Then, when the tracks were ready for some hands-on care, he would take his hard drive and his guitar back to Dublin for some final studio work.

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Fadel said he was getting ready for bed when men stormed the house, blindfolded him and tied his hands behind his back.

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But his poor performance in a rout at the hands of Alabama, some slow workouts, and a tabloid-ready hoax involving a fake girlfriend that became a national soap opera dropped his stock.

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