The daughter of a musician father who along with her mother raised her on a commune, Heather Luttrell has always combined a love of music with a unique view of life. And just as early as her love of music, Heather exhibited the rebellious streak common to all great rockers. At age 14, she skipped out on her Catholic school, ran away from home and lived in a Buddhist community for two months.

Eventually, Heather returned, finished high school via independent study at age 15 and, by age 17, was in Atlanta pursuing music full time.

Since then, Heather has performed with some of today's biggest acts, including Ryan Adams, Elton John and Angie Aparo. Some of her vocals were purchased and used by the Grammy-winning hip-hop act OutKast.

Heather cites a diverse range of influences, from Concrete Blonde, Susan Tedeschi and the Beatles to Ani DiFranco, to whom her soulful, rootsy style is often compared. She is constantly expanding her musical horizons. At this point, she plays almost as many instruments (guitar, piano, hand drums, violin, etc.) as she has tattoos (24).

Heather already performs 20-25 gigs per month, so the grueling performance schedule of the "Rock Star:INXS" competition doesn't faze her at all. She is eager to commit every ounce of her energy since, despite all of her experience, she knows that this is her best chance yet to achieve her dreams.