I'm saddened to hear of BB's passing. But as others have said, he lived a life to be proud of. Very few "superstar" musicians live to be 89, often by their own hands, and that alone is something to be proud of. Another legend goes on.

I hope Buddy Guy keeps kicking for a while yet. If you've never heard or seen Buddy Guy, check him out. Dude is a mother***ker. He's part of the same time as BB, Albert King, Otis Rush and the like, but he's different. He had a little more "electricity" about him (and that's not an insult to the others, I'm just saying his style was a little more "Rocky"), he was definitely a big influence on the likes of Stevie Ray Vaughan and Kenney Wayne Shephard. Him and SRV were quite good friends.

Goodbye BB King, the world will always remember you. When I was a kid I got in trouble for making the alarm go off on your statue in Memphis because I didn't know you weren't supposed to touch it. :)