LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Rapper Travis Scott has mentioned he was not conscious of any issues at his Astroworld live performance final month that may have brought about him to cease the present and denied that the excessive power tradition he encourages contributed to the crush that killed 10 individuals.

In his first interview concerning the crowd surge that injured scores of followers at his Houston live performance on Nov. 5, Scott mentioned he didn’t know individuals had been killed or injured till after he left the stage.

However he mentioned he felt a duty to search out out what occurred and take steps to make sure it by no means occurred once more.

“I did not know the precise particulars till minutes earlier than the press convention (after his efficiency),” Scott informed radio host Charlamagne tha God in an interview that aired on his YouTube channel on Thursday.

Scott had stopped the present twice, as soon as to name on safety to assist a fan who had handed out, however mentioned the noise on stage and the pyrotechnics made it troublesome for him to get a wider grasp of what was occurring.

“You need to ensure followers get the right consideration they want. Anytime I may see something like that, I did. I ended it a pair occasions to simply ensure everyone was OK. And I actually simply go off the followers’ power as a collective, name and response. I simply did not hear that,” he mentioned.

“You’ll be able to solely assist what you may see and no matter you are informed, every time they let you know to cease, you cease,” he mentioned.

Attorneys representing greater than 200 individuals who have been injured within the crowd of fifty,000 have filed greater than 90 lawsuits in opposition to Scott and live performance promoters Reside Nation Leisure (NYSE:) Inc.

Scott’s attorneys have filed paperwork denying authorized legal responsibility for the deaths and accidents.

“Followers come to the present to have a great expertise, and I’ve a duty to determine what occurred right here. I’ve a duty to determine the answer,” Scott mentioned within the interview

Scott, 30, inspired followers to “rage” and make the “earth quake” however mentioned his purpose was for followers to have enjoyable.

“This evening was similar to a daily present… individuals did not present up there simply to be dangerous. Folks simply confirmed as much as have a great time after which one thing unlucky occurred,” he mentioned.