Red Hot Chili Peppers bass player Flea says he ended up autographing some Metallica items following a mix-up at an airport in Belarus.

Flea has posted a picture on his Instagram account of him signing his name to a Metallica album, a DVD and pictures of the band.

He wrote: “We were called into customs officials office at an airport in Belarus and they asked us to sign a bunch of Metallica cd’s and photos.

“We tried to explain to them that we weren’t Metallica but they insisted that we sign anyway. They had the power.

“Well I did play fight fire with with with Metallica once. I love Metallica anyways but I’m no Robert Trujillo.”