HAVING just bought their first house together, Jack Pierce, one half of the Pierce Brothers duo was hard at work renovating when the Mail interrupted his project for a chat about their upcoming gig in Margs.
"This is the most terrifying thing we've ever done," Pierce said.
Entertainment reporter Amy McKie hoped he was referring to the new project, not the interview.
A strong indicator of the success of the duo was their ability to purchase said house from their time busking on the east coast, with their live performance being one of complete enthusiasm, or so Pierce said.
Pierce had a knack for hitting our funny bone from the onset, with the conversation travelling from the brother's performance style, to the want to hire an individual to follow them around applauding so they never have to be without the sound, to survival tactics in any future zombie apocalypse.
It is safe to say from the Mail's perspective that Pierce will not survive the onslaught if it were to occur in the next few days, based on his tactics and aversion to clean water sources.
As a family group, we asked Pierce if it was difficult combining work and home life.
Pierce said the pair had invested too much into their careers to let sibling bickering come between them, although he joked there was always the threat of creating a solo act thrown back and forth.
Being twins, Pierce said their parents split them down the middle evenly, as far as to name the pair John Patrick and Patrick John.
"Mind blown, right?" Pierce said.
Somehow, someway, we began to discuss the duo's music.
Due to their ability to do as they please in their careers, with no set hours, no need for routine, Pierce said that their lifestyle was sometimes hard to believe.
"Busking is a ridiculous job," Pierce said.
Pierce describes himself and his brother as fast paced Australian pop folk with an underground roots mood, fitting a very popular music genre in Australia currently.
"We find it really difficult to stand out in a studio and on radio, but on stage we can make a life out of it," Pierce said.
"We're fun, we jump around, and we don't think we're too cool to be doing that kind of thing."
When questioned upon their aspirations for success, Pierce said one of the duo's personal dreams had recently been fulfilled.
"We've always wanted to headline shows at the Corner Hotel (in Melbourne)," Pierce said,
"Two weeks ago, we sold out two of them,
"We had a confetti cannon, it was so audacious and absurd."
The Pierce Brothers ability to entertain in our eyes is without question.
"We can't wait to get to Margaret River," he said.
The duo will play a free gig at Settlers Tavern this Friday night from 9.30pm.