In a recent interview with AllHipHop.com, Travie was asked how he feels about the cocaine charges surrounding Bruno Mars, the singer who had a big part in the success of Travie’s first single as a solo artist, “Billionaire”. He also offers a reason as to why cocaine usage seems like the “norm” these days in the industry. He tells AHH: Travie McCoy: I mean, let’s not kid ourselves. Drugs and music have been this filthy relationship since the beginning. Drugs, sex and rock and roll, you know what I mean? That’s not to condone it at all, though. The song I did, Viva La White Girl, that’s not condoning the use of cocaine. It was more so comparing the high you get going to a show and listening to music to the high you get from drugs. But I mean, it is what is is…we all make mistakes. I was very open a couple years ago with my addiction to pain killers and in doing that, a lot of kids came to me after shows like, “thank you so much for being so open. You helped me get through some rough times.†If I could do that, it is what it is.