Petersen’s participation in The Best of the Bee Gees tribute event more recently allowed him to reestablish a connection with fans.
He commented on his time with the band in a 2022 interview with Jason Barnard on The Strange Brew Podcast, offering unique insights into his drumming approach and the band’s creative process.
Petersen explained in the interview the spirit of cooperation that characterized the Bee Gees’ recording sessions: We would frequently enter the studio without a song, which allowed me to play around with rhythms and tempos.
Because we collaborated on those tracks, they had a genuine spontaneity. We never recorded our individual parts; instead, we recorded everything together, with the orchestra added later.
