Travis Scott Denies Knowing About Astroworld Injuries in 1st Interview Since the Tragedy: ‘It Really Hurts’

Travis Scott finally spoke out for the first time to talk about the tragic Astroworld festival that left 10 people dead and hundreds injured. During the sit-down interview with Charlamagne Tha God, he was also pressed on the “raging” culture his shows are known for, and asked if he thinks that contributed to the deaths. He explained, “That’s something I’ve been working on for a while, is creating these experiences and trying to show these experiences are happening in a safe environment,” he said.

“And even at that moment, you’re like, ‘Wait, what?’ ” he said in the nearly hour-long interview released Thursday. “People pass out, things happen at concerts, but something like that …” Scott trailed off, not completing the thought.

“Us as artists, we trust professionals for when things happen that people can leave safely and this night was just like a regular show, it felt like to me, as far as the energy. It didn’t feel like, you know…people didn’t show up there just to be harmful. People just showed up to have a good time and then something unfortunate happened and I think we really just got to figure out what that was.”

He further explained, “I’m a man of God, so that’s first things first. That’s that. Your music is just, like… self-expression. At these shows, I feel like people kind of look at things and, if you’ve been to Travis shows, there have been different layers of shows. I think people are just, you know, misconceptions and taking things they’re seeing and all types of things. I’ve taken pride in trying to grow from where I was when I first recorded music to now, where I’m going in music, so yeah, I just think people gotta experience it sometimes. “