Nepal, Jan. 17 -- From tailing his two elder brothers when they listened to John Mayer albums when he was young to releasing his own music and opening for Rohit John Chettri, Kelsang Shrestha has come a long way in his musical career. The 17-year-old musician, who studies in grade 12 at Rato Bangla School, recently released his second single, Timilai, and the song along with its cute music video is raking up hundreds of thousands of views on Shrestha's YouTube channel. Here, he talks to The Week's Anweiti Upadhyay about his musical journey, and the inspiration behind his music.

How did you get interested in pursuing a musical career?

My passion for music developed because of my elder brothers' influence over the things I was interested ...