United Kingdom, July 11 -- Paris Jackson credits music for helping her through "hard times" amid her addiction struggles.

The 28-year-old star has been sober for six years and she admitted channeling her feelings in her work has always been hugely helpful.

Speaking in a Vogue Beauty Secrets vlog, she said: "That was kind of the only thing that got me through the hard times before I got sober, was music.

"When I got sober, it helped me be like, 'Oh wow, music really is everything. It really is like the air I breathe.' "

Paris - who is the daughter of the late Michael Jackson and his second wife Debbie Rowe - was reluctant to go into music, even though she felt it was her "primary purpose" in life.

She said: "I was pretty scared to sta...