Sir Paul tries again

[Sonic Youth]

Neighbors call police on noisy McCartney party
Oct 10, 245 PM (ET)
By GREGORY KATZ

LONDON (AP) - Once a rocker, always a rocker.

Former Beatle Paul McCartney, known in his early days for the earsplitting volume of his Little Richard covers, got in trouble with noise enforcement officers who visited his London home early Monday morning after neighbors complained about the loud music coming from his late-night wedding party.

Officials said McCartney - one of the most famous musicians in the world - agreed to turn down the music. He does not face any legal problems because of the raucous party, which followed his Sunday afternoon wedding to Nancy Shevell, the dark-haired American who became his third wife after four years of dating.

"Officers visited and the volume was reduced on request," said Andrew Ralph, head of noise and licensing at Westminster City Council. "No further action is being taken."

McCartney's neighbors in the affluent St. John's Wood neighborhood, which also includes the Abbey Road studios where the Beatles recorded their classic albums, were complaining about recorded music, not McCartney's own performance, which included an emotional new ballad he wrote for his 51-year-old bride.

He could have formed a world-class band with his guests if he really wanted to rattle the neighbors. It would have featured McCartney on bass, Ringo Starr on drums, the Rolling Stones' Ronnie Wood on guitar along with Pink Floyd's David Gilmour, and stalwart Jools Holland on keyboards.

Some of the music was provided by a DJ set by Mark Ronson, a mentor to the late Amy Winehouse who is close friends with the late John Lennon's son Sean. The wedding took place on what would have been Lennon's 71st birthday.

The party also drew broadcaster David Frost, 1960s supermodel Twiggy, and George Harrison's widow, Olivia.

According to British press reports, McCartney, 69, asked his guests not to post pictures from the wedding service on social networking sites.

At the reception, roughly 100 guests were served chilled champagne and a variety of vegetarian dishes such as salmon risotto.

The couple have not said when they will go on their honeymoon.

McCartney announced Monday that he will add three U.K. concert dates - including a performance in his home town of Liverpool - to his already hectic tour schedule.

[Sonic Youth]

This looks like a more sensible choice. And for 51 years old, she's pretty hot too.

Sir Paul McCartney marries US heiress Nancy Shevell
BBC News

Former Beatle Sir Paul McCartney has married American heiress Nancy Shevell at a ceremony in London.

The couple posed for pictures outside Old Marylebone Town Hall register office after being showered with confetti by wedding guests.

Ms Shevell, 51, from New York, is an heiress to a haulage fortune. She is Sir Paul's third wife after Linda McCartney died in 1998 and he split from second wife Heather Mills in an acrimonious divorce in 2008.

Ms Shevell wore a white, long-sleeved dress and held a bouquet of roses, while the former Beatle wore a dark suit with a white shirt and pale blue tie for the occasion.

Hundreds of fans gathered outside the central London register office to see the couple arrive and depart from their wedding ceremony, and barricades were erected. A large group of journalists and photographers also waited for several hours before the newlyweds finally emerged.

The wedding party spent more than an hour inside the venue before emerging on the steps of the building. The couple then returned to their home in St John's Wood, London, for a reception with family and close friends.

When asked how he felt after tying the knot for a third time, Sir Paul told waiting reporters: "Terrific, thank you. I feel married," adding, "I feel absolutely wonderful."

James McCartney, Sir Paul's son, was among the first to arrive for the party at the couple's home on Sunday evening.

'Going to last'

He was closely followed by the groom's daughters Mary and Stella, who designed the bride's gown.

Ronnie Wood, of the Rolling Stones, said he wished the couple a "very happy future" as he entered the party. And Sir Paul's former Beatles bandmate Ringo Starr, one of the last to arrive at around 1930 BST, said his message for the couple was "peace and love".

Ms Shevell, who was married for 20 years to American lawyer and political candidate Bruce Blakeman, became engaged to Sir Paul in May. The couple began dating four years ago in the upmarket Hamptons area of Long Island.

Life-long Beatles fan Chiara Amato said she had sat outside the register office every day since September 29 in anticipation of the couple's wedding. She said: "This marriage is going to last. She seems to be really nice and deeply in love with him. I have been listening to The Beatles since I was six-years-old. I have been to see Sir Paul in concert 27 times."

Ms Shevell is a board member of New York's transportation authority and vice-president of her family haulage firm. But the wedding is expected to mean an end to her work in the family business and her leaving her position on the board of the transportation body.