{"id":378697,"date":"2021-12-09T17:56:13","date_gmt":"2021-12-09T14:56:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/travis-scott-speaks-about-astroworld-tragedy-for-first-time\/"},"modified":"2021-12-09T17:56:13","modified_gmt":"2021-12-09T14:56:13","slug":"travis-scott-speaks-about-astroworld-tragedy-for-first-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/travis-scott-speaks-about-astroworld-tragedy-for-first-time\/","title":{"rendered":"#Travis Scott speaks about Astroworld tragedy for first time"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#Travis Scott speaks about Astroworld tragedy for first time<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Travis Scott says he is \u201c1000 percent\u201d sure he did everything he could to help dying audience members during the Astroworld tragedy.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In his first interview since the Nov. 5 hip-hop festival that ended in the deaths of 10 people, including the youngest victim 9-year-old Ezra Blount, Scott claims he didn\u2019t hear his Houston audience\u2019s screams for help as the victims fell into peril.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI just didn\u2019t hear that,\u201d 30-year-old Scott said Thursday during a t\u00eate-\u00e0-t\u00eate with Charlamagne Tha God on \u201cThe Breakfast Club.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>When Charlamagne, 43, asked him if he did everything he could, an emotional Scott struggled to find words, saying, \u201cEverything I physically [could], sure, yes. And, if knowing what was going on \u2026 you just wish you could have done something better. But, standing there, 1,000 percent.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Scott also insisted that \u201cI\u2019m that type of artist\u201d  who would have stopped his show if he was aware that concertgoers were in imminent danger.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnytime you can hear something like that you want to stop the show,\u201d the \u201cSicko Mode\u201d emcee continued, adding that he did stop the music a few times during the fateful event. \u201cYou want to make sure fans get the proper attention they need. I just go off the fans energy. But I just didn\u2019t hear [screams].\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/travis-scott-astroworld-tragedy-comp-2.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Travis Scott speaks out about AstroWorld tragedy, addresses families of victims of the tragedy.\" class=\"wp-image-20427083\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/travis-scott-astroworld-tragedy-comp-2.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/travis-scott-astroworld-tragedy-comp-2.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/travis-scott-astroworld-tragedy-comp-2.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Travis Scott speaks out about Astroworld tragedy, addresses families of victims of the tragedy. \u201cI have a responsibility to figure out what h<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ened here. I have a responsibility to find a solution,\u201d he said. \u201cHopefully this takes a first step into us as a artist having more insight as to what\u2019s going on.\u201d<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Instagram \/ Power 105.1<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/houston-police-chief-needle-07.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Travis Scott said he did not hear the scream for help form his audience members. \" class=\"wp-image-20426863\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/houston-police-chief-needle-07.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/houston-police-chief-needle-07.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/houston-police-chief-needle-07.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Travis Scott said he did not hear the scream for help form his audience members. \u201cI\u2019m always here. I\u2019m in this with you guys I love you and I always be there to help you guys heal through this,\u201d he said to the families effected by the misfortune.\u00a0<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Amy Harris\/Invision\/AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Astroworld disaster \u2014 noted as one of the most fatal live music crowd events in American history \u2014 has resulted in over 140 lawsuits and a mass litigation suit by 1,500 show attendees against Scott, Live Nation, Apple Music, Drake and other defendants.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In most of the suits, per court documents, victims claim the \u201cAntidote\u201d rhymer and his cohorts were \u201cnegligent\u201d during the show, which held over 50,000 crowd members, and stood to make huge sums of money from the concert.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"550\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/travis-scott-astroworld-tragedy-24.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Ezra Blount, 9, was the youngest of the 10 victims who died as a result of Scott's massively attended AstroWorlf festival on Nov. 5.\" class=\"wp-image-20426826\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/travis-scott-astroworld-tragedy-24.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/travis-scott-astroworld-tragedy-24.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/travis-scott-astroworld-tragedy-24.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Ezra Blount, 9, was the youngest of the 10 victims who died as a result of Scott\u2019s massively attended AstroWorlf festival on Nov. 5.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Meanwhile, Scott recently denied responsibility for the deaths in legal documents \u2014 but now says his mission is to try to identify what factors contributed to the loss of so many lives during his performance.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFans come to the show to have a good experience,\u201d Scott explained to Charlamagne.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have a responsibility to figure out what happened here. I have a responsibility to find a solution,\u201d he said. \u201cHopefully this takes a first step into us as artists having more insight as to what\u2019s going on.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/travis-scott-astroworld-tragedy-22.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Over 50,000 of Scott's &quot;rager&quot; fan base attended the deadly event.\" class=\"wp-image-20426897\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/travis-scott-astroworld-tragedy-22.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/travis-scott-astroworld-tragedy-22.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/travis-scott-astroworld-tragedy-22.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Over 50,000 of Scott\u2019s \u201crager\u201d fan base attended the deadly event.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignright\">\n    <\/aside>\n<p>\u201cAnd the professionals to figure out what\u2019s going on\u2026in the future move forward in concert safety,\u201d he added, referring to Live Nation and other defendants named in the suits.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Scott blamed the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a> for fingering him as culpable for the tragedy.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m the face of the festival,\u201d the musician said, . \u201cI\u2019m the artist. So yeah, the media wants to put it on me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But, his plea of innocence notwithstanding, Scott expressed remorse for the victims, calling them his family.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m always here. I\u2019m in this with you guys I love you and I always be there to help you guys heal through this,\u201d he said to the families effected by the misfortune.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"934\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/travis-scott-astroworld-tragedy-14.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Scott said he&quot;1000 percent&quot; did everything he could to help during the concert tragedy. \" class=\"wp-image-20426824\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/travis-scott-astroworld-tragedy-14.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/travis-scott-astroworld-tragedy-14.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/travis-scott-astroworld-tragedy-14.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Scott said he\u201d1000 percent\u201d did everything he could to help during the concert tragedy. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Instagram \/ Power 105.1<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignright\">\n    <\/aside>\n<p>\u201cI understand that you guys are grieving right now. Finding understanding right now. And it\u2019s not just a right now thing it\u2019s a forever thing,\u201d the musician continued.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd these people that came to the show, they are my family. And I\u2019ve always had a connection to the people that listen to the music or came to my shows. And it\u2019s really hard on me. They lost their love ones. So it\u2019s tough,\u201d he went on to say before doubling down on his vow to \u201cfix\u201d the problems that lead to the disaster.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m going to fix this for the future people,\u201d he added. \u201cI\u2019m going to fix this problem and find a solution to make sure that this doesn\u2019t happen in the future and definitely be a number one voice for this.\u201d\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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