, ▁fast , ▁un sett led ▁life . ▁K ied is ▁has ▁commented ▁that ▁the ▁character ▁of ▁D ani ▁is ▁a ▁composite ▁of ▁all ▁the ▁women ▁with ▁whom ▁he ▁has ▁had ▁relationships . ▁The ▁song ▁narr ates ▁much ▁of ▁D ani ' s ▁life , ▁starting ▁with ▁her ▁birth ▁in ▁Mississippi ▁and ▁apparently ▁cul min ating ▁with ▁her ▁death ▁in ▁the ▁bad lands , ▁by ▁a ▁North ▁Dak ota ▁polic eman , ▁while ▁en ▁route ▁to ▁Minnesota . ▁ ▁D ani ▁first ▁appeared ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁song ▁" Cal iforn ic ation ", ▁which ▁includes ▁the ▁lyr ics ▁" Te en age ▁b ride ▁with ▁a ▁baby ▁inside / G ett in ' ▁high ▁on ▁information " ▁although ▁the ▁girl ' s ▁name ▁is ▁not ▁specified . ▁She ▁was ▁next ▁mentioned ▁in ▁the ▁Red ▁Hot ▁Ch ili ▁Pe ppers ' ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁single ▁" By ▁the ▁Way " ▁as ▁" D ani ▁the ▁girl ". ▁K ied is ▁commented : ▁" When ▁this ▁fun ky ▁gro ove ▁came ▁up ▁it ▁struck ▁me ▁as ▁a ▁perfect ▁place ▁to ▁actually ▁tell ▁a ▁story . ▁It ▁sort ▁of ▁revealed ▁itself ▁to ▁me ▁that ▁it ' s ▁been ▁the ▁same ▁character , ▁just ▁kind ▁of ▁developing . ▁At ▁first ▁I ▁didn ' t ▁realize ▁that ▁I ▁was ▁writing ▁about ▁the ▁same ▁girl ." ▁ ▁Gu itar ist ▁John ▁Fr us ci ante ▁used ▁various ▁instruments ▁and ▁effects ▁devices ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁achieve ▁the ▁text ures ▁and ▁treat ments ▁used ▁throughout