他很久以来一直都想创作一部关于约翰·保罗·琼斯的传记作品。用英语怎么说？

他很久以来一直都想创作一部关于约翰·保罗·琼斯的传记作品。

A life of John Paul Jones had long interested him.

life

n. 生活，生计，生命，性命，一生，寿命，人生，尘世；

例句
In his later life he became even more absent-minded.
他晚年变得愈加健忘了。

of

prep. 关于，属于…的，由…制成；aux. 助动词 [非标准用语、方言] =have [主用于虚拟语气]；

例句
He did have a real knowledge of the country...
他对该国的确知之甚多。

John

n. 茅房，厕所；

例句
He was appointed Apostolic Administrator of Minsk by Pope John Paul II.
他被教皇约翰·保罗二世任命为明斯克区的宗座署理。

Paul

倒齿，掣爪；

例句
He was appointed Apostolic Administrator of Minsk by Pope John Paul II.
他被教皇约翰·保罗二世任命为明斯克区的宗座署理。

Jones

n. <美><俚>瘾，毒瘾，固着型依恋；

例句
His mother offered her apologies to the Jones family...
他的母亲向琼斯一家赔了不是。

had

v. 有（ have的过去式和过去分词 ），（亲属关系中）接受，拿，买到；

例句
He claimed that his parents had abandoned him...
他声称父母遗弃了他。

long

adj. 长的，长时间的，冗长的，过长的，长音的；adv. 长久地，始终，遥远地；n. 长时间，长时期，[语]长音节，（服装的）长尺寸，长裤；vi. 渴望，极想；

例句
As long as most people are happy to have the monarchy, the abolitionist position is an arrogant fantasy.
只要大多数人还乐意保留君主制，废除它的主张就是痴人说梦。

interested

adj. 感兴趣的，拥有权益的，有成见的；v. 使…感兴趣(interest的过去分词)；

例句
Employers are interested in how you approach problems.
雇主们对你如何处理问题感兴趣。

him

pron. (he的宾格)他；

例句
They said goodbye to him as he got aboard the train at Union Station.
当他在联合火车站登上火车之际，他们向他道别。