Aimee Mann Couldn’t Hear Very Well or Write Songs. That’s Inconvenient Because She’s Aimee Mann.

Aimee Mann has a brilliant new album out called Queens of the
Summer Hotel with songs about mental illness and identity, all
inspired by the book Girl, Interrupted. The album is new but the
songs are not, mostly written and recorded before Aimee had a
career-threatening health scare. About a year ago, she lost part
of her hearing, leaving her unable to pick up on certain
frequencies. What had been music before became what she describes
as a fuzzy, distorted electronic sound. 


This presented a significant problem for Aimee as a musician and
songwriter. It was like having broken instruments and gear but
much more significant because you can’t just swap out your own
head at a music store. Eventually, Aimee found that the problem
was coming from her brain in the form of stress and trauma. With
that knowledge, she set about addressing those issues and began
to make progress. She says she’s about 80% recovered.


Turns out sometimes it helpful to not think of “mental health” as
something separate from “physical health”. There’s just health.


Get your copy of Queens of the Summer Hotel wherever albums are
sold. Follow Aimee Mann on Twitter @aimeemann.


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