Keith Richards goes from "ha ha" to "oh#$%!"

Like everybody else, I laughed when I heard Keith Richards fell out of a tree while climbing to get coconuts with Ron Wood. Oh, that Keef! What a drugged-up free spirit. But now his condition sounds much more serious than originally reported.

ROLLING Stone Keith Richards is due to have his skull drilled after suffering a brain haemorrhage falling from a palm tree, The Sun can reveal.

The rock wildman, 62, has been told by doctors he needs to have blood drained from his brain after bashing his head in the tumble in Fiji last week.

Keith was originally diagnosed with mild concussion.

But he continued to complain of dull headaches and tests revealed a small haemorrhage.

A close pal said last night: “Keith’s accident has turned out worse than everybody feared.

“After the tests doctors decided they should drain his skull. It has given him a scare but he has been told that he should make a full recovery once it’s done.”

We're talking about The Living Embodiment of Rock 'n' Roll here. Jeez, I hope he's OK.