Noel Gallagher, Matt Cardle back Music Matters campaign

Noel Gallagher and Matt Cardle are among a collection of artists who have explained why music matters to them.

Talking to the Music Matters campaign at the 2011 Q Awards earlier this week, a whole host of stars from the music world gave their reasons why the art means so much to them.

Cardle stated: "Music matters to me because it's all I've ever loved properly. It's been an obsession of mine and then turned into a full-blown love affair, I suppose."

Ed Sheeran said: "It's a great way to get things off your chest. For instance; yesterday before I was about to go on stage I got a whole spate of bad news and was in a mood, and then I went on stage and I was instantly in a good mood. It does stuff like that. It makes you feel good."

TV personality Keith Lemon added: "Music does matter because without it we'd be miserable and it enlightens our souls and makes us better people."

Gallagher explained: "It speaks the universal language of love."

Music Matters was launched in March last year with the aim to fight music piracy as digital formats become increasingly popular.

A number of stars including Elbow, Kate Bush and The Beatles have already backed the campaign with a range of animated short films.

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Watch Noel Gallagher and Matt Cardle speak to the Music Matters campaign below: