▁University , ▁where ▁he ▁studied ▁art ▁for ▁four ▁years . ▁He ▁describes ▁painting ▁as ▁his ▁first ▁love , ▁and ▁still ▁cons iders ▁his ▁final ▁year ▁piece ▁at ▁art ▁school ▁to ▁be ▁his ▁fin est ▁work . ▁Indeed , ▁he ▁only ▁started ▁performing ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 2 5 ▁because ▁he ▁needed ▁money ▁to ▁buy ▁can v ases . ▁" It ▁was ▁either ▁that ▁or ▁waiting ▁on ▁tables ▁and ▁I ▁thought ▁I ' d ▁soon ▁get ▁p iss ed ▁off ▁with ▁people ▁doing ▁that ," ▁he ▁says . ▁Priv ately , ▁Mc D erm ott ▁maintain s ▁his ▁interest ▁in ▁art ▁through ▁painting , ▁drawing ▁and ▁hand - craft ing ▁books . ▁He ▁works ▁under ▁the ▁alias ▁of ▁artist ▁' You ng ▁Master ▁Paul '. ▁ ▁He ▁has ▁critic ised ▁the ▁war ▁on ▁dru gs ▁and ▁society ' s ▁t endency ▁to ▁ignore ▁the ▁large ▁drug ▁sub c ulture ▁that ▁involves ▁people ▁of ▁all ▁ages . ▁" It ' s ▁out ▁there ▁and ▁it ▁happens , ▁but ▁there ' s ▁still ▁a ▁fear ▁of ▁talking ▁about ▁it ," ▁he ▁says . ▁" In ▁cities ▁like ▁Manchester , ▁with ▁un emp loyment ▁problems , ▁there ▁are ▁no - al co hol ▁ven ues ▁where ▁five ▁thousand ▁people ▁under ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁six teen ▁are ▁ecc y ' d ▁off ▁their ▁heads ▁every ▁Saturday ▁night ." ▁ ▁He ▁has ▁one ▁son , ▁X avier , ▁with ▁his ▁partner ▁Mel issa ▁Ly ne . ▁He ▁is ▁also ▁the ▁first ▁cousin ▁of ▁retired ▁Ad ela ide ▁C