I didn't want to play these people any more songs and have them say that they weren't good enough. So my response was to just not be able to write anymore. I know that's not the healthiest of responses.

In 1997 Mann married songwriter Michael Penn (brother of actors Sean Penn and Chris Penn) whom Aimee Mann met in the 1980s and was courted by while Aimee Mann was recording her previous album. [citation needed]
In 2006 Mann appeared on an episode of the television series Love Monkey. They released the EP Bark Along with The Young Snakes in 1982.