Travis Scott Sits Down for First Interview Regarding the Astroworld Tragedy: “Emotional Rollercoaster”

Travis Scott has finally sat down for an interview in which he addresses the Astroworld Festival tragedy, which occurred one month ago. 

“I’ve been on different types of emotions, an emotional rollercoaster, I mean,” the rapper told Charlemagne the God. “It gets so hard because, you know, I always feel connected with my fans. I went through something and I feel like fans went through something and people’s parents went through something. And it really hurts. It hurts the community, it hurts the city. There’s been a lot of thoughts, a lot of feelings, a lot of grieving, and just trying to wrap my head around it.”

When asked about his intention for partaking in an interview, Scott said: “I don’t personally have an intention, I just feel like something happened and I feel like it’s just, I needed a way to kinda like communicate, you know? One, families are grieving. There’s fans that experienced something, there’s fans that came to the show. I’ve always been that person to always see things through with the people that share experiences with me. … I’ve been trying to just really figure things out.”

As the interview continued, Scott referred to his fans as “family,” as well as pushed back against those who defined “raging” as intentional harm. He also admitted that he didn’t realize the severity of what was happening until “minutes before” an initial press conference from local authorities. 

When asked about his sense of responsibility for the events on November 5th, Scott said that he is responsible for figuring out what went wrong at the festival and how to prevent future tragedies from happening. 

Watch the full interview, “A Conversation with Travis Scott and Charlemagne Tha God,” below:

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