Houston rapper Travis Scott had his first official interview since the destructive Astroworld concert on November 5th. Yesterday, a 51-minute interview with Charlamagne Tha God was posted to Youtube, allowing us to hear Scott’s direct thoughts about the tragedies that occurred that dreadful evening. 

Charlamagne Tha God asked how he’s been coping with the incident and what’s been going through his mind. Scott answered that he’d been locked in a room with nothing but his thoughts. “I’ve been doing this [performing] for quite some time, and nothing like this has ever happened,” he replied.

Scott added that his fans are his family at the end of the day, and he felt like he had lost a part of himself. Now, he wants to be “the voice” of the victims. The ten victims that passed due to the Astroworld concert were between the ages of 9 and 27, the youngest of which was Ezra Blount.

Blount, who lived in Dallas, passed away nine days after the concert. He was put in a medically induced coma due to the severity of his injuries, reports the BBC. Scott offered to pay for all funeral costs, but half of the families denied his offer, one of which was the family of nine-year-old Blount.

In the Youtube interview published yesterday, Scott told Charlamagne Tha God that he was unaware of what happened that night until a press conference after the show. “At that moment, you’re like: ‘Wait, what?’ People pass out, things happen at concerts, but something like that,” he proceeded to sigh.

In addition, Scott said he paused the show to ensure “everyone was okay,” but he did not hear any fans asking for help or urging him to stop the show. Adding that anytime he hears something like that, he wants to shop the show and make sure fans get the proper attention they need. “Any time I could see something like that, I did,” said Scott. 

Charlamagne Tha God proceeded to ask about what he could see and hear in terms of what the artist performing can be aware of. Scott said the venue was filled with 50,000 people; there were lights, sound, pyro, in-ear, “all kinds of stuff going on.” He confirmed that it is difficult to perceive whether these screams are from excitement or danger. 

When Charlamagne Tha God asked about how he was coping, Scott concluded that he was still trying to come to terms with it all. Click here to watch the complete interview.