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Sam Duckworth (aka Get cape, wear cape, fly) grew up in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, and has supported bands such as The Flaming Lips, The Magic Numbers, Funeral for a Friend and Feeder. Duckworth was signed to Atlantic Records in March 2006, after playing many gigs - both with punk rock band Silverskin and as GCWCF. Duckworth's main influences include Billy Bragg, At the Drive-In, Nitin Sawhney, Rival Schools and Blur, and among his favourite bands are Rival Schools, Athlete, Arcade Fire, Alkaline Trio, and Saves The Day. In January 2007, Sam was nominated for best solo artist at the annual NME Awards, up against Lily Allen, Jamie T, Jarvis Cocker and Thom Yorke.

Sam is well known for his debating. He has had run-ins with the BNP after a racist attack in a nightclub two years ago, and has since become an avid supporter of Love Music Hate Racism. Sam is half Burmese, which might explain the racist insults he has suffered. He has been to many speakings and concerts involving this. He is also a Fairtrade and HIAG supporter.

As of September 2005, Duckworth has been managed by Paul Bonham of Truck Records.

During a Live Lounge performance for Radio 1, Duckworth informed Jo Whiley that his stage name comes from a ZX Spectrum magazine which featured a solution for the Batman computer game and one of the sections of the solution contained the header "Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly". In March 2007, Sam played for the NMEs SXSW tour in Texas, USA, which, for four days, had over 4000 bands playing in clubs in Texas. He played his slot on the 15th March 2007 at Stubbs Barbecue despite having been in hospital just hours before with bronchitis.

In 2006, he performed as part of the BBC Electric Proms. He played at a number of major festivals in 2007, including Oxegen, Glastonbury, and SXSW.