Report: Rolling Stone Keith Richards out of his tree, in a hospital

Saturday, April 29, 2006 Posted: 1525 GMT (2325 HKT)

SYDNEY, Australia (AP) -- Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards was hospitalized for a mild concussion he suffered while vacationing in Fiji, reportedly after falling out of a palm tree.

Richards, 62, was injured earlier this week and flown to a New Zealand hospital for treatment, band spokeswoman Fran Curtis said in a statement Saturday.

"Following treatment locally and as a precautionary measure, he flew to a hospital accompanied by his wife, Patti, for observation," Curtis said.

The statement did not elaborate on Richards' condition or explain how he was injured.

But media reports in Australia and New Zealand said Richards hurt his head after falling out of a palm tree at an exclusive Fiji resort and remained hospitalized in Auckland.

A newspaper report said Richards was flown to Auckland's Ascot Hospital on Thursday after the accident. Hospital duty manager Steve Kirby would not comment on whether Richards was a patient there, citing the hospital's privacy policy.

The Fijilive.com news Web site reported that the accident was believed to have happened at Fiji's exclusive Wakaya Club resort.

Resort employee Salesi Finau told The Associated Press that Richards and his wife recently stayed at the resort for about a week but would not say when they left or comment on reports of Richards' accident.

The Rolling Stones played a concert in Wellington on April 18 as part of their "A Bigger Bang" world tour.

According to the band's Web site, the Stones' next scheduled concert is at the Olympic Stadium in Barcelona, Spain, followed by 34 more dates across Europe.

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and he may have been in palm tree why?
I mean I've been known to climb the occasional tree but that's something I mostly gave up after I turned 12. I can't imagine falling out of a palm tree at age 62. His wife must be rolling her eyes at this.

lol.
Love the title how it's him being out of his tree.

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Originally posted by Lightshow i wear sunglasses for the same reason everybody wears them in a club. 1: people look cool in sunglasses 2: it gets awefully bright as the night progresses

*nusty does not wear sunglasses at night, they make it hard to see and you could trip

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Originally posted by nusty and he may have been in palm tree why? I mean I've been known to climb the occasional tree but that's something I mostly gave up after I turned 12. I can't imagine falling out of a palm tree at age 62. His wife must be rolling her eyes at this. lol. Love the title how it's him being out of his tree.

i fell out of a tree just last year drunk as a fuckin skunk

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Originally posted by Vivid Boy i fell out of a tree just last year drunk as a fuckin skunk

And I'm sure if you had a wife she'd be rolling her eyes at you too.
Trees are just asking for trouble being all climbable and such, we should probably cut them down so people stop falling out them.

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Originally posted by Lightshow i wear sunglasses for the same reason everybody wears them in a club. 1: people look cool in sunglasses 2: it gets awefully bright as the night progresses

*nusty does not wear sunglasses at night, they make it hard to see and you could trip

There are less dangerous ways to get high, Mr. Richards!

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Originally posted by Abercrombie There are less dangerous ways to get high, Mr. Richards!

If there is a way to get high, I'm sure Keith Richards has tried it. I hear some people have called dibs on smoking his ashes when he dies.

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i'm surprised his wrinkly old body survived when he hit the ground. in my mind he just disintegrated to ashes.

He's so well preserved I doubt he felt anything...

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im sure keith has taken worst in his life time then a fall from a tree. thats like a routine thing for the life of a rockstar. his idea of eating healthy is going down on a vegetarian

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Originally posted by Vivid Boy his idea of eating healthy is going down on a vegetarian

note to self, go down on more vegetarians.

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Originally posted by Lightshow i wear sunglasses for the same reason everybody wears them in a club. 1: people look cool in sunglasses 2: it gets awefully bright as the night progresses

*nusty does not wear sunglasses at night, they make it hard to see and you could trip

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Originally posted by nusty note to self, go down on more vegetarians.

I hear vegetarians give a good tossed salad.

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sweet. I guess vegitarians aren't that green afterall.

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Originally posted by Lightshow i wear sunglasses for the same reason everybody wears them in a club. 1: people look cool in sunglasses 2: it gets awefully bright as the night progresses

*nusty does not wear sunglasses at night, they make it hard to see and you could trip