The "American Beauty '' half of the album 's title comes from the album by the Grateful Dead and the 1999 film. The "American Psycho '' half references the book by Bret Easton Ellis and the subsequent 2000 film. The album artwork features a teenage boy (Jake Karlen) with stars and stripes painted on half of his face, standing in front of a white apartment. Karlen auditioned to model for the cover; the photoshoot took place in Los Angeles. Karlen said, "They wanted to see something very dark and angry, very angry. I think I pulled it off. I think I did pretty good. ''
who is on the cover of american beauty american psycho
Jake Karlen