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Filed under: News , New Music , Exclusive Kevin Hearn of the Barenaked Ladies first became acquainted with living legend Lou Reed through unusual circumstances. Both artists were on the same record label, Warner/Reprise, and had briefly talked on the phone once in 1997, but later that year, Hearn was diagnosed with cancer. While hospitalized and awaiting a bone marrow transplant, Reed sent Hearn a "get well" e-mail. Touched and, no doubt, honored, Hearn wrote back and the two became friends. More than a [...]