Keith Richards Ready To Rejoin Rolling Stones On European Tour

Any Rolling Stones fans worried that Keith Richards’ recent head injury would spell the end of the legendary rock group can officially rest easy.

On Monday, the day before the relaunching of the Stones European tour, Richards announced he’s completely recovered from injuries suffered when he fell from a tree in April.

“I feel great. I can’t wait to get back on the stage again. Basically everything is cool,” the 62-year-old guitarist said.

After surgery to relieve pressure on his brain in New Zealand and a couple of months of vacationing in Fiji, he says he feels as good as new and that the surgery was an exciting experience for a man who’s seen almost everything.

“Of course they put me out like a light. I was surprised myself. … I had total comfort. When you got to do it, you got to do it,” Richards said.

“I was pissed off when they woke me up because I was in such a good sleep . Six weeks, I mean not bad for a brain job.”

So now Keith’s back and so is the “A Bigger Bang” tour, which gets going in Italy on Tuesday at Milan’s San Siro stadium.

So the only question that remains, is what was he doing in a coconut tree in the first place?

“That’s a good one. If you saw the tree, you’d realize the joke. Fiji is not just made of coconut trees. It was a little tree,” Richards said.

Bandmates Mick Jagger and Ronnie Wood emphasized the point, illustrating that it was only about half the size of the man himself.

Still, maybe learning to climb bigger trees wouldn’t be a bad idea, as before parting with reporters the man of the hour confirmed his role in the third installment of the Pirates of the Caribbean series.

Richards will have a cameo role as the father of Captain Jack Sparrow, played by Johnny Depp. The first sequel, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest, enjoyed a massive opening at the box office breaking both the one and three-day records.

“Now I know why (Depp) paid for all those lunches,” Richards deadpanned.

But Keith’s no actor.

After 44 years with what many consider the greatest rock act ever, Richards had some humble and fitting words about what it all means to him at this point.

“The opportunity to continue,” he said.