Singer Ellie Goulding says she owes her life to music because it saved her from dark depression.

"From a very young age, music was absolutely everything to me. It was the ultimate companion - the strongest remedy for any kind of pain or sadness. Often it was the only way I'd be able to say what I wanted to say or describe how I was feeling... So to not have it in my life, I don't even know if I'd be with you guys today," Goulding told The Sun newspaper.