Singer
Zayn Malik's decision to leave
One Direction
, the popular band that kickstarted his career, was influenced by an
alien
. The 23-year-old 'BoRdErZ' singer said the first time he realized he wanted to embark on a solo career was when an extraterrestrial being spoke to him in dreams, reported E! online.
"An alien spoke to me in a dream," Zayn said. The 'PiLlOwTAlK' hitmaker announced in March 2015 that he was leaving the group - and bandmates
Niall Horan,
Liam Payne,
Harry Styles and
Louis Tomlinson - after five years of working together.
Listen to Zayn Malik's songs on Gaana.comThe musician didn't expand on his alien-filled dream, but he did reveal a series of other secrets. Zayn said that his first celebrity crush was twins Mary-Kate and
Ashley Olsen. "They're the same, right?" he joked. The first person he calls in the morning is his 'mum,' and his first tattoo was in honor of his grandpa Walter.
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