Paul Warren (born December 22, 1953) is an American blues/rock guitar player, and was the touring guitar player for the English Rock singer Rod Stewart as well as American Rock superstar Richard Marx. In 2013, Rod Stewart hired a new guitarist and Paul Warren was let go.Paul Warren was born on December 22, 1953 in Garden City, Michigan, to Pearl Elwanda Gribble and Walter Wayne Warren. His family relocated to Plymouth, Michigan when Paul was a child.