<P> 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 . '' </P>
<P> 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 . '' </P>
who is the kid on the cover of american beauty / american psycho
who is the kid on the cover of american beauty / american psycho
Jake Karlen
Jake Karlen