I went to America and got into a band, had success, had hits in Australia.

Springfield is summarizing an early arc of his career as an Australian musician who relocated to the United States, joined a band, and then experienced measurable commercial validation back home. The line compresses a transnational feedback loop common in pop careers: credibility or opportunity is sought in a larger market (America), while chart success may first register in the artist’s country of origin (Australia). Implicitly, it frames “success” as a sequence of external milestones—band membership, “hits,” and public recognition—rather than artistic fulfillment, hinting at the pragmatic, careerist calculus behind relocation and industry decisions.