Nic Chancellor was previously a roadie for 1970s punk band, the News, and a doorman at Bernhardt's Nite Club.

[2] Andrea Jones of Rolling Stone felt that the group members were "very cynical about the softening of the new music.

[8] In 1988 they released a self-titled, eight-track, EP via Funnel Web Records and Dreamtime Software on a music cassette.

Evolving from Melbourne's indie rock scene, The Zorros played with other bands such as INXS, Rose Tattoo, 21 Faces, Z Cars, Marching Girls and La Femme.

They played original independent music for 16 years with over 500 performances and over 500 songs written by Darren and Nic.