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While growing up in the Canarsie section of Brooklyn, New York during the 1970&rsquo,s and 80&rsquo,s, Robert and his siblings had to endure their father',s violent temper. Robert',s brother Warren found solace in music, first joining Frank Zappa',s band, then co-founding the group Missing Persons, and eventually becomingáthe lead guitarist for Duran Duran.âÇïá á á á á á Following an encounter with a violent sociopath and witnessing a mob murder, Robert became aáheavy drug user byáthe age of sixteen. By his twenties, with his cocaine use spiraling out of control, heágotáinvolved with associates of the Lucchese Crime Family and found himselfáthe target of a corrupt police detective.ááááááááá Desperately seeking to escape the neighborhood, Robert volunteeredáto serve in Operation Desert Storm, where he witnessedádeath and destruction on an unimaginable scale. Suffering from Post-Traumatic Stress, his drug woes continued as he experiencedáone life-changing event after another. Following a felony arrest and facing eight years in prison, Robert wasáforced to confront his demons.á