I can easily related to that. Sex is multi dimensional for me, so sounds, smells, sensations, all come into play to make a really enjoyable session.
But those times when it seems like it's the body and instinct taking over... it's a completely different thing.
Right on!
Getting a compliment from a gay dude is like someone giving a suitcase full of cash, of a foreign country. We may have no interest of ever going there but we know we have value over there.