[3] When The Time broke up in 1984, Prince gathered the remnants to form The Family, with Peterson as lead singer.
[1] The group's tenure was brief, releasing a self-titled album (with the original version of "Nothing Compares 2 U") and performing live only once (at First Avenue, where Purple Rain was filmed).
Prince wrote a song about Peterson's early departure from The Family called "Dream Factory", which was later released on 1998's Crystal Ball compilation.
He was the Program Chair for the Audio and Recording arts at Minneapolis Media Institute until leaving in June 2016 to tour with Peter Frampton as a bass player.
In June 2011, Peterson and three other members of The Family reunited as fDeluxe and released a record called Gaslight in September 2011.