Recently returning from their Ships and Dips cruise with their fans and currently on tour across Canada, it's clear that fans are really important to the band. A huge part of their success, is this fan interaction and open dialogue that the Barenaked Ladies encourage and embrace. Regularly engaged in personal blogs, myspace and the Barenaked Planet environmental initiative, it becomes obvious how they’ve kept such a strong following all these years.

Heather from mindyourmind chatted with Steven Page and Tyler Stewart before their show at the John Labatt Centre in London, Ontario. They talked about what has kept their friendships solid all these years and what has kept them together since their Speakers Corner debut in Toronto, Ontario many years ago.

It could be open communication, it could be their similar goals and outlook on life, or it could be always making sure you have the right hat for the situation.