Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards had surgery to relieve a blood clot on his brain caused by an accident while on vacation in Fiji, local media reported Monday.

The 62-year-old rocker was recovering in New Zealand after “brain surgery,” Australian and New Zealand media reported.

A band spokeswoman said last week that Richards had been discharged and was in “good spirits” and adamant he would join the rest of the Stones in Barcelona for the kick-off of the European leg of their tour on May 27.

Along with lead singer Mick Jagger, Richards has been the backbone of the Rolling Stones since the 1960s.

His history of arrests and drug abuse in younger years has given him the reputation as rock ’n’ roll’s ultimate survivor. He pokes fun at his checkered past by greeting concert audiences with the catchphrase, “Good to be here, good to be anywhere.” - MSNBC

We still don't know if the fall was from a jet ski or a palm tree. I bet it was a palm tree.

Anyway, good to hear he's better.

Official report is that he fell out of a coconut tree. He is immortal.

Richards was embalmed at an early age, and has kept up with the necessary chemical regimen required to keep him in stasis.

Things are not looking good for Richards, he had to have a second operation yesterday. See here
Apparently, the doctors say he may never tour again.

Apparently, the article was updated, and a rumor corrected.

A spokesman for the band said last night: “Contrary to stories in newspapers in New Zealand and the UK, Keith Richards did not undergo a second operation.

No mention was made of his ability to tour.