▁tour ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁and ▁keyboard ist ▁Ben mont ▁Ten ch ▁played ▁on ▁both ▁" Wait ing ▁for ▁the ▁Sun " ▁and ▁" M ary ▁Jane ' s ▁Last ▁Dance ". ▁ ▁In ▁an ▁interview ▁with ▁Rol ling ▁Stone ▁magazine , ▁Pet ty ▁denied ▁rum ors ▁that ▁he ▁planned ▁to ▁sue ▁the ▁Ch ili ▁Pe ppers ▁and ▁said , ▁" I ▁seriously ▁doubt ▁that ▁there ▁is ▁any ▁negative ▁intent ▁there . ▁And ▁a ▁lot ▁of ▁rock ▁& ▁roll ▁songs ▁sound ▁al ike ." ▁ ▁Music ▁video ▁ ▁The ▁music ▁video ▁for ▁" D ani ▁California " ▁premier ed ▁on ▁MTV ▁on ▁April ▁ 4 , ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁Direct ed ▁by ▁Tony ▁K aye , ▁director ▁of ▁American ▁History ▁X ▁( who ▁was ▁only ▁accepted ▁after ▁initial ▁choice ▁Mark ▁Roman ek ▁decl ined ), ▁the ▁video ▁is ▁a ▁quasi - chron ology ▁of ▁the ▁evolution ▁of ▁rock ▁music ; ▁the ▁band ▁performs ▁the ▁song ▁on ▁a ▁stage , ▁but ▁in ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁out f its ▁representing ▁important ▁figures ▁and ▁movements ▁in ▁the ▁history ▁of ▁rock , ▁with ▁band ▁members ▁transformed ▁into ▁famous ▁mus icians . ▁ ▁Fle a ▁aff ir med ▁that ▁"[ The ▁band ] ▁mainly ▁did ▁er as , ▁not ▁actual ▁people : ▁rock abil ly , ▁British ▁In vas ion , ▁psych ed elia , ▁fun k , ▁gl am , ▁punk , ▁g oth , ▁hair ▁metal , ▁gr unge , ▁and ▁ourselves ▁being ▁the ▁sum ▁of ▁all ▁those ▁parts ." ▁