kerrang interview with berk white & mack pascoe ,

[berkeley clark white]

JOANNE FROM KERRANG HERE IN THE STUDIO WITH MACK PASCOE OF GLIMMERING DECLINE AND BERK WHITE OF BLACK SUNSHINE SYNDICATE WHERE THEY ARE ABOUT TO TELL ME SOME GREAT PLANS IN THE MAKING!

berk: “nice to meet you.”

mack: "hey."

SO, I HEAR THERE’S A... COLLABORATION OF SORTS IN THE WORKS?

mack: "of course. everyone knows that genius plus genius only equals more genious."

berk: “yeah, we’re, uh... we’ve been working some things out here and there.”

ANYTHING YOU’RE WILLING TO SHARE WITH US?

mack: "no early disclosure. -laughs- i hate when people leak our music. i mean, it's great exposure, but we set a release date on things for a reason. i mean, we change stuff up last minute and make tweaks here and there. -shrugs- so, nah, no spilling secrets here."

berk: "-laughs as well- i just listen to whatever this guy tells me to do. -points to mack and shrugs- really, though, it's top secret right now. you're the first to hear about it."

SO, WHO CAME UP WITH THE IDEA FOR THIS COLLABORATION?

berk: "it was kind of a mutual thing, ya know? all of us have been friends for a while and it's been tossed back and forth for... wow, a really long time. -shrugs- we finally got around to actually putting our words to action."

mack: "yeah, we've all talked about it for a while now. i think it was syn who actually brought it up as a joke and then berk here finally pushed for it to happen. so, here we are."

YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN FRIENDS FOR... HOW LONG, EXACTLY?

mack: "glimmering decline was around before these guys came along. we were the big dogs and they were on our turf, yah know. -laughs- after hearing them play we knew they'd be right up there with us, so we took the initiative to introduce ourselves. so, five years or something."

berk: "yeah. it was kinda crazy, actually. i remember listening to glimmering decline before black sunshine was even around. -grins- i think that... it was probably one of the greatest moments in all of our careers when mack and the boys introduced themselves. i've never been so starstruck."

mack: “well damn, this one is good at flattery. -laughs-”

berk: “-smiles and shrugs-”

ANY UPCOMING TOURS YOUR FANS SHOULD KNOW ABOUT?

berk: "as far as i know, black sunshine is just doing local shows until our next album comes out. -shrugs- we've been doing some writing, but... it may be a while."

mack: "glimmering decline is looking at maybe a winter tour, but that's still a long ways away and we've been writing a lot lately, so it just depends what happens between now and then."

berk: "-punches him lightly- show off. -grins-"

mack: "he's just jealous. he gets like that you know. -winks-"

berk: “-bites his lip and glares- i will not call you names. i will not call you names. -grins-”

mack: “-rolls his eyes- next question?”

ANY CHANCE OF POSSIBLY TOURING TOGETHER?

mack: "-coughs- i'd love to tour with black sunshine, but i'm almost afraid to. -looks at berk- separate tour busses.. yeah, we could tour together. -laughs-"

berk: "-does his best to hide his blush by ducking his head- i think... -coughs slightly- that touring together would be awesome. -shrugs- never put a lot of thought into it. -grins-"

DO YOU MISS YOUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY WHEN YOU'RE ON TOUR? IF SO, DO YOU KEEP IN CONTACT WITH THEM OFTEN?

berk: “well, i don't... have much of a family. -shrugs- i have my parents, but i don't keep in contact with them very often even when i'm not on tour. for friends... -smiles slightly- it's basically just black sunshine and glimmering decline, so i keep in contact with mack quite a bit. -shrugs-"

mack: "my sister is the only *real* family i have left. -shrugs- she lives back home in wyoming and i talk to her about once a week, on tour or not. when i'm out on tour i talk to her and black sunshine. gotta stay up on LA events and what's happening in the country, you know?"

ALRIGHT, NOW WE'VE PICKED A RANDOM QUESTION TO ASK YOU AND IT'S FROM ONE OF YOUR FANS, BUT IT'S KIND OF PERSONAL. IS THAT OKAY?

berk: "uh, sure? go for it."

mack: "i keep no secrets. ask away.”

ALLISON FROM CHICAGO, IL WANTS TO KNOW IF EITHER OF YOU ARE DATING ANYONE OR HAVE YOUR EYE ON SOMEONE IN PATICULAR. WHAT CAN YOU TELL HER?

berk: "um... yeah. dating someone. -bites his lip slightly- someone... you probably wouldn't expect."

mack: "dating someone as well. he's a bit.. nervous on the whole ‘coming out’ thing. -shrugs-"

OHH. I KNOW THIS IS GETTING MUCH MORE PERSONAL, BUT... WOULD YOU CARE TO ENLIGHTEN US ON WHO YOU'RE BOTH DATING?

mack: “he’s a fellow musical genius really and he has quite the way with words. -smiles- i’m dating berk, actually.”

berk: “-smiles down at his feet, clasping his hands tightly in his lap before shyly looking up at mack- you’re better with words, ya know. -clears his throat and glances back up at the interviewer- yeah... i’m, uh... gay. -laughs lightly, nervous-"

mack: “-grabs one of berk’s hands and laces their fingers tightly together- so, yeah. we’re dating each other. i bet you never saw that one coming. -smirks-”

berk: “-holds onto mack’s hand tightly, smiling over at him- yeah, we’re dating.”

SO HOW DO THE REST OF THE GUYS FEEL ABOUT YOU TWO DATING?

berk: "uh, i don't really know, acutally. i mean... i know syn's okay with it. -shrugs- he's syn. same for tricks... they're just... really supportive guys, ya know? i could be dating a midget woman with a beard and they'd just be glad i'm happy."

mack: "no midgets, please. or women.. -laughs- they're all just really happy for us. i mean, something was bound to happen somewhere, you know? we all like men in some form and we're all pretty damn attractive.. it was just a matter of time before something happened with someone. -shrugs-"

berk: "-chuckles lightly and adjusts his hand inside mack's- no midgets or women, i promise. -smiles- yeah, we ARE pretty attractive guys. -winks- i'm just glad i got to mack first, 'specially with guys like syn around. -laughs-"

mack: "-rolls his eyes- they never even had a chance."

berk: "-raises a brow- you're just saying that because you know you won't get any if you don't. -smirks-"

mack: "hey, i speak the truth. -laughs- now enough, you're disturbing the woman. keep the kink in the bedroom."

berk: "-blushes again and gives the woman an apologetic look-"

I... THANKS FOR SHARING THAT INFORMATION WITH US? UM... IT LOOKS LIKE WE'RE OUT OF TIME. I'M... JOANNE FROM KERRANG MAGAZINE AND YOU... SAW IT HERE FIRST.