Travis Scott says he needs to heal Houston after Astroworld, however wants individuals to be receptive after the lethal stampede.
Travis Scott needs to heal the ache he brought about in Houston after the Astroworld tragedy killed 10 individuals in 2021.
The Houston rapper opened up in regards to the lethal crowd crush throughout a sit-down with Rolling Stone. Scott grew to become solemn when discussing the pageant catastrophe that occurred in his hometown.
“After I did that pageant, I used to be attempting to deliver one thing to the place I’m from, and whenever you look again, it’s like a time that was alleged to be so satisfying simply went unsuitable,” Travis Scott mentioned. “I might like to heal that within the metropolis. However I might additionally need individuals to be receptive [to it]. I don’t need to pressure a reception.”
The Astroworld Pageant crowd surge occurred on November 5, 2021, throughout Scott’s headlining efficiency. Ten concertgoers died from compression asphyxia after being crushed within the 50,000-person crowd. The victims ranged in age from 9 to 27 years previous.
Scott faces ongoing scrutiny greater than 4 years after the tragedy. He believes individuals have a distorted view of who he actually is.
“By way of that have, I believe, there’s a distorted view of who I’m and what I care about,” Scott defined. “Generally once I learn and even hear about a few of the s### that individuals write, I don’t even know in the event that they consider it. I believe there’s all the time been this distorted view of what I’m. And it’s my duty simply to maintain displaying what it truly is.”
When requested what he would inform critics who maintain him individually accountable, Travis Scott took a special method. “I wouldn’t inform them something. I might ask them,” he mentioned.
All 10 wrongful loss of life lawsuits towards Scott and Stay Nation have now been settled. The ultimate case involving nine-year-old Ezra Blount was resolved in Might 2024. Settlement phrases stay confidential underneath courtroom order.
A Houston grand jury declined to deliver legal costs towards Travis Scott or different organizers in June 2023. An official investigation discovered pageant staff sounded security alarms throughout the efficiency, however the message failed to achieve decision-makers.
A 56-page disaster response plan coated gun violence, bombings and terrorist threats. Nonetheless, it contained no procedures for dealing with crowd surges.
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