Travis Scott would 'love to' help Houston 'heal' following the Astroworld tragedy

Travis Scott would "love to" help Houston "heal" following the Astroworld tragedy.

The 34-year-old rapper was headlining the festival in his Texan hometown in November 2021 when a mass crowd crush claimed the lives of 10 people near the front of the stage and crushed thousands more, and while he is keen to help locals with their grief, he doesn't want to "force" a situation.

He told Rolling Stone magazine: "When I did that festival, I was trying to bring something to where I’m from, and when you look back, it’s like a time that was supposed to be so enjoyable just went wrong.

"I would love to heal that [pain] in the city. But I would also want people to be receptive [to it]. I don’t want to force a reception."

Travis - whose real name is Jacques Webster - believes the tragedy fuelled misconceptions about him.

He said: “Through that experience, I think, there’s a distorted view of who I am and what I care about."

Asked what he'd say to those who view him as personally responsible for what happened, he added: “I wouldn’t tell them anything. I would ask them.

"Sometimes when I read or even hear about some of the s*** that people write, I don’t even know if they believe it.

"I think there’s always been this distorted view of what I am. And it’s my responsibility just to keep showing what it really is.”