 Kingsbery speaks fluent French and is much more famous in France than he is in his native U.S..

After signing with a new label (Barclay), he recorded his first solo album "A Different Man" in 1991 in California that he co-produced with his friend, drummer Pat Mastelotto.Kingsbery broadened his skills by not only playing the piano or organ but also the accordion.Breaking with the style of Cock Robin, he introduced more classical instruments such as wind instruments (saxophone, flute, trombone and euphonium) or traditional as the "oud" (or lute, giving Slavic accents to the song "Hélène").