Straight and narrow: how pop lost its gay edge
From the blues to the Beatles, from the Who to Nirvana, the biggest acts in pop have been hugely shaped by gay culture. Why has that spirit now disappeared?
Away of looking at it, says Napier-Bell, who thinks the lack of gay influence on rock music is a sign of increasing tolerance. “There’s not much gay influence to be seen in the music business these days because gays are accepted, nobody cares. Young people are so aware of all things gay that there’s nothing new for them to take from it. Gays have gone normal. It’s all rather boring” according to The Guardian.
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