[3] Though Gene was labelled as a Britpop band, Rossiter was never happy being included in the genre saying, "It was played out under the dirty shadow of the union flag which I always found quite distasteful.
[5] In addition to writing and recording as a solo artist, he is also a member of the band Call Me Jolene,[6] which released the four-track May EP in 2013.
[11] His first solo album, The Defenestration of St Martin, was released on 3 December 2012 on the Drop Anchor Music label.
[15] On 26 August 2019, Rossiter announced a farewell show with full band, performing a one-off career-closing set spanning all areas of Gene and his solo work.
A Night For Ukraine had a bill of music acts and comedians and took place on 22 March 2022 at the Shepherd's Bush Empire.