and landed in west berlin, collaborating with iggy pop and most of all absorbing the vibe of a pulsating cityafter the sad news, people are gathering here where david bowie lived with iggy pop on the first floor of this building back in 1970's berlin. >> i thought i would come here and him last respects and just think about him for a moment. reporter: did he have an effect on your life growing up? >> you should have seen my hairstyles in the 1980's. that was pure bowie. he was a genius, and i am sad he is gone so early from our lives. reporter: here we are at the cafÉ, and during his berlin heyday, this was a very famous cafÉ in berlin for the gay and lesbian community and where bo wie would often come at 6:00 in the morning to have his breakfast. and here we are now at the location of the famous recording studio where david bowling in the 1970's record of the famous berlin trilogy. was that, for you, the pinnacle of bowie? >> completing albums here, outstanding work. reporter: one of his most famous berlin songs references the berlin wall. legend has it that david bowie looked out and saw pr