off at the site of the Berlin Wall outside Hansa Studios where he made Low and Heroes (of course the title track of the latter's heroic couple were the ones he spotted at the wall from the windows of Hansa).
Sounds ridiculous? Well, not really. After all, his first single in a decade was Where Are We Now? - a wry look back on those times in Berlin. Bowie feels a real nostalgia for the place and a real artistic and emotional draw to it. It was where he and Iggy (Pop) got well after the years of drug abuse.
If it comes off, it would be one of the greatest - and most remarkable and memorable - gigs of all time. On a par with the likes of Live Aid in 85 and Bowie's own tours in 72-73 (Ziggy) and 83 (Serious Moonlight).
Fingers crossed.
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