p. 285: Living at Wimpole Street had meant that he was involved in the
family Asher diary, which inevitably meant he got up earlier than John and packed more into each day. John led a more
relaxed suburban life but if he went to dinner in London or to a club, living so far from town meant that returned home
very late. Paul would arrive at midday or the afternoon and wake him up, which was where John got the idea for 'I'm Only
Sleeping'.Paul: 'It was a nice idea, there's nothing wrong with it. I'm not being lazy, I'm only sleeping, I'm yawning, I'm meditating, haVing a lay-in - the luxury of all of that was what it was about.' The song was written and arranged in one writing session, co-written but from John's original idea.
Though these were work sessions, they would also take time out for a friendly chat. The discussion that day was how to deal with pot and children, because they found themselves trying to hide it from Julian and keep him from seeing what they were doing. It was a problem for Paul because he had no children, but Julian was of an age when John had to decide how to deal with it. They agreed it was best not to roll up and smoke openly in front of him but to keep it as something they did in private.
For Paul, the most exciting thing that happened with 'I'm Only Sleeping' was during the recording rather than in the writing. They were taping George's guitar solo and the tape operator put the tape on tails out.