Robbie Williams believes aliens deliberately chose him as their messenger on Earth because of his popularity, the Daily Star reports.

According to the musician, he has had several close encounters with extraterrestrials, and once saw a UFO so close that he could have hit it with a ‘tennis ball’.

He is convinced that the aliens keep coming to him because they want him to use his pop star status to tell the world the truth.

‘Sometimes I think that there are many different theories in the world about what is extraterrestrial.

I try to separate narcissism from ego, but most attempts fail. And I often wonder if UFO encounters should be viewed from that point.

From the point of view of the public sphere, whatever happens, we cannot be silent about this,’ he said.

The hitmaker has had most of his encounters with extraterrestrials in Los Angeles, and he feels that the American city, where he has lived for almost 15 years, is a magnet for visitors from other worlds.

Robbie Williams said that the first time a UFO visited his recording studio was in 2008, when they were recording the song Arizona.