In an interview with Stereogum, DIIV frontman Zachary Cole Smith spoke on his 2013 arrest with girlfriend Sky Ferreira in which they were found in possession of heroin and ecstasy.

Smith felt a great deal of regret about the situation, which allegedly had a negative effect on Ferreira's modelling career.

"Basically I just was stupid. I fucked up, and it was entirely my fault, and I fucked up my girlfriend’s life. She literally didn’t do anything wrong. She basically was just a passenger in the car with a person who was out of control for a minute. She got in deep shit… Her career got really fucked up because everybody thought she was a drug addict, which she’s absolutely not. That’s the worst part of it for me, that I really fucked her over."

Smith also noted that the arrest has managed to overshadow the band.

"I feel like there’s all this weird mythology that sort of surrounds me, and it distracts from the purity of the band. If somebody mentioned DIIV, they wouldn’t hum the song, they’d be like, ’Oh yeah, the guy who got pulled over driving a stolen car with heroin in it.’ I really hate that," he commented.

DIIV are currently working on their follow-up to 2012's Oshin.