Contemporary country singer/songwriter Chad Brock was born and raised in Ocala, FL; despite performing in the church choir throughout his youth, his initial love was athletics, and he was a highly-touted high school football player. After joining the school chorus, however, Brock also emerged as a star soloist, and became so enamored of music that he turned down a collegiate athletic scholarship to pursue a career as a performer; relocating to Nashville to work as a songwriter, he initially struggled to get his foot in the music industry's door, and as a result spent two years touring as a member of the World Class Wrestling organization. Finally, in 1998 Brock signed with Warner Bros., issuing Chad Brock, his self-titled debut later that year.