Lil Nas X‘s father says that the intense pressure of fame is partly to blame for his son’s recent arrest. Robert Stafford told London’s The Times that the Aug. 21 incident in which the 26-year-old “Industry Baby” MC was found wandering naked around Los Angeles, allegedly charging at police officers when they tried to take him into custody, was a reaction to the pressure cooker of being in the spotlight.

“I understand how the music business is,” said Lil Nas’ dad, 56, a gospel singer from Atlanta. “It’s like a high. When you get to that level, you want that drug again, you want to hit that high again.”

The performer born Montero Lamar Hill, was arrested and charged with four felonies last month, pleading not guilty to three felony counts of battery with injury on a police officer and one

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