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Rob Thomas revealed that friendship is the key to keeping his 27-year marriage with wife Marisol strong.
The Matchbox Twenty frontman opened up to PEOPLE on Monday (Nov.) 9. When asked about the secret to their lasting relationship, Rob said they “just go back to being best friends.”
“If they’re not your friend, you can work through a lot of things, but friendship is going to be the key to who you are,” he admitted.
Marisol also joked that the couple recently realized they’ve been together for half their lives.
The pair met in 1998 after a mutual friend introduced them at a Matchbox Twenty concert in Montreal. They married in 1999, the same year Rob’s collaboration with Carlos Santana, “Smooth,” became a massive hit. Rob wrote the song as an ode to Marisol, who also appeared in the music video.
Rob and his bandmates will celebrate the 30th anniversary of their debut album, Yourself or Someone Like You, with a 52-date tour beginning May 15.