Viking Books / March 10, 2026
EVERYBODY’S FLY
An electrifying memoir from the pioneering cultural icon The New Yorker called “the coolest person in New York,” whose fearless creativity reshaped the worlds of art, music, and style.
ADVANCE PRAISE
“An exuberant recounting of how a culturally omnivorous kid from Brooklyn willed himself into the wider, shinier world—like Moss Hart’s Act One, but with beatboxing and cans of Krylon spray paint.”—The New Yorker
“A crucial figure in hip-hop’s development recalls its (and his) evolution. . . . A fine snapshot of a pivotal moment for street—and American—culture. A rich, gritty remembrance of an artist’s journey.” —Kirkus, starred review
“Fab 5 Freddy comes out of Brooklyn at a pivotal moment for art, politics, music, and culture. From Blondie’s ‘Rapture’ to Wild Style and the birth of loud sound systems, new DJs, and new genres, he had a front-row seat—and was involved. He’s a father of the art form, a pure artist, pioneer, and historian who helped shape, cultivate, and nurture it all in hip-hop, from graffiti to movies and television. He’s better than a myth—he’s real. Let’s all appreciate his story.” —Nas
“Fred is like a wise old oak whose leaves absorbed the light and sounds of New York’s gritty streets and then chlorophylled the city with his art, music, cinema, and boundless energy. Everybody’s Fly is proof that the influence he has on our culture is rooted everywhere you look.” —Griffin Dunne
“Read Freddy’s book. You might become smarter, sexier, cooler, hipper, more stylish, and get more out of life—if you’re lucky!”
—Debbie Harry
Ecco Books / May 3, 2022
paperback, April 18, 2023
EVERYBODY THOUGHT WE WERE CRAZY
NATIONAL BESTSELLER
Named by the Los Angeles Times as one of the 50 Best Hollywood Books of All Time
The stylish, wild story of the marriage of Dennis Hopper and Brooke Hayward—a tale of love, art, Hollywood, and heartbreak
“An exceptionally well-researched and well-written book . . . [about the] unlikely, outrageous, and creatively dazzling union of a madman and a queen.” —Wall Street Journal
"Wonderful. . . . [A] rollicking tale. . . . By centering his book on the juxtaposition of opposing worlds—of Dennis Hopper and Brooke Hayward; of an America seemingly poised to run on flower power and an America that can’t quite manage a civil Thanksgiving meal—Rozzo makes each world, each character and each reality both shocking and believable, both ridiculous and sublime."—Washington Post
"At once a biography of a wildly creative and inventive couple and a landmark and long-overdue cultural history. . . . It is that rare thing: A thrilling read that brings us inside a scandalously under-reported time and place."—Vogue
"A portrait not only of a marriage but of a critical American artistic awakening. . . . Rozzo paints a neon picture of [Hayward and Hopper's] milieu. . . . a life and time in Technicolor."—Vanity Fair
"The glamour and the underbelly of the hippest party house in 1960s L.A. . . . Mark Rozzo brings the lost scene to life in Everybody Thought We Were Crazy."—Los Angeles Times
2022 National Arts & Entertainment Journalism Award, Los Angeles Press Club