

“It was a little harrowing going from the west to the east and vice versa,” Visconti told BBC Radio 6 in an interview marking what would have been Bowie’s 75th birthday. The instrumental piece – which Bowie laid down entirely solo – was inspired by visits to East Berlin during the period when the German city was split by the Berlin Wall, and those on the Soviet side were desperate to escape to the west. Longtime Davie Bowie producer Tony Visconti told of a “goose bumps” moment during the making of the 1977 album Low that appeared to suggest the late artist had "special mental powers." Speaking of Low - who saw this? I was driving when I heard this and it gave me goosebumps!

Sons of the Silent Age lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC Let's find another way in (sons of sound and sons of sound) Oh baby, baby, baby, I won't ever let you down Let's take another way down (sons of sound and sons of sound) They never die, they just go to sleep one day They don't walk, they just glide in and out of life Listen to tracks by Sam Therapy and King Dice Let's take another way in (sons of sound and sons of sound) Let's find another way down (sons of sound and sons of sound) Pace their rooms like a cell's dimensions Lay in bed coming and going on easy terms Stand on platforms blank looks and note books
