This class of musicians were usually known as troubadours or other variants of the title and they traveled from village to village, court to court, seeking employment for a much prized talent. Musicians were bound to their lords by employment only, which gave them the opportunity to visit many courts. One can conjecture that musicians on the whole where interested in their art alone and not much in political matters, although most of the time they were hired to write and compose music of a very political nature such as songs expounding the virtues of their towns, city-states or lords. Especially Queens or other sovereigns. The subject is just not interesting enough.
Musicians are common sense handicapped.
They forget to eat unless their spouses sketch out a little plate, dinner fork, and chicken drumstick at the end of the music page to remind them that they must eat. Come save me before I attempt to impale myself with the bread bowl. Sometimes they will resort by threatening to drink that suicidal mystery mead someone gave them at the last event. Anything to get the musician's attention. Of course the musician continues to stay oblivious to anything else but the notes on the page.