DIVA DIVO: Sounds like you think the club scene, particularly the gay one, is getting predictable.

Harris: I want to do a short film where I just travel the world, and every gay bar I go into the same Madonna song is playing. Don't get me wrong, I love her music, but I don't worship the ground she walks on. I said that to a guy much younger than me and he slapped me in the face. All I said was that she was very talented, had many achievements and made great records, but she wasn't the be-all, end-all for me. And he slapped me! It was like I told him Santa Claus didn't exist.

DIVA DIVO: How did the party scene get to be so rigid?

Harris: It started when the nightlife scene became so corporate. Individual parties used to have individual identities. If you have a Crobar in Miami and in Chicago, what makes it special? It's like walking down the street to get a Big Mac, and then getting another on the next corner.

DIVA DIVO: Well, you certainly have a reputation for spinning unpredictable, diverse sets… from soulful House to high-energy hits. And you started in hip hop, too. Given the reputation of the industry, was it hard to be a gay artist in the hip hop world?

Harris: I'll be the first person to tell you that when I started doing hip hop music, I had issues with myself… my own internal issues. But I quickly moved on. What I really have a problem with is when gay men take a form of music, like hip hop, and use it as a shield of masculinity when they're in a gay environment. To me, that's like going right back into the closet. I understand if you're in a certain neighborhood and you want to feel safe, but when you go into a gay environment – a club, bar or lounge – that's a place where you can be safe and let your hair down.

DIVA DIVO Your "Kiss My Black Ass" parties, which you work with Ultra Nate on, certainly aren't cookie-cutter.

Harris: The ["Kiss My Black Ass"] party started to fill a void in nightlife. I think people take themselves too seriously; why do things have to be so rigid? This is not a straight event, it's not a gay event; it's not a black event, it's not a white event. It's a place where you can come as you are, as whoever you want to be, and know that the music is going to take you on a journey. House parties became legendary because of the people. I felt that there was a need to get back to that sense.