I wanted to be the perfect artist. I'd do three hours of media interviews a day, going to every radio station I could squeeze in. I'd sign autographs after the show until everybody left.

Music was always present in the house. Black was self-taught on harmonica guitar and bass at an early age. In 1987 at one of the gigs he met another guitarist Hayden Nicholas.

Black has also ventured into acting having made a cameo appearance in the 1994 film Maverick as well as a starring role in 1998's Still Holding On: The Legend of Cadillac Jack. Although his momentum gradually slowed throughout the 1990s Black consistently charted hit songs into the 2000s.