Jesus Luz, who is the current spokesmodel for Mash Underwear, appears to be moving up in the world as he is featured in the new issue of Interview magazine in a section of the magazine devoted entirely to him. As you might expect, there are quite a few pretty pictures of Mr. Luz but there is also an interview with the 23-year old toyboy wherein he talks about the exciting things in his life … which, when it comes right down to it, isn’t all that exciting without any mention of his 50-year old lover Madonna. Here is one of Jesus‘s pretty photos and some excerpts from his scintillating interview with Interview:

Jesus Luz, the handsome Brazilian model, has been getting a lot of attention lately. But it’s the kind of attention that can put undo pressure on a young man, especially one as good-looking as Luz, as the prying eyes of the world attempt to dissect and deconstruct every aspect of his life: his work, his love life, his taste in pop music, blah, blah, blah … When we caught up with Luz on the phone for a few minutes recently, he was typically frenetic: meeting with his modeling agency in New York City and then rushing back to his apartment to get ready for a jaunt to Rio, where he was planning to visit family, take a few fashion appointments,and spin fist-pumping house music for the hometown crowd. Of course, there was one subject Luz is not allowed to talk about—and we were asked not to mention . . .

JONATHAN DURBIN: Hey, Jesus, how are you?
JESUS LUZ: I’m good. I just got back from Ford Models and I need to pack. I’m leaving tomorrow at 5 A.M. for Brazil. It’s crazy. I just got back [toNew York City] from L.A. and I’m leaving again. I have jet lag.

DURBIN: You grew up in Rio, right?
LUZ: I came to New York to visit my aunt in 2006, but I spent most of my childhood in Rio. Rio is very rich in nature. I like to spend timeat the beach, in the countryside. It’s always been very important to me. When I’m in nature, I feel like I’m recharging my soul.

DURBIN: Were you an active kid? Did you surf?
LUZ: Yeah, I used to be a body-boarder. But most of the time I just swam at the club and at the beach. I learned how to body-board and a little bit about surfing, but [I wasn’t a] professional.

DURBIN: Did you swim competitively?
LUZ: Yeah, I did. When I was very young, like seven or eight, I did some competitions. I was pretty good. Now, it’s more like a hobby, something to do to be in touch with the ocean. When I spend time in Brazil, one day of my week I need to go to the ocean, even if I’m not going to spend time there—just to look at it, or dive for a second.

DURBIN: There’s the ocean in New York, too, but it’s not quite the same.
LUZ: Yeah, but you have the beach like two hours from here. In the Hamptons there’s a lot of good surf. The Hamptons are very nice.

This interview continues after the jump, read on to check out some of Jesus Luz‘s photos from this issue of Interview magazine …

DURBIN: How did you get your name?
LUZ: My father [gave me] my name because he always admired Jesus Christ as the most philosophical mind of all time. So, when he named me, in his heart and his head, he made a deal, like, I’m going to name you Jesus so everything good in life is going to come to you because they’re going to make the homage to Jesus. It’s a very special name. My name is “Luz,” too, which means “light.” So I feel like if I have this name that’s so special, I should attract good energy.

DURBIN: I read that you studied theater when you were a kid. What led you to that? Was there an actor or piece of work that inspired you to go into that?
LUZ: It’s hard to tell who was in my mind when I was a kid, but now my favorite actors are Jack Nicholson and Selton Mello, a Brazilian actor. Jack Nicholson is like, you know, I don’t even have to describe him—he’s amazing. Selton Mello is one of the biggest actors in Brazil.

DURBIN: How did you start modeling?
LUZ: Somebody invited me to go to an agency in Rio. My first job came at Fashion Rio in 2007. It was good exposure, and it was my first contact with so many people. After that, I did a lot of little things. I did some work with a promoter. I worked as a salesman in a surf store. My first big international job was with Steven Klein for W magazine. That was very, very important for me here and in Brazil. Steven is an amazing photographer.

DURBIN: Did you know him before?
LUZ: No, I met him at the shoot. He became very good friends with me. I always like to work with him because I have a friendship with him, so it’s cool when I make photo shoots with him, you know?

DURBIN: Do you consider him to be a mentor?
LUZ: No.

DURBIN: No?
LUZ: No. I think of him as a person who gives me a lot of good advice.

DURBIN: What sort of advice?
LUZ: Like, what kind of magazine is important for my career and what is not. What about this photographer, how creative he is . . . you know. He gives me his vision about work.

DURBIN: What do you think are some misconceptions that people have about you?
LUZ: About my personality, many people speak before they know me.

DURBIN: Would you describe yourself as a private person?
LUZ: Not private, but discreet.

DURBIN: So where do you see yourself going? Modeling? Music?
LUZ: Everything.

DURBIN: Acting as well?
LUZ: Yeah, everything . . . Actually, I really need to go now because my Kabbalah teacher just came here to talk to me again.

DURBIN: I actually wanted to talk to you about Kabbalah and the crazy attention—
LUZ: I just need to go—I’m really sorry.

DURBIN: Yeah, no problem.
LUZ: Well, thanks a lot. Take care.

DURBIN: Bye-bye.

LOL. What a joke. This interview is totally pointless … and it is not at all the fault of the interviewer or Interview magazine. Because Jesus Luz doesn’t want to talk about Madonna (who is the sole reason any of us even know of his existence), he has nothing of any import to talk about … at all. Who gives a shizz about his name? He does take a pretty picture, so at least it’s nice that we have something pretty to look at for wasting our time reading this nonsense. It’s plainly evident that he doesn’t want to talk about the things that we really want to hear about so my suggestion is for him to shut his mouth, continue to stay in Madonna‘s good graces and just pose for pictures. It’s all he seems to be good at, well that we know of. He’s got to be good at other things as well, otherwise Maddy wouldn’t be keeping him around. I really don’t think we need anymore interviews with Jesus Luz until he’s ready to spill the goss.

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