Travis Scott says he is ‘overly devastated’ by Astroworld tragedy which left 10 dead and he thinks about disaster ‘all the time’: ‘Those fans were like my family’

By Eve Buckland For Dailymail.Com

Published: 16:26 GMT, 15 November 2023 | Updated: 16:32 GMT, 15 November 2023

Travis Scott has revealed he is ‘devastated’ by the Astroworld disaster – which saw 10 people killed in a crowd surge at his November 5 2021 concert in Houston.

The musician, 32, who previously broke his silence on the tragedy in 2021, told GQ he thinks about the disaster ‘all the time’ and has had ‘rough moments’ in the two years since as he worked on comeback album, Utopia.

Those killed, who ranged in age from 9 to 27, died from compression asphyxia, which an expert likened to being crushed by a car.

Scott said: ‘Making music, you think about things that go on in life and things that happen in your life, and you dial in on things. That moment for families, for the city, you know, it was devastating. And when it came to making, like even finishing the album…I got back into it probably like, I don’t know, months and months and months after. 

‘And the idea of just even getting back into music, working on music and just even getting into that, was therapeutic of being able to channel some of the energy into production and sounds and finishing it.

‘I mean I was just overly devastated, you know. Yeah… Yeah, I always think about it. Those fans were like my family. You know, I love my fans to the utmost. 

Travis Scott has revealed he is ‘devastated’ by the Astroworld disaster – which saw 10 people killed in a crowd surge at his November 5 2021 concert in Houston – pictured At Day 1 of the Astroworld Music Festival 

Tragedy: Those killed, who ranged in age from 9 to 27, died from compression asphyxia , which an expert likened to being crushed by a car (Scott pictured performing at the festival)

‘It has its moments where it gets rough and…yeah. You just feel for those people. And their families.

In 2021, speaking out about the November 5 tragedy that left 10 dead in Houston, Scott sat down with podcaster Charlemagne Tha God for an interview

In the interview, Scott blamed his ‘in-ear’ person for not urging him to stop the show sooner, and claimed that he wasn’t aware of or responsible for the fatal stampede and crowd crush

Scott said that he is ‘1000 percent’ certain he did everything he could have to prevent the tragedy, and claims he didn’t hear the screams and cries for help as the crowd went out of control.

‘Things happen, you know, and it’s just been such a time, and I’m just trying to just really figure things out,’ he said when asked why he was breaking his silence.

‘My heart wasn’t there to be the villain—I was there to be a hometown hero.’

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Travis Scott says he is ‘overly devastated’ by Astroworld tragedy which left 10 dead and he thinks about disaster ‘all the time’: ‘Those fans were like my family’

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