Pornstar Arpad Miklos dead at 45

Xtra chats with Perfume Genius about working with Miklos on 2012 video

Pornstar Arpad Miklos was found dead in his New York City apartment on Feb 3. The 45-year-old died by suicide, and a suicide note was found at the scene.

Miklos had won several awards for his work in porn, including a 2005 Adult Erotic Gay Video Award for Hottest Cum Shot.

Miklos was featured alongside Perfume Genius, aka Michael Hadreas, in his 2012 video “Hood.”

Xtra spoke to the Seattle-based musician about working with Miklos in the interview below.


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