Amy Winehouse was "engulfed in shame" after her drugs overdose.

The troubled singer - who was hospitalised in August after taking a cocktail of heroin, ketamine, cocaine and ecstasy - says she owes her life to husband Blake Fielder-Civil and claims she doesn't even recognise herself from that turbulent time.

She said, "I really thought I was on the way out. My husband Blake saved my life when he brought me into the hospital. I often don't know what I do. Then the next day my memory returns, and I'm engulfed in shame.

"I recently saw a picture of myself when I came out of the hospital, and Ididn't recognise myself anymore. I believe I live through pain - if you suffer for something, it means it's important."

The 24-year-old singer has also confessed she self-harms because she suffers from severe bouts of "depression".

She told Germany's Stern magazine, "I feel that a black cloud hangs over me. I have taken pills for depression but they slowed me down. I believe there are lots of people who have these mood changes. I'm just really lucky to have found this outlet - my music."

Amy is currently in the middle of a European tour, which she had tooriginally postpone in the wake of her overdose, and will be performing inParis' renowned Le Zenith concert hall on Monday.

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