I certainly understand that we're all trying to make a living, but I'm not thinking about that when I'm making it. And if that's your sole motivation, it's going to reflect that narcissistic greed, and you're going to hear it in the music.

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.