Heh. I took "Independent Study in English" in HS, which was code for "We're too small to give you a class that will challenge you." One of the things I wrote (and got an A on, as I recall) was a paper on the Everclear song "Father of Mine" so I get where you're coming from with your idea for a paper.

However, I do think that getting quotes *from John* (interviews, etc) are going to provide you with a much better resource. As it were, if you just regurgitate what we tell you, then you're not really learning anything, are you? Plus, there's no way to cite it, which basically means you'd be paraphrasing our words for your paper.

I'm not going to do your homework for you - but if you want someone to edit it for you when you've finished it, drop me a PM. I'm nice like that.