Why did Travis Scott become Travis Scott instead of using his actual, already stage-worthy given name of Jacques Bermon Webster II? In 2012, Scott relayed his inspiration to Grantland, explaining "My uncle's name is Travis. He was like my favorite uncle. My favorite relative. I looked up to him and s***. [He was] was just cool as f***. He always just had swag. He played golf and s***. He just had swag. [He] was just smart. Always made good decisions, good business decisions."
As for the Scott portion of his stage name, he discussed that with Jimmy Fallon in a 2018 appearance on "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon," available on YouTube, saying "My uncle is named Travis and Kid Cudi is, like, one of my favorite artists of all time, and his real name is Scott Mescudi. And my uncle's friends call him Scott too, so it just kinda worked out like that — my two superheroes."
Indeed, Scott has discussed his love for Kid Cudi for years, telling Complex in 2012 that as a young aspiring musician, "Kid Cudi opened up this side of my brain to express myself." Despite taking on the names of his "two superheroes," Scott hasn't entirely scrapped the "Webster" from his life. His daughter, Stormi, was born in 2018 to his partner Kylie Jenner. Per the birth certificate posted by TMZ, Stormi's last name is her dad's real last name, Webster. Their son, born in 2022, appears to share the same last name.
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