"The gay bars are the only real events I like to go to in L.A. because the gays don't give a f*ck and they're, like, actually having fun. L.A. is a pretty flat city for energy...All the genres that I work in were probably discovered and created by gay men, you know? From like dance music, hip-hop low-key... I'm talking like a lot of the really early '70s,"
"a lot of the hip-hop DJs were low-key.Of course, house music, we all know. Techno, Detroit DJs, some gay, some straight, but house music I think was defined by a lot of gay, black men between New York, Chicago, Detroit. Because a lot of gay men are able to just be way more free and crazy when it comes to music."
Gay bars in Los Angeles provide energetic, uninhibited social spaces that contrast with the city's otherwise flat energy. Many modern genres—dance music, early hip-hop, house, and techno—were shaped or discovered by gay men, especially gay Black men in New York, Chicago, and Detroit. Gay DJs and club scenes allowed greater freedom to experiment with sound and performance, enabling bold musical innovation. Straight artists often follow or incorporate these experiments. Party culture and nightlife trends frequently emerge first within gay communities, where boundary-pushing and expressive freedom remain central to musical and cultural evolution.
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